The University of California Regents, the governing body of the UC, met Wednesday for its bimonthly board meeting at UC San Francisco. Regents discussed the results of federal and state elections, the board’s dedication to inclusion and diversity and addressing misconduct by regents done outside University business. Read more...
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November 17, 1:13 am
UC Regents recap – Nov. 16
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November 15, 11:10 pm
UC regents’ meeting to focus on federal funding for higher education
The University of California Board of Regents will discuss the effect of president-elect Donald Trump’s higher-education funding policies on UC students and its annual UC Accountability Report, among other topics, at its meeting on the UC San Francisco Mission Bay campus Wednesday and Thursday. Read more...
Photo: The University of California Regents will meet Wednesday and Thursday for their bimonthly board meeting at UC San Francisco. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
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November 6, 10:26 pm
Sexual harassment by UC regent faces backlash from Bruin community
Several University of California students and officials condemned a UC regent for sexually harassing a former employee. UC Regent Norman Pattiz, who is also executive chairman of the radio company PodcastOne, made sexual comments about his former employee, Heather McDonald, while she was taping a commercial for memory foam bras. Read more...
Photo: University of California Regent Norman Pattiz (center) made sexually suggestive comments toward an employee, for which he apologized in an interview in the Los Angeles Times. (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant Photo editor)
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October 24, 1:12 am
UC Berkeley Greek life council bans parties after sexual assault reports
Fraternities and sororities at the University of California, Berkeley banned all parties Tuesday. The UC Berkeley Interfraternity Council announced the ban in a Facebook post after two women reported sexual assault incidents at different fraternity social events on Oct. Read more...
Photo: Fraternities and sororities at the University of California, Berkeley banned parties Tuesday after two reported incidents of sexual assault. (Creative Commons Photo by Jay Cross via Flickr)
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October 18, 10:26 pm
Union workers stage protest over low wages for UC employees
Union members temporarily disrupted traffic in Westwood on Tuesday as they protested what they called low wages for University of California employees. Teamsters Local 2010, the union representing administrative, clerical and skilled trades workers, held the protest a day after a study revealed that 70 percent of UC clerical workers are food insecure. Read more...
Photo: Teamsters members protested low wages by stopping traffic at Le Conte Avenue and Westwood Boulevard on Tuesday. They protested outside of the Luskin Conference Center earlier in October. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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October 18, 1:26 am
Study shows about 70 percent of UC employees lack food security
University of California administrative and clerical workers struggle to feed themselves more than students do, according to a study released Monday. Occidental College’s Urban and Environmental Policy Institute surveyed about 14,000 members of Teamsters Local 2010, the union that represents UC administrative and clerical workers. Read more...
Photo: University of California administrative and clerical workers face many of the same food insecurity problems as students who visit the Community Programs Office Food Closet. (Courtesy of Deborah Elkins)
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October 9, 12:27 pm
UC partners with insurance company to increase access to medical data
University of California physicians and researchers will have access to one of the largest medical databases of patient records in the country, under an agreement signed last Thursday with insurance company UnitedHealth Group, Inc. Read more...
Photo: The University of California partnered with insurance company UnitedHealth Group, Inc. last week to better control healthcare and cooperation. (Daily Bruin file photo)