UC News

July 8, 2019

UC Regents Elect Former State Politician as New Chair

By Max Abrams

Prior to assuming the role of board chair, Pérez worked as a regent after being appointed to the position in 2014 by former California Gov. Jerry Brown.

June 28, 2019

UC Gains $4 Million in Funding for Summer Financial Aid

By Sanya Kamidi

Students who qualify can use the additional aid beginning this Summer Session A.

June 22, 2019

UC Announces New Measures to Fortify Admissions Process

By Max Abrams

UC’s decision to reform its admission process arrives roughly three months after several universities across the U.S. were accused of using unfair backdoor methods to admit students.

June 11, 2019

Student Regents: How Representative Are They of the UC?

By Sanya Kamidi

An overwhelming proportion of the student regents have come from UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC Davis.

June 2, 2019

UCSB Graduate Student Nominated for 2020-2021 UC Student Regent

By Sean Crommelin

A record 113 UC students applied for the position of the 2020-21 student regent, compared to 40 who applied in the cycle before.

May 30, 2019

New Senate Bill Would Require UC To Pay Workers on Time

By Evelyn Spence

The bill also aims to address the issues caused by the UC’s new faulty payroll system.

May 30, 2019

Regents Approve New Classroom Building to Alleviate Over-Enrollment

By Katherine Swartz

The building will include five new lecture halls, three active learning classrooms and 20 discussion classrooms, totaling 2,000 new seats.

May 21, 2019

Second Version of “Abortion Pill” Bill Passes Through California State Senate

By Evelyn Spence

SB 24 is the second version of the "abortion pill" bill to go through California legislature.

May 18, 2019

Regents Vote To Increase Nonresident Tuition By $762

By Hayley Tice

The increase will provide $26 million in revenue to the UC system.

May 16, 2019

In Photos | AFSCME Strikes For Fifth Time In A Year

By Daily Nexus Photography

The union went on strike after alleging the UC has been responsible for “years of scandal."

May 16, 2019

I.V. CSD Calls on UCPD to Hold Community Meeting Following Recent Allegations

By Evelyn Spence, Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

I.V. CSD directors voted unanimously to send a letter to the UCPD.

May 9, 2019

AFSCME Announces Strike Over Outsourcing, Unfair Labor Practices

By Max Abrams

AFSCME 3299 announced that it is preparing for a single-day unfair labor practice strike on May 16.

May 3, 2019

UCSB Signs Onto OA2020 Initiative in Push for Open Access Publishing

By Sean Crommelin

The OA2020 Expression of Interest was signed about a week after the UC terminated its subscription with the Dutch information and analytics company Elsevier.