Thursday, July 3

Student representatives raise concerns about UC tuition hike

Student leaders said the University of California’s plan to raise tuition would disproportionately affect transfer students and prevent qualified students from attending the UC. On July 22, the UC Board of Regents approved a five-year tuition increase which will charge each incoming undergraduate class a higher rate, but a student’s tuition will remain constant for a maximum of six years. Read more...

Photo: The UC Board of Regents voted to increase tuition for each incoming undergraduate class in July. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin)




UC system maintains first-place ranking nationally in green power use

The University of California system placed first on the Green Power Partnership ranking of higher education institutions for 2020. The Green Power Partnership, established in 2001 by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, encourages colleges and universities to transition from conventional electricity to green power. Read more...

Photo: The University of California ranked first among universities and colleges in the Green Power Partnership for the UC utilization of green energy. (Katelyn Dang/Illustrations Director)



New UCSA president, chair hope to prioritize equity, decentralization of power

This post was updated Aug. 22 at 7:47 p.m. Editor’s note: This article uses she/they pronouns interchangeably to refer to Esmeralda Quintero-Cubillan by the source’s request. Read more...

Photo: The University of California Student Association elected Esmeralda Quintero-Cubillan as the 2021-2022 president and Joshua Lewis as the 2021-2022 chair. Both hope to work on making UCSA and the UC system more equitable. (Left to right: Courtesy of Esmeralda Quintero-Cubillan, courtesy of Joshua Lewis)




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