Sunday, June 22

UCLA to hold summer session C online, considering selective in-person instruction

Summer session C will now be held online because of COVID-19, university officials announced Monday. UCLA is also considering allowing some programs to offer in-person instruction, said Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Emily Carter and Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education Patricia Turner in an email to students. Read more...

Photo: Summer session C, which starts Aug. 3 and lasts until Sept. 11, will be held online. Plans for fall quarter have yet to be announced. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UC workers continue COLA movement virtually on International Workers’ Day

University of California graduate and union workers held strikes and panels Friday for International Workers’ Day to demand increased wages to match rising living costs. Graduate students across the UC held a general strike to demand a cost of living adjustment to their wages. Read more...

Photo: University of California graduate students have been demanding a cost of living adjustment since December, when graduate students at UC Santa Cruz went on strike and withheld fall quarter grades. Graduate students at other campuses, including UCLA, have since held rallies and strikes to demand COLA. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UC incurs over $500M in unexpected costs because of COVID-19

The University of California suffered $558 million worth of unexpected costs due to changes caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The UC estimates that, in March, unanticipated expenses and lost revenue cost the University system a minimum of $310 million when excluding costs incurred by medical centers, said UC spokesperson Stett Holbrook in an emailed statement. Read more...

Photo: The University of California is facing $558 million in unexpected costs from COVID-19, with $310 million coming from March alone. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Students sue UC and CSU systems, demand refunds amid COVID-19 campus closures

Students filed class-action lawsuits against the University of California and California State University systems Monday, demanding refunds of student fees in light of campus closures. The students are suing for a reduction of on-campus services because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but will not sue for the cost of tuition or housing. Read more...

Photo: Students filed class-action lawsuits Monday against the University of California and the California State University systems, asking for refunds in student fees. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)


UC and UCLA leadership in discussion regarding fall quarter plans

This post was updated April 25 at 12:50 p.m. University of California officials have not decided whether to move fall quarter instruction online, as universities across the country begin to create fall contingency plans. Read more...

Photo: UCLA has already moved spring quarter and summer session A online. However, no decisions have been made about fall quarter yet. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA rejects possibility of spring tuition refund, USAC stresses transparency

This post was updated April 21 at 9:07 p.m. UCLA will not offer any refund for mandatory spring quarter fees and tuition, despite the reduction in campus services and the move to online instruction. Read more...

Photo: Students won’t be receiving refunds for any part of spring quarter tuition, despite the closure and suspension of several campus resources. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)


UC-AFT leaders speak on UC’s lack of support amid COVID-19, online instruction

A University of California employee union said the UC is not providing safe and effective working conditions amid the COVID-19 outbreak at a Friday press conference. Read more...

Photo: Leaders of the University Council-American Federation of Teachers, a University of California employee union that represents nonsenate faculty and librarians, said the University of California is not providing safe or effective working conditions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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