UC in-state tuition to remain flat for two years under revised budget

This post was updated on May 14 at 9:10 p.m. University of California in-state tuition will remain flat for the next two years, Gov. Jerry Brown announced Thursday. However, nonresident students may still see supplemental tuition increase by up to 8 percent annually during that time, if it receives the UC Board of Regents’ authorization. […]

Email links UCLA researcher to $4.7B energy station settlement

A UCLA researcher collaborated with the former California Public Utilities Commission president to craft a settlement for the closure of a San Diego energy station so that the UCLA campus would especially benefit, according to an email that was publicly released this week. In an email sent to former commission president Michael Peevey on Oct. […]

Memorandum aims to improve universities’ response to sexual assault cases

University of California President Janet Napolitano and California Attorney General Kamala Harris established guidelines Wednesday for California universities and their local law enforcement agencies that aim to improve coordination and transparency in response to sexual assault cases. The Office of the Attorney General, the UC Office of the President, district attorney offices and police departments […]

May state budget revision not expected to fulfill UC funding needs

Experts say chances are slim that Gov. Jerry Brown’s revised state budget, which will be released Thursday, will include additional funding for the University of California even though the state has received more revenue than expected in the past year due to the growing economy. Brown’s initial budget proposal, drafted in January, did not account […]

Napolitano’s track record upsets undocumented students at UC summit

Students walked out of University of California President Janet Napolitano’s speech at the first-ever UC summit on undocumented students Thursday, protesting her former role as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. The summit, which was held in Oakland, brought together people from across the nation interested in immigration reform, including undocumented students, immigration advocates, […]

Academic Senate, union leaders meet on faculty working conditions

Members of the UCLA Academic Senate and unions representing teachers and librarians met Wednesday to discuss working conditions for faculty and cooperation in the University of California governance system, amid what some call the increasing privatization of the University. The Faculty Association at UCLA hosted the meeting Wednesday at the UCLA Faculty Center, with about […]

State resolution calling on UC to condemn anti-Semitism faces criticism

A state Senate resolution urging each University of California campus to condemn anti-Semitism and racism faces opposition from civil rights and pro-Palestine groups who say they think its definition of anti-Semitism is too broad. Senate Concurrent Resolution 35, proposed in March by Sen. Jeff Stone (R-Murrieta) and passed by the Senate Education Committee last week, […]