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February 18, 12:33 am

Internal audit finds UC lacks oversight in student admissions process

An internal University of California audit released Friday found systemwide flaws with tracking athletes, artists and students who don’t meet minimum admission requirements. The 2019 athletics admissions scandal prompted the audit, which was intended to ensure the admissions process has measures to prevent third-party influences, according to the report. Read more...

Photo: An internal University of California audit, prompted by the 2019 athletics admissions scandal, found systemwide flaws with monitoring athletes, artists and students who do not meet minimum admissions requirements. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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February 9, 10:16 pm

UC patient care and service workers ratify wage increases, more in new contract

University of California patient care and service workers have ratified agreements with the University, with 99% of members voting in support of the contacts. Patient care workers in American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, which represents service and patient care employees in the UC, reached a tentative agreement with the University on Jan. Read more...

Photo: Patient care and service workers in the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, a University of California union, have reached agreements with the University. The union has gone on strike six times in the last two years. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)

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February 7, 12:06 am

UCLA sees drop in freshman, but increase in transfer applications

UCLA saw a drop in freshman applicants for the second year in a row, according to University of California data released Tuesday. Freshman applications for fall 2020 dropped 2.2%, from 111,266 to 108,837, following a 2.1% decrease for fall 2019. Read more...

Photo: UCLA freshman applications dropped by 2.2% for fall 2020, the second consecutive year that applications have decreased, according to preliminary applications data from the University of California. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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February 4, 12:09 am

Report recommends retention of UC standardized testing admissions requirement

A University of California report released Monday recommended that the UC continue to use standardized testing in its admissions process. The report, which outlined the findings of the Standardized Testing Task Force, recommended the UC continue to require standardized test scores from applicants and instead change other aspects of the admissions process to make its classes representative of California’s diversity. Read more...

Photo: The University of California formed the Standardized Testing Task Force in January 2019 to evaluate the UC’s current testing practices. Its report, which was released Monday, recommended that the UC continue to use standardized testing in its admissions process. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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February 4, 12:03 am

Board of Regents to consider climate change in choosing next UC president

The University of California Board of Regents will consider the issue of climate change in its selection of the next UC president. The regents formed a special committee to select the next president following current UC President Janet Napolitano’s announcement in September that she would be stepping down from her position in August. Read more...

Photo: The University of California Board of Regents will consider the climate crisis in its search for the next UC president. The committee tasked with finding current UC President Janet Napolitano’s replacement agreed on selection criteria for candidates in November but did not originally mention climate change in the criteria. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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January 31, 1:08 am

UC set to receive over $200M increase in state funding for operating budget

This post was updated Feb. 8 at 7:59 p.m. The University of California may receive more than $200 million in additional funding next year, according to the state’s proposed budget. Read more...

Photo: The University of California may receive $217.7 million in additional funding for its operating budget, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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January 27, 11:59 pm

UC sees record undergraduate enrollment numbers for California residents

The University of California enrolled a record number of California undergraduate students for the fourth year in a row, despite a slight decrease in freshman applications, according to new UC enrollment data for 2019. Read more...

Photo: According to new University of California enrollment data, the UC increased in-state undergraduate enrollment by 1.4% in fall 2019, despite a 3% decrease in freshman applications.(Daily Bruin file photo)


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