Thursday, July 3

UCOP to reduce senior employee reimbursements following audit report

Senior University of California employees will receive fewer reimbursements for travel and no allowances for cars starting next week. The UC Office of the President will reduce the reimbursements senior UC employees receive for their lodging and meals when they travel on UC business and will no longer cover those employees’ car expenses, effective Oct. Read more...

Photo: The University of California will implement policies starting next week that will reduce reimbursements and eliminate allowances for certain senior-level employees in an attempt to reduce costs. (Daily Bruin file photo)


GSA external vice president chooses to keep association in UCSA

The UCLA Graduate Student Association announced last week it will remain part of the University of California Student Association even though graduate student associations at other campuses voted to leave UCSA last month. Read more...

Photo: Last month, the UC Graduate-Professional Coalition voted to withdraw from UCSA. UCLA’s Graduate Student Association announced it will remain. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Implementation of UCPath at UCLA, medical services delayed by defects

The University of California Office of the President is delaying implementation of a new payroll system at UCLA and UCLA medical services. UC Payroll, Academic Personnel, Timekeeping and Human Resources project, a uniform center for managing payroll across the UC’s campuses, will now only launch at Associated Students UCLA, UC Merced and UC Riverside, said Scott Waugh, executive vice chancellor and provost, in an email to UCLA faculty and staff Thursday. Read more...

Photo: The University of California Office of the President agreed to delay implementation of the UC’s new payroll system at two locations after discovering defects while testing the system. Only ASUCLA, UC Merced and UC Riverside will implement the system in December. (Daily Bruin file photo)


California strengthens law against audit interference after UCOP dispute

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law Monday that would fine individuals who knowingly interfere with state audits. Assembly Bill 562, which takes effect Jan. Read more...

Photo: The California state legislature amended Assembly Bill 562 after a state audit report showed the University of California Office of the President innapropriately screened surveys UC campuses submitted to the state auditor about the quality and cost of services UCOP provides. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Former podcast network employee sues UC regent for coercion, retaliation

A former employee of a podcast network is suing a University of California regent for brandishing weapons to compel him to falsify advertising data. In September, Raymond Hernandez, a former employee of podcast network PodcastOne, filed a lawsuit at the Los Angeles Superior Court against UC Regent Norman Pattiz and other defendants. Read more...

Photo: Former podcast employee Raymond Hernandez filed a lawsuit at the Los Angeles Superior Court against UC Regent Norman Pattiz saying he brandished a loaded firearm at him and told him to falsify podcast data. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Newly approved UCSA campaign advocates for disability resources

Students across the University of California are working to improve resources for students with disabilities through a new two-year project. Student delegates voted to pass a campaign called Demanding Disability Resources and Diversification, or #WeAre3D, at the UC Student Association’s UC Student Organizing Summit in September. Read more...

Photo: UC student delegates presented a new campaign called #WeAre3D, which was selected as the top choice at this summer’s Student Organizing Summit. Different student leaders will carry out the campaign’s mission at their individual UC campuses. (Courtesy of Cristobal Alberto)


UC graduate student associations vote to leave UCSA in conference call

Graduate student associations in University of California campuses are no longer part of the UC Student Association, following a vote by graduate student leaders Thursday. The UC Graduate-Professional Coalition, which consists of graduate student representatives from 10 UC campuses, voted to leave UCSA in a conference call Thursday night. Read more...

Photo: The University of California Graduate-Professional Coalition was created in July to represent graduate students’ specific interests.(Courtesy of Joshua Baum)



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