This post was updated May 19 at 11:26 p.m. MERCED – The UC Board of Regents appointed UCLA alumnus Janet Reilly as its next chair at a meeting Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Janet Reilly thanks other regents for their support. The UC Board of Regents appointed UCLA alumnus Janet Reilly as its next chair at a meeting Thursday. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 17 at 12:21 a.m. MERCED – The UC Board of Regents Academic and Student Affairs Committee deferred a proposal to limit University faculty from making political statements on departmental website homepages. Read more...
Photo: The UC Board of Regents Academic and Student Affairs Committee voted Thursday to delay discussion on Item J1 – which would have restricted political statements on University departmental website homepages – until a future meeting. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 17 at 3:09 p.m. United Auto Workers Local 4811 announced Wednesday that its membership voted to authorize a strike if its leadership deems it necessary – calling on its UC Santa Cruz membership Friday to “stand up” as the first campus to strike Monday. Read more...
Photo: Postdoctoral scholars and academic researchers represented by United Auto Workers Local 4811 march through the Court of Sciences on May 9 with a banner representing their former union, UAW Local 5810. UAW Local 4811 voted Wednesday to authorize a strike in response to the University’s use of force toward students in Palestine solidarity encampments across the UC system. (Zoraiz Irshad/Daily Bruin senior staff)
MERCED – The UC Board of Regents heard public comment from community members who largely called for divestment from businesses associated with Israel. The UC Board of Regents is holding its monthly meeting Tuesday to Thursday at UC Merced. Read more...
Photo: Members of the UC Board of Regents stand and applaud UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ, whose tenure will come to an end in June 2024. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 14 at 11:31 p.m. MERCED – The UC Board of Regents Special Committee on Athletics voted to authorize the transfer of $10 million a year from UCLA to UC Berkeley from 2024-2025 through 2026-2027, revisiting the financial support in 2027-2028. The vote comes in the wake of UCLA leaving the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten, a decision the Board of Regents approved in December 2022. Read more...
Photo: California Memorial Stadium, where UC Berkeley’s football team plays, is pictured. The UC Board of Regents Special Committee on Athletics authorized a payment of $10 million a year from UCLA to UC Berkeley. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated May 21 at 4:31 p.m. MERCED – UC investment officers answered questions Tuesday from the UC Board of Regents about the University’s investment portfolio. Read more...
Photo: Members of the UC Investments office disclosed information about the University’s holdings at a meeting of the Board of Regents Investments Committee. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin)
About half California’s high school graduates qualified for admission to UC and California State University campuses in 2023, according to data from the state. According to the California Department of Education, 223,727 students – about 52.4% of all high school graduates – qualified for admission to UC or CSU campuses. Read more...
Photo: Pictured are prospective students and community members at Bruin Day in front of Royce Hall. (Renee Rubanowitz/Daily Bruin)
