Gov. Brown responds to UC-related bills as part of package

Gov. Jerry Brown responded to a 61-bill package this weekend including bills about gun control, voter registration and sexual assault policies that could have a direct impact on the University of California and its systemwide policies. The bills that have been signed by Brown are subject to UC Board of Regents’s approval. Assembly Bill 1228: […]

Court rules UCLA not liable for criminal acts among students

A state appeals court concluded Wednesday public universities and community colleges are not responsible for protecting students from criminal acts by other students. The decision is a response to a lawsuit a UCLA student filed against the University of California Board of Regents and UCLA officials in 2010, after another student attacked her with a […]

Gov. Brown vetoes bill on paying contracted, UC-hired workers equally

Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a Senate bill Friday that would have required the University of California to pay contracted workers the same wages and benefits as existing University-hired employees. The bill, proposed by Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) in April, would have also raised total compensation for contracted employees to match that of the UC […]

Conference re-evaluates California Master Plan for Higher Education

Representatives from California college systems met Saturday to discuss issues surrounding the rising costs of attending higher education institutions in California. Attendees reviewed the California Master Plan for Higher Education and reinitiated a conversation about the issues associated with higher education since the 1960s, said Iman Sylvain, external affairs vice president of the UC Berkeley […]

UC denies allegations in students’ sexual assault lawsuit

The University of California Board of Regents issued a response Monday denying allegations that officials inadequately responded to two UCLA graduate students’ sexual assault complaints. Nefertiti Takla and Kristen Glasgow, both graduate students in history, alleged in a federal lawsuit in June that UCLA officials discouraged them from filing a formal report after they reported […]

UCLA appoints interim vice chancellor of legal affairs

UCLA appointed an attorney and managing campus counsel to serve as interim vice chancellor of legal affairs beginning Oct. 3, according to a UCLA statement released Friday. As the vice chancellor of legal affairs, L. Amy Blum will represent UCLA in lawsuits and provide legal consultation to Chancellor Gene Block and other administrators. Kevin Reed, […]