Regents

May 18, 2016

Former Gaucho Nominated for UC Student Regent Position

By Josh Ortiz

Paul Monge, UC Berkeley law student and UCSB alumnus, was nominated to become Student Regent beginning in July 2017.

February 25, 2016

Alumnus Fran Mancia Elected as Alumni Regent

By Josh Ortiz

The UCSB Alumni Association Board of Directors elected alumnus Fran Mancia this week to serve as one of four Alumni Regents.

January 21, 2016

Regents Approve Student Advisor Position for Trial Period

By Noah Brennan-Greenbaum

The UC Board of Regents convened Thursday morning at UCSF’s Mission Bay campus for the second day of their January meeting. The regents discussed and approved Student Regent Avi Oved’s proposal to establish a new ...

January 21, 2016

Regents Discuss Increased Application Numbers, PDST

By Beth Lebens

The UC Board of Regents discussed 2015 figures for both freshman and transfer undergraduate applications, focusing specifically on the implications of this increase for the University’s goal of admitting 5,000 more Cal...

January 7, 2016

Regents To Vote on Student Advisor Proposal

By Neil Yanga

UC Board of Regents is set to vote this month on Student Regent Avi Oved’s proposal to establish a Student Regent Advisor position.

December 17, 2015

UC Divests from Private Prisons After Pressure from Black Student Unions

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

The University of California has sold approximately $25 million worth of indirect investments in private prison corporations after the Afrikan Black Coalition, which encompasses UC’s nine Black Student Unions, revealed...

November 12, 2015

New Budget May Raise UC Enrollment by 10,000

By Neil Yanga

The UC Board of Regents will vote on a budget approval to increase student enrollment by 10,000 California undergraduates over a three-year period at the upcoming Regents meeting on Nov.19. UC President Janet Napolitano ...

October 29, 2015

UC Regents Discuss, Define Anti-Semitism

By Sierra Deak

Amid concerns of anti-Semitic threats on UC campuses, the Board of Regents held an open forum Monday to discuss revisions to the definition of anti-Semitism The UC Board of Regents held a public forum on Monday at UC Los...

October 13, 2015

UCSA Reviews UCOP 2015-16 Budget

By Peeka Zimmerman

The University of California Office of the President (UCOP) presented its 2015-16 budget at the monthly University of California Student Association (UCSA) meeting Saturday at UC Riverside. UCOP Interim Executive Directo...

October 13, 2015

UCSA Discusses Mental Health, Sexual Assault Policy

By Effie Sklavenitis

The University of California Student Association (UCSA) discussed #HowAreYou: A Call to Reform Student Mental Health Services and the UConsent campaign at the monthly board meeting Sunday at UC Riverside. UCSA is a UC-wi...

October 13, 2015

UCSA Meeting Addresses Student Debt, Improving Communication Between Students and Regents

By Erica Schweitzer, Selina Alvarez

The University of California Student Association (UCSA) held a board meeting to discuss several issues concerning UC students Saturday and Sunday at UC Riverside. UCSA is a UC-wide student advocacy organization governed ...

October 12, 2015

Avi Oved Moves Forward Initiative To Increase Student Representation on UC Board of Regents

By Naomi Stolpner

University of California Student Regent Abraham “Avi” Oved has been working with students and organizations across the UC to add a Student Regent Adviser position as part of his Shared Governance Initiative. Oved’s...

October 1, 2015

Postdoc Student Union Makes Case for Fair Pay, Job Security

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

University of California postdoctoral students will have the option to vote online or by mail Oct. 1 through 9 on whether to allow their union’s (UAW 5810) bargaining team to call for a strike if contract negotiations ...

September 28, 2015

UC Wage Increase Excludes Student Workers, Part-Time Employees

By Danny Kolosta

UC student workers and part-time employees are criticizing UC President Janet Napolitano’s recently announced plan to increase minimum wage for UC employees, claiming the plan is not inclusive of employees working less...

September 17, 2015

CA Senate Confirms Three New UC Regents

By Megan Mineiro

The California Senate recently confirmed three regents nominated by Governor Jerry Brown to the University Of California Board Of Regents. Regents Eloy Ortiz Oakley and John Pérez began serving on the 26-member board in...

July 27, 2015

Regents Discuss UC Minimum Wage, Sexual Assualt Training

By Supriya Yelimeli

The UC Board of Regents met July 21 through July 23 at UC San Francisco Mission Bay to discuss agenda items including UC minimum wage, sexual assault training and the university budget for the 2015-2016 academic year.