Monday, March 2

Unions hold strike authorization vote, urge UC stand up to Trump administration

Three unions representing about 40,000 UC academic and research employees began an unfair labor practice strike authorization vote Thursday. The voting period for the three unions – United Auto Workers Local 4811, Research and Public Service Professionals-UAW and Student Services and Academic Professionals-UAW, who are currently in contract negotiations with the UC – is set to close Friday. Read more...

Photo: A United Auto Workers Local 4811 demonstration is pictured. Three unions representing about 40,000 UC academic and research employees began an unfair labor practice strike authorization vote Thursday. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UC launches student survey on discrimination mandated by federal agreement

This post was updated Jan. 27 at 10:08 p.m. The UC is asking students to complete a survey about their perceptions of on-campus discrimination and harassment, as mandated by the University’s 2024 agreement with the federal government to resolve civil rights investigations. Read more...

Photo: The UC Systemwide Student Climate Survey is pictured on a computer. The UC is asking students to complete a survey about their perceptions of on-campus discrimination and harassment, as mandated by the University’s 2024 agreement with the federal government to resolve civil rights investigations. (Amelia Chief/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UC Regents hear public comments from UC community members at January meeting

This post was updated Jan. 29 at 10:34 p.m. UC community members called on the University to negotiate contracts with unions and support students’ mental health during two public comment sessions at the UC Board of Regents’ January meeting. Read more...

Photo: UC President James Milliken is pictured. UC community members called on the University to negotiate contracts with unions and support students’ mental health during two public comment sessions at the UC Board of Regents’ January meeting. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UC funding increases under state budget, challenges remain

This post was updated Jan. 27 at 10:11 p.m. A UC Board of Regents committee highlighted a $12.3 billion discrepancy between 2026-27 state revenue projections made by Gov. Read more...

Photo: Nathan Brostrom, the UC’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, speaks with Miguel Craven, the student regent-designate. A UC Board of Regents committee highlighted a $12.3 billion discrepancy between 2026-27 state revenue projections made by Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislative Analyst’s Office at its Wednesday meeting. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UC Board of Regents approves plan to raise tuition for 2 UCLA graduate programs

This post was updated Jan. 27 at 10:14 p.m. The UC Board of Regents approved tuition raises for two graduate professional degree programs at UCLA at its Wednesday meeting. Read more...

Photo: Members of the UC Board of Regents are pictured. The UC Board of Regents approved tuition raises for two graduate professional degree programs at UCLA during its Wednesday meeting. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin)


Regents authorize new disciplinary timeline, intercampus hearing committees

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)


UC Board of Regents approves dismissal of tenured ecology professor

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)