Saturday, October 31

Q&A: Yudof reflects on time as UC president

University of California President Mark Yudof is stepping down from his post at the end of this month after a five-year term marked by budgetary issues, rising tuition and growing enrollment for the University. Read more...

Photo: University of California President Mark Yudof showcases a bobblehead of himself. He will finish his term as UC president at the end of this month.


Yudof’s legacy gets mixed reactions from UC community

Outgoing University of California President Mark Yudof steered the University through one of the most unpredictable financial periods in its 145-year history. Read more...

Photo: University of California President Mark Yudof will be replaced by U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano next week. Yudof has seen the University through years of budget cuts and financial woes.



UC launches crowdfunding campaign Promise for Education

The University of California launched a systemwide crowdfunding campaign sponsored by University leaders and some prominent celebrities. Read more...

Photo: More than a hundred people have already made pledges on the Promise for Education website, including celebrities like Jamie Foxx, who has promised to “rap a song like Bill Clinton, President Obama and Monique from the movie ‘Precious.'”




Preliminary funding approved for new UCLA engineering building

The University of California Board of Regents approved $3.15 million in preliminary funding today for an engineering building at UCLA. The building, called the Engineering VI – Phase 2 building, would be built adjacent to the Engineering VI – Phase 1 building already under construction in Westwood Plaza. Read more...