The University of California announced that starting in October it will no longer ask prospective employees to indicate on their job application whether they have been convicted of a crime. Read more...
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August 7, 12:22 am
UC graduate student leaders form independent advocacy group
University of California graduate and professional student leaders created a new group to better advocate for graduate student interests at a meeting last week. At the UC Graduate and Professional Summit, which lasted from July 28 to July 31, representatives from 10 campus graduate student associations passed a resolution creating the UC Graduate-Professional Coalition. Read more...
Photo: University of California campus graduate student associations formed a coalition to represent their specific interests. (Courtesy of Joshua Baum)
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July 31, 1:13 am
UC employees, students protest in support of contracted valet workers
This post was updated July 31 at 9:08 p.m. About 500 University of California workers and students protested the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center’s treatment of contracted valet service workers outside the medical center Friday. Read more...
Photo: (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff) AFSCME 3299, the UC’s largest union, protested in support of contracted valet service workers outside Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Friday.
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July 19, 2:56 pm
Students protest arrests at Merced City Council meeting
MERCED — UCLA and UC Merced students and city residents protested the arrests of several students – including one from UC Merced – at a city council meeting Monday night. Read more...
Photo: UCLA and UC Merced students protested the arrests of several students at a Merced City Council Meeting on Monday night. Isa Bey, a UC Merced student, was arrested for battery on a police officer in a smoke shop in Merced. (Alexandra Del Rosario/Daily Bruin)
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July 17, 12:27 am
New policy allows admissions officers to request supplemental items
Several students said they supported a new policy change to the University of California’s undergraduate admissions, but felt that part of the change, which allows admission officers to request recommendation letters, would put some students at a disadvantage. Read more...
Photo: (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor) The Board of Regents approved a system-wide policy for undergraduate admission that would allow selected students to submit additional material
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July 15, 5:14 pm
UC Regents recap – July 13
The governing board of the University of California met for the last day of its July meeting at UC San Francisco on Thursday. The Board of Regents discussed the previous two days’ committee meetings and approved the upcoming fiscal year budget for the UC Office of the President. Read more...
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July 13, 6:09 pm
UC Regents recap – July 12
The University of California Board of Regents, the governing body of the UC, discussed diversity in graduate student programs, outcomes of surveys targeting graduate students and undergraduate admission policy, among other items, on the second day of its board meeting at UC San Francisco. Read more...
Photo: The Academic and Student Affairs Committee established a policy in undergraduate admissions that includes requesting letters of recommendation from possible admits. (Daily Bruin file photo)