Regents

July 4, 2014

UCSA To Ask UC Regents to Postpone Student Regent-Designate Confirmation

By Peter Mounteer, Hannah Nelson

Yesterday afternoon in a closed meeting, the University of California Students Association (UCSA) voted to recommend the UC Regents postpone their confirmation of Avi Oved as the student regent designate for the 2014-201...

June 25, 2014

UC Creates Anti-Sexual Assault Measures

By Peter Mounteer

University of California President Janet Napolitano announced the formation of a system-wide task force to address sexual assault and sexual violence on campus this past Friday in an effort to make the UC a national lead...

May 30, 2014

Napolitano Crosses the Border, Plans for Future Mexico-UC Collaboration

By Loree Lewis

Last week, University of California President Janet Napolitano concluded a trip to Mexico City, during which she met with Mexican government officials, academics and researchers in an effort to strengthen ties between th...

May 23, 2014

Student Regent Nominee Revealed

By Peter Mounteer, Aditya Tadanki

Former Internal Vice President and third-year economics major at UCLA Avi Oved recently received the nomination to be the 41st University of California Student Regent for the 2015-2016 school year.

May 16, 2014

Regents Discuss Student Affairs at Last Meeting of Academic Year

By Leon Freyermuth, Peter Mounteer

The meeting of the University of California Regents resumed for its final session yesterday morning and discussed the financial status of UC Medical Centers and the UC Office of the President Budget following a public co...

May 15, 2014

Fossil Free UC Protests During Regents Meeting

By Daniel Slovinsky, Carissa Quiambao

The UC-wide fossil fuel divestment group Fossil Free UC, or FFUC, staged a protest at yesterday’s UC Regents meeting in Sacramento, demanding University officials create a task force addressing the UC’s business rela...

May 15, 2014

Regents Meet, Review Financial Plans, Student Issues

By Carissa Quiambao, Daniel Slovinsky

After a public forum session featuring protests from fossil fuel divestment advocates and other grievances from students and faculty, the UC Board of Regents discussed a plan to streamline the transfer process from Calif...

May 14, 2014

Regents To Meet, Discuss UC Issues Amidst Protests

By Aditya Tadanki

The Regents of the University of California will convene at the Sacramento Convention Center today and tomorrow for the second Regents Meeting of the year to discuss various topics including streamlining the transfer pro...

May 13, 2014

Forum Addresses Master Plan Reform in Light of Funding Issues

By Aditya Tadanki

Leading up to the University of California Regents Meeting on May 14 and 15, the UCSB E.V.P.S.A Office, A.S. Office of the President and A.S. Academic Affairs Board hosted a forum on the California Master Plan of Higher ...

March 6, 2014

New Bioengineering Building To Be Built

By Staff Report

The UC Office of the President has secured funding for a new bioengineering building to be erected on campus between Davidson Library and the Psychology building, with construction scheduled to begin this summer.

March 6, 2014

UC Meets Workers Union Demands, Form New Deal

By Elliott Wright

The University of California reached a tentative agreement with the largest UC workers union — American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 3299 — following a nearly two-year-long labor dispute over U...

February 5, 2014

Veteran Affairs To Be Addressed by UC System

By Loren Forrester

After meeting with ten student veteran representatives within the University of California system last week, UC President Janet Napolitano announced a systemwide veterans’ advisory group this past Monday.

January 29, 2014

UC Pres. Hosts First Web Chat

By Carissa Quiambao

UC President Janet Napolitano hosted a live web chat via Google Hangout yesterday with specially-selected student panelists to speak about topics such as tuition, undocumented students, campus diversity and student veter...

January 27, 2014

UC Calendar To Accommodate Jewish Holidays

By Elliott Wright

January 23, 2014

Regents Deliberate on Salaries, Transfer Support, Academic Calendar, Other Topics

By Carissa Quiambao

At yesterday’s meeting at the UC San Francisco Mission Bay Conference Center, the University of California Board of Regents discussed the issue of sexual assault against women on UC campuses, salaries for UCSB basketba...

January 23, 2014

Regents Meeting Reaches Into Plethora of Topics: Master Plan, Thirty-Meter Telescope Discussed

By Carissa Quiambao

During yesterday’s meeting at the UC San Francisco Mission Bay Conference Center, the University of California Regents discussed the expected federal and state budgets for the UC next year, Chancellor Henry T. Yang’s...