Wednesday, September 23

Student worker union holds protest for provisions in new contract with UC

This post was updated Aug. 15 at 5:53 p.m. University of California student workers held a rally Tuesday to put pressure on the University to accept their demands for their new contract. Read more...

Photo: Roughly 100 people rallied in and outside Murphy Hall on Tuesday to pressure administrative officials to accept student workers’ demands for their new contract. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)



2018-2019 UC student regent-designate hopes to address educational inequities

A UC San Diego graduate student was confirmed on July 18 as the 2018-2019 student regent-designate and the 2019-2020 student regent. Hayley Weddle, a doctoral student in education studies, said her experiences as an undergraduate studenstudet, staff member and now graduate student at the University of California have prepared her for the role of advising the regents on student perspectives. Read more...

Photo: Hayley Weddle, a doctoral student in education studies at UC San Diego, was confirmed on July 18 as the 2018-2019 student regent-designate and the 2019-2020 student regent. (Courtesy of John Weng)


Librarians bargain with UCOP about academic freedom, temporary positions

University of California librarians held a rally Thursday to support their cause during a bargaining session with the UC Office of the President. About 100 people attended the rally, which was held by University Council-AFT, a union that represents UC librarians and non-Senate faculty, in front of Charles E. Read more...

Photo: About 100 people attended a rally Thursday in support of the University of California librarians during their contract bargaining session. (Courtesy of Holly Craig-Wehrle)


Undergrad student from UC Berkeley to serve as UC Regents’ next student advisor

A rising fourth-year student from University of California, Berkeley will serve as the 2018-2019 student advisor to the UC Board of Regents. Edward Huang, an applied mathematics student, will succeed UCLA alumnus Rafi Sands and become the second person to hold this position. Read more...

Photo: Edward Huang, a rising fourth-year student from University of California, Berkeley, will serve as the 2018-2019 student advisor to the UC Board of Regents and become the second person to hold the position. (Courtesy of Ellese Nguyen)


UC Regents recap – July 18-19

The governing board of the University of California met for its July meeting at UC San Francisco from Wednesday to Thursday. The regents discussed the next fiscal year’s budget plan, next year’s student regent designate and student advisor, and the rollback of a student legal fee. Read more...




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