UC News

March 7, 2019

UC Walks Aways from Elsevier Negotiations

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

UC’s past contract with Elsevier set them back $11 million per year.

March 5, 2019

Union Workers Protest UCPath Implementation, Payment Issues

By Aaron Berkness

Throughout the protest, several speakers took the floor to discuss their frustrations with UCPath as well as with the path to achieving restitution.

March 1, 2019

UCPath System Outage To Occur Due to Integration of Other UC Campuses

By Caleb Brown

The integration of UCPath into three other UC campuses will require a two-week system outage in March.

February 25, 2019

UC Will Offer Additional Payment to Those Affected by UCPath

By Evelyn Spence

UCPath has caused disruptions across the UC system since its implementation in Fall Quarter 2018.

February 13, 2019

UC Freshman Applicant Numbers Decline Systemwide

By Sean Crommelin

Although freshman applications to UCSB declined this year, Przekop is optimistic for the class of 2023.

January 31, 2019

UAW Meets With Administration in Impromptu Meeting, Demands UCSB Solve Back Pay Issues By Feb. 1

By Evelyn Spence, Sanya Kamidi

Members from one of UCSB's student-worker unions met with Chancellor Yang on Tuesday to demand a resolution to UCPath’s ongoing issues.

January 17, 2019

Newsom Allocates $400 Million to UC System, Aiming To Increase Student Success

By Evelyn Spence, Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

Newly-elected Governor Gavin Newsom released his budget plan for California on Thursday, with approximately a $400 million augmentation for the University of California system.

January 10, 2019

Gov. Brown Appoints New UC Regent, Sparks Concern About Diversity of Board

By Simren Verma

Former California Governor Jerry Brown appointed a new University of California Regent on Jan. 4 as one of his last acts as governor.

December 26, 2018

UC Regents To Consider Removing Student Advisor Position, Leaving Undergraduates Without Representation

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

If the position is removed, only two student positions would remain: the student regent and student regent-designate.

December 18, 2018

UC C.A.R.E. Directors Discuss Proposed Title IX Changes During Bi-Annual Meeting

By Ashley Rusch

The directors agreed to work on a collaborative document that would voice their concerns to UCOP and the Department of Education.

December 6, 2018

GSA Votes To Boycott Title IX Student Advisory Board

By Evelyn Spence

GSA President Cierra Sorin said GSA voted to boycott the board due to changes in the Title IX selection process among other reasons.

December 5, 2018

State Senator Reintroduces Bill to Ensure Medication Abortion Access at Public Universities

By Simren Verma

SB 24 will be considered in Senate policy committees later this spring.

December 3, 2018

UC Responds to Proposed Title IX Amendments

By Ashley Rusch, Sean Crommelin

Title IX is the federal civil rights law which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities that receive federal funding.

December 2, 2018

Assembly Budget Subcommittee Discusses Current Needs and Future Changes

By Max Abrams

The subcommittee discussed a variety of UC issues, including funding, student loans and housing.

November 27, 2018

UC Regents Release Multi-Year Framework and Budget for 2019-20 School Year

By Katherine Swartz

The Regents set aside $86.3 million of the budget to grow California resident undergraduate student enrollment by 2,500 students.

November 15, 2018

UCSA Releases Demands to UC Regarding UCPath Implementation

By Sanya Kamidi, Evelyn Spence

UC Santa Barbara began transitioning to UCPath at the beginning of this quarter, hoping to create a more streamlined approach to paying its workers, according to the UCPath website.