The UC Board of Regents voted Wednesday to accept Gov. Jerry Brown's UC budget proposal, keeping tuition stable for the 2012-13 school year and endorsing Brown's tax initiative at its bimonthly meeting. In exchange for the UC freezing tuition rates, the state will allocate $125 million to the UC in 2013-14 school year – commonly referred to as a "tuition buyout." This buyout hinges on voters passing Proposition 30, the governor's proposed tax initiative, in the November election. Read more...

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UC President Mark Yudof insists on endorsing the Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2012.

The UC Board of Regents voted unanimously to fund a proposed conference center on the UCLA campus during their bimonthly board meeting today.
The $152 million Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference and Guest Center will house 25,000 square feet of meeting space, 250 guest rooms and a new parking garage on Westwood Plaza and Strathmore Drive, replacing Parking Structure 6. Read more...

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Chancellor Gene Block answers follow-up questions about the newly approved Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference and Guest Center.