Students applying to the University of California for the 2017-2018 academic year will be able to use tax information from two years prior on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, according to an executive action taken by President Barack Obama and a UC announcement on Sunday. Read more...

Photo: President Barack Obama’s executive action will enable students applying to the University of California for the 2017-2018 academic year to use tax information from two years prior on the FAFSA . (Creative Commons photo by Pete Souza via Wikipedia)

The University of California announced Wednesday that it sold its $200 million direct holdings in coal and oil sand companies from the University’s endowment, pension and other funds. Read more...

Photo: University of California Chief Investment Officer Jagdeep Bachher announced the UC has sold off its direct holdings in coal and sand oil companies at a UC Board of Regents Committee on Investments meeting Tuesday. (Alejandra Reyes/Daily Bruin senior staff)