SAN FRANCISCO — The University of California Board of Regents discussed salary increases for administrators when it met at UC San Francisco’s Mission Bay campus for its meeting on Thursday. The board later passed a resolution to honor the students who died in May’s UC Santa Barbara shooting. It also confirmed Dr. Sam Hawgood as […]
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Regents meeting covers endowed chairs funding, sexual violence policy
SAN FRANCISCO — The University of California Board of Regents discussed the UC’s sexual violence policy and setting up funds for endowed chair positions, among other things, when it met at UC San Francisco’s Mission Bay campus for its meeting on Wednesday. The board later confirmed Avi Oved as student regent-designate, despite much controversy, and […]
Hundreds across UC sign petition asking to delay Oved’s appointment
About 500 people in the University of California community have signed a petition that started on Sunday urging the UC Board of Regents to delay the appointment of former Undergraduate Students Association Council Internal Vice President Avi Oved as student regent-designate. The petition, which has been signed by more than 140 UCLA students, was written […]
Q&A: UCLA law professor evaluates U.S. immigration system
As tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors from Central America have flooded the United States’ border in recent months, officials and activists, including those at UCLA, have called for President Barack Obama to address ongoing problems with the U.S. immigration system. Last week, Obama asked Congress for funding to help send minors back home more […]
UCLA to put up gender-inclusive signs for certain campus restrooms
UCLA will change the signs on about 20 single-stall restrooms over the summer to make them gender-inclusive. The initiative, which some students in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community started pushing for more than three years ago, is meant to make some students feel more comfortable using campus restrooms. The Undergraduate Students Association Council […]
Hammer Museum forum discusses ‘Putin’s New World Order’
As Ukrainian and Russian officials met in Berlin Wednesday to negotiate peace between the two nations, two panelists at the UCLA Hammer Museum discussed causes and ramifications of the now months-long conflict between the countries. The panel discussion, called “Putin’s New World Order,” featured Nina Khrushcheva, great-granddaughter of former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, and Robert […]
Annual report shows UC employee salaries still lagging behind market
The University of California’s payroll grew 4 percent to $11.7 billion last year, but it says its employees’ salaries are still significantly below market, according to its annual data report released Wednesday.