UC President Napolitano announces budget cuts

University of California President Janet Napolitano said she plans to institute an immediate hiring cap, a 10 percent reduction in employee travel and other cutbacks to slim the UC Office of the President’s budget. At the UC Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday, Napolitano said these cutbacks will help keep her office’s budget at the […]

UC President Napolitano denounces academic boycott of Israel

University of California President Janet Napolitano joined other heads of prominent universities in denouncing a national scholar organization’s recent vote for an academic boycott of Israel. The American Studies Association’s National Council said it voted for such a boycott because it contends that Israeli policies have deprived Palestinian scholars and students of their academic freedoms. […]