This post was updated April 16 at 10:34 p.m. A union representing about 40,000 UC employees announced Wednesday that it plans to strike indefinitely starting May 14 if the university does not meet its demands. Read more...
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Crime, News, Science & Health, UC
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April 14, 11:01 am
Former UCLA gynecologist waives retrial to accept guilty plea, 11 year sentence
This post was updated April 14 at 10:51 p.m. Former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps was sentenced to 11 years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to charges including sexual battery. Heaps was accused of sexually abusing multiple patients during his time as a doctor at UCLA Health. Read more...
California, News, UC
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April 12, 9:37 pm
Fighting ‘degradation’ of UC education: UC-AFT on negotiation proposals
This story was updated April 13 at 10:37 a.m. Trevor Griffey drives more than 200 miles every week to teach at both UCLA and UC Irvine. Read more...
Campus, Crime, News, UC
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April 4, 11:14 pm
Child care teachers reported understaffing years before coworker’s arrest, document shows
This post was updated April 10 at 6:41 p.m. Editor’s note: This story contains details of sexual abuse involving children that some readers may find disturbing. Read more...
California, Higher Education, News, UC
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April 2, 10:10 pm
UCLA student organization sponsors state bill targeting digital sexual harassment
A UCLA student organization sponsored a state bill to require California colleges to create policies that address technology-facilitated sexual harassment. The bill, if passed, would require California community colleges, California State University and the UC to provide students who have digitally generated sexually explicit materials made of them with funds of up to $1,000 to help them identify and remove the material. Read more...
A Closer Look, Academics, Higher Education, News, UC
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April 2, 9:44 pm
Some UC language programs are getting moved online. These professors aren’t happy.
This post was updated April 10 at 1:00 a.m. The UC implemented a virtual language education initiative in January, sparking pushback from instructors amid language program cuts. Read more...
National, News, Regents, UC
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March 21, 8:06 pm
UC Regents hear public comment on international students, union negotiations
This post was updated March 24 at 9:07 a.m. UC community members called on the University to support basic needs initiatives, repatriate Indigenous cultural items and restore funding for certain academic support programs at the UC Board of Regents’ March meeting. Read more...