Monday, June 23

Union AFSCME Local 3299 reaches tentative agreement with UC

University of California service workers reached a tentative agreement with the University after over two years of negotiations. Service workers and university administrators in American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, an employee union that represents over 25,000 service and patient care employees in the UC, reached the tentative four-year agreement late Tuesday night. Read more...

Photo: Service workers in American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 reached a tentative agreement with the University of California late Tuesday night. The union, which still has yet to ratify the agreement, went on strike six times in the last two years. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UC Board of Regents postpones vote on tuition increase following student opposition

The University of California Board of Regents will no longer vote on increasing tuition at its meeting Wednesday. The Board of Regents was set to vote on a tuition increase at its January meeting in response to California Gov. Read more...

Photo: The University of California Board of Regents was initially planning to vote on a tuition increase at its January meeting. However, the vote has been postponed to a later date following student opposition to the lack of advanced notice about the possible tuition hike. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)


UC Board of Regents to vote on tuition increase Wednesday

The University of California Board of Regents will vote on a tuition increase at its January meeting Wednesday. The possible tuition hike came as a surprise for many students, who did not expect a hike this year. Read more...

Photo: The University of California Board of Regents will vote on a tuition hike next Wednesday. The possible tuition increase comes in response to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal, which did not provide the UC with as much funding as expected. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Community advocates improved higher education access, equity from new UC president

UCLA students and faculty said at a forum Tuesday they think the next president of the University of California needs to pay attention to issues such as sustainability, inclusivity and accessibility. Read more...

Photo: The University of California and College Futures Foundation hosted a forum Tuesday that allowed students, faculty and other education organizations to discuss what they would like to see from the next UC president. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)


UCLA rejects parking space proposal for students experiencing homelessness

UCLA rejected a proposal by the local neighborhood council to create on-campus parking spaces where students can sleep at a council meeting Wednesday. As the most expensive place to rent in California, living in Westwood can be a significant financial burden for students. Read more...

Photo: Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck said UCLA does not support an on-campus parking space where students experiencing housing insecurity can sleep. UCLA considers these so-called safe parking spaces to actually be unsafe and unsanitary. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)


ACT CEO argues in favor of continued standardized testing in UC admissions process

The head of the ACT testing company said he believes standardized testing should continue to be required in the University of California admissions process in a letter sent to the UC Board of Regents on Monday. Read more...

Photo: ACT CEO Marten Roorda said in a letter to the University of California Board of Regents that he believes standardized testing should continue to be required in the UC admissions process. The letter comes in the wake of two lawsuits filed against the UC for its use of the SAT and ACT. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Academic Senate members discuss hopes for next UC president to come from academia

This post was updated Jan 9 at 2:10 p.m. As the search for the next University of California president continues, members of the UC Academic Senate said they want candidates to come from academia and have significant knowledge of the UC system. Read more...

Photo: University of California President Janet Napolitano announced at the September meeting of the Board of Regents that she would be stepping down from her position in August. Members of the UC Academic Senate said they hope the next UC president will come from academia. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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