A UCLA student group visited a University of California regent’s office Friday to deliver thank-you letters for his support for divestment from fossil fuel companies. About 15 students and alumni from Fossil Free UCLA, UC Berkeley and State University of New York campuses delivered letters to the office of Regent Richard Sherman, the next chair of the committee on investments for the UC Regents. Read more...
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May 31, 12:37 am
Student group pushes for divestment from fossil fuels within UC
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May 26, 11:37 pm
UC subcommittee debates streamlining pension program
A state assembly subcommittee voted Tuesday to withhold $176 million from the University of California unless the UC eliminates one of its proposed retirement benefit plans. Read more...
Photo: The UC board of regents approved different retirement benefit options in March. A state legislature wants the UC to get rid of one of those options to receive funding to pay off its $7 billion pension debt. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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May 26, 1:38 pm
Professor involved in Title IX lawsuit resigns from fellowship position
UCLA history professor Gabriel Piterberg, who has been accused of sexual harassment by several graduate students, resigned Sunday from a visiting scholar appointment in Florence, Italy, according to an email from the European University Institute. Read more...
Photo: Students and faculty called for professor Gabriel Piterberg’s removal in an April demonstration. Piterberg resigned from a European University Institute position after a petition asked for his removal. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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May 26, 1:16 am
Salaried UC employees now eligible for overtime pay despite petition
More UCLA employees will be eligible for overtime pay due to updated pay rules released May 18. The United States Department of Labor released new rules stating executive, administrative and professional salaried employees making less than $47,476 a year now qualify for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Read more...
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May 25, 11:19 am
Gov. Brown submits proposal to increase UC Scout budget by $4M
Gov. Jerry Brown proposed $4 million to expand a program that allows high school students to take UC-required courses and Advanced Placement courses online. The funding, proposed in Brown’s May budget revision, would update and add new courses to UC Scout, a program that offers A-G and AP courses, according to the budget revision. Read more...
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May 24, 12:23 am
Q&A: UC student regent nominee discusses motivation, plans for change
A University of California Board of Regents committee nominated Paul Monge to be the student regent for the 2017-2018 academic year. Monge, a UC Berkeley law student, spoke with the Daily Bruin’s Ryan Leou to discuss what motivated him to become student regent and how he plans to address student issues. Read more...
Photo: Paul Monge, a University of California Berkeley law student, was nominated as the student regent for the 2017-2018 academic year. (Courtesy of Paul Monge)
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May 18, 1:28 pm
UC Berkeley law student nominated to be student regent for 2017-2018
A University of California regents committee nominated a UC Berkeley law student Wednesday to be the student regent for the 2017-2018 academic year. The UC Board of Regents will vote on Paul Monge’s nomination at its July board meeting at UC San Francisco. Read more...