This post was updated Jan. 25 at 11:56 p.m. The UC Board of Regents approved the creation of a committee that can participate in faculty conduct hearings and a new timeline for disciplinary cases Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: The UC Board of Regents meets at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center in January. The board approved the creation of a committee that can participate in faculty conduct hearings and a new timeline for disciplinary cases Wednesday. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Jan. 25 at 9:22 p.m. The UC Board of Regents approved the dismissal of a tenured UCLA professor Wednesday. Priyanga Amarasekare, an ecology and evolutionary biology professor who began at UCLA in 2005, was initially suspended in 2022 for a year without pay by then-Chancellor Gene Block. Read more...
Photo: The UC Board of Regents meets in January at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. The Regents approved the dismissal of a tenured UCLA professor Wednesday. (Joice Ngo/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Jan. 21 at 11:34 p.m. The UC is making progress toward its goal of a 90% overall undergraduate graduation rate – but disparities in outcomes still exist for underrepresented students, according to an accountability report reviewed by the UC Board of Regents on Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: James Milliken, whose office creates the annual UC Accountability Report, is pictured. The UC is making progress toward its goal of a 90% overall undergraduate graduation rate – but disparities in outcomes still exist for underrepresented students, according to an accountability report reviewed by the UC Board of Regents on Tuesday. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Jan. 19 at 11:09 p.m. Lisa Roebbelen said the best years of her life were spent learning to care for the dead. Read more...
Photo: The California State Capitol is pictured. State legislation from 2021 authorizes community colleges to confer bachelor’s degrees. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Jan. 13 at 9:38 p.m. Unions representing about 40,000 academic and research employees across the UC announced Monday that they plan to hold an authorization vote Feb. Read more...
Photo: People picket in support of UAW Local 4811 in Bruin Plaza. Unions representing more than 40,000 academic and research employees across the UC announced Monday that they plan to hold an authorization vote for an unfair labor practice strike Feb. 5 to 13. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Jan. 11 at 10:00 p.m. Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a state budget Friday for the 2026-27 fiscal year that included an increase of $350.6 million in funding to the UC. The UC would receive $5.3 billion from the state’s general fund, based on the proposal. Read more...
Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom is pictured. Newsom’s proposed 2026-27 budget included an increase of $350 million in funding to the UC. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Jan. 6 at 10:02 p.m. A Superior Court judge in Santa Monica tentatively ruled in favor of UC administrators in a lawsuit brought by a UCLA lecturer requesting more than $13 million in damages. Read more...
Photo: Gordon Klein is pictured. A superior court judge in Santa Monica ruled in favor of UC administrators in a lawsuit brought by Klein. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
