The governing board of the University of California met for the first two days of its January meeting at UC San Francisco on Tuesday and Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: The University of California Board of Regents met Wednesday at the UC San Francisco campus to discuss issues such as students’ basic needs, the proposed increases in the California higher education budget and the UC’s contract with Elsevier. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The UC Student Association urged the UC Board of Regents to terminate the student advisor position Sunday, saying that other student-held positions are more effective in providing student representation. Read more...
Photo: The possible elimination of the student advisor position on the UC board of regents has led to debate between student leaders in the UC system. The position was created as a pilot program in 2016 to increase student representation on the board. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
All 10 University of California chancellors unanimously condemned an academic boycott of Israel at the urging of 101 university-affiliated organizations in December. The provisions of the boycott would discourage students and faculty from participating in academic events sponsored or funded by Israel, studying abroad in Israel or holding talks with Israeli state officials. Read more...
Photo: The University of California chancellors condemned the academic boycott of Israel in December, citing concerns for the academic freedom of students and faculty. The chancellors said they would continue to support partnership with both Israeli and Palestinian academia. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
The University of California Board of Regents will vote on whether to terminate the position of student adviser to the Regents at their meeting next week. Read more...
Photo: The UC Board of Regents is considering eliminating the position of student adviser to the Regents. The position was created two years ago in order to increase undergraduate student representation on the board. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The University of California is negotiating a new contract with an academic publisher due to unsustainable and increasing subscription costs. The UC’s contract with Elsevier, the owner of over 2,500 journals including Cell and The Lancet, ended on Dec. Read more...
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Gov. Jerry Brown appointed the co-president of a Los Angeles talent agency to the University of California Board of Regents on Friday in one of his final moves as governor of California. Read more...
Photo: Gov. Jerry Brown appointed UCLA alumnus and United Talent Agency co-president Jay Sures to the UC Board of Regents on Friday in one of his last moves as governor. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Jan. 7 at 4:57 p.m. A UCLA report found California’s economy could be negatively affected by proposed changes to federal immigration policy. Read more...
