Regents

Napolitano Takes the Reins

August 7, 2013 by

The UC Board of Regents approved former U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano as the new president of the University of California late last month, amidst controversy over Na...
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Seasoned Politician Nominated as UC President

July 17, 2013 by

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary and former Governor of Arizona Janet Napolitano was recently nominated to serve as the 20th president of the University of California. If approved by the...
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AFSCME 3299 continues their strike against the UC system for new labor contracts and fair wages. Judge David Brown issued an injunction that would require 120 employees to work during the strike.
AFSCME 3299 continues their strike against the UC system for new labor contracts and fair wages. Judge David Brown issued an injunction that would require 120 employees to work during the strike.

Court Works to Keep Hospitals Running During Strike

May 21, 2013 by

Sacramento Superior Court Judge David Brown issued an injunction yesterday exempting certain union employees from participating in this week’s two-day strike of UC Medical Centers by the American Fe...
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Yudof Receives Criticism for Salary, Near-Doubled Tuition During Tenure

May 16, 2013 by

Last week, UC President Mark Yudof was placed eighth on The Chronicle of Higher Education’s list of the highest paid public college leaders in America. The list is based on figures from the 2012 fis...
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Union Workers Picket, Sit-in, Announce Strike

May 16, 2013 by

University of California Police arrested 13 people at the UC Board of Regents meeting yesterday morning during a demonstration in support of a UC patient care and service workers union in their ongoin...
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Regents Meeting Focuses on Ending ‘Super Senior’ Trend

May 16, 2013 by

The UC Board of Regents discussed graduation rates, student-faculty ratios and other university-wide issues at yesterday’s board meeting, while UC workers of the labor union AFSCME 3299 protested ou...
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Gruesome Demonstration Protests UC Regents’ “Silencing” of Students

April 25, 2013 by

After the UC Board of Regents failed to respond to A.S. President Sophia Armen’s letter requesting a UC Regents meeting at UCSB, the student executive and a small group of other concerned students o...
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Armen Requests UC Regents Meeting On Campus

April 24, 2013 by

Associated Students President Sophia Armen received no response from a letter to the UC Board of Regents requesting that their next meeting be held at UCSB and for a reply to be sent back to her by 5 ...
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Q&A With Armen: A.S. President Talks About Rally on State Budgets, Prop. 30, Financial Aid

March 5, 2013 by

Yesterday roughly 5,000 students from the University of California, California State University and California Community College systems joined forces to protest at the State Capitol in Sacramento, ad...
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Regents Form Panel To Begin Search for Successor to President Yudof

March 4, 2013 by

The University of California Board of Regents has created a special committee to begin the search and nomination process for selecting a new president of the UC system, who will succeed current UC Pre...
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UC Board of Regents Debate Financial Strengths, Weaknesses Encompassing Online Education

January 17, 2013 by and

During yesterday’s UC Board of Regents meeting at UCSF Mission Bay, University officials and legislators met to discuss issues of faculty diver- sity and online education, with most Regents supporti...
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Regents Kick Off Meeting With Debates on Health Care, Audits, Eco-Friendly Buildings

January 16, 2013 by

Yesterday’s UC Board of Regents meeting at UCSF Mission Bay touched on potential improvements and changes to the university, including the supposed need for increased environmental sustainability at...
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UC Student Regent Jonathan Stein Discusses University Funding, Proposition 30 with UCSB

November 19, 2012 by

Last Friday, UCSB Associated Students hosted a “meet and greet” event with Student Regent Jonathan Stein in the Loma Pelona Center to give students the opportunity to ask ques- tions and discuss t...
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UC Regents Approve Budget for 2013-2014

November 14, 2012 by and

During the second day of their three-day meeting at UC San Francisco Mission Bay, the UC Board of Regents deliberated on revenue-generating measures such as increasing nonresident undergraduate enroll...
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UC Regents Discuss Budget Issues During This Week’s Meeting

November 14, 2012 by

The UC Board of Regents discussed UCSB’s Long Range Development Plan and a proposal to build the Faculty Office Building at the San Francisco Mission Bay campus yesterday during the first day of the...
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