Sunday, December 14

University of California confirms 4-year contract with Teamsters Local 2010

The University of California and the Teamsters Local 2010 union confirmed a four-year contract Monday. Teamsters Local 2010 represents employees at higher education institutions in California in bargaining for better wages and working conditions, according to their website. Read more...

Photo: The Teamsters Local 2010 union hosts a rally at UCLA. The union just reached an agreement with the University of California to implement fairer wages and working conditions for administrative staff. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)



UC Board of Regents appoints Katherine Newman as provost

The University of California Board of Regents appointed UC San Diego alumnus Katherine Newman as University of California provost and executive vice president for academic affairs on Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: The University of California Board of Regents appointed Katherine Newman (pictured) as UC provost. (Courtesy of Danh Nguyen and Andrew Kubica/The Boston Headshot)


Former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps found guilty of sexual misconduct

A jury found former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps guilty of sexual misconduct Thursday.  The trial began Aug. 9 after a grand jury indicted Heaps, a former faculty member at the David Geffen School of Medicine, on 21 counts of felony sexual assault in May 2021.  Heaps was found guilty on three counts of sexual battery and two counts of sexual penetration, according to NBC. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps (pictured) was found guilty of sexual misconduct Thursday. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UC Regents recap — Sept. 20-22

The Board of Regents, the governing body of the University of California, assembled Sept. 20 to 22 for their bimonthly meeting via teleconference and in person at UC San Diego. Read more...

Photo: The Board of Regents meeting in September is pictured. The board’s topics of discussion included a proposal to curtail universities’ authority over athletics decisions and University goals such as increasing the in-state student population. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff)



UC academic worker unions host town hall to discuss transportation, climate

University of California academic worker unions jointly hosted a climate and transportation town hall Sept. 28, facilitating discussion between politicians and scientists about union demands regarding transit affordability and sustainability. Read more...

Photo: United Auto Workers 2865 and 5810 and Student Researchers United-UAW hosted a Sept. 28 town hall that brought together politicians, union members and scientists to discuss the unions’ demands for the UC to make new efforts to promote accessible and sustainable transportation for workers. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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