UC System Sets Minimum Wage for All Employees at $15 Per Hour

UC System Sets Minimum Wage for All Employees at $15 Per Hour

The University of California today announced that it will raise the minimum wage for all workers systemwide to $15 an hour over the next three…

University of California’s “Committee of Two” Moves Forward

University of California’s “Committee of Two” Moves Forward

The University of California’s long range planning committee recommended the formation of a select advisory committee consisting only of Governor Jerry Brown and UC President…

UC Board of Regents Approves Tuition Increase

UC Board of Regents Approves Tuition Increase

The full University of California Board of Regents has voted this morning in favor of a plan that will increase tuition by 5 percent each…

Opponents of UC Tuition Hike Take Over Building In Protest

Opponents of UC Tuition Hike Take Over Building In Protest

10:31 PM: A group of students and activists has taken over Wheeler Hall at the University of California at Berkeley this evening following a vote…

UC’s New Student Regent Expresses Financial Aid, Diversity Concerns

UC’s New Student Regent Expresses Financial Aid, Diversity Concerns

Just days after Sadia Saifuddin was selected as the next University of California Board of Regents student representative, the UC Berkeley student expressed optimism that…

Despite Student Regent Opposition, Janet Napolitano Named New UC President

Despite Student Regent Opposition, Janet Napolitano Named New UC President

8:43 PM: Janet Napolitano was appointed today as the first-ever female president of the University of California in a vote by the UC Board of…

Interest Groups Applaud, Condemn UC Board’s Choice For New Student Regent

Interest Groups Applaud, Condemn UC Board’s Choice For New Student Regent

Sadia Saifuddin, a social welfare major at the University of California at Berkeley, was approved this afternoon as the next student regent on the UC…

UC Board Meeting Thursday To Consider Homeland Security Secretary As New President

UC Board Meeting Thursday To Consider Homeland Security Secretary As New President

The University of California Board of Regents is meeting in San Francisco on Thursday to consider selecting U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano…

Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano Nominated As Next UC President

Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano Nominated As Next UC President

12:04 PM: Top federal and state officials sang the praises of U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano today following her nomination as president…

Outgoing UC President To Successor: “just ‘look for money’”

Outgoing UC President To Successor: “just ‘look for money’”

Outgoing University of California President Mark Yudof, while saying he is optimistic, told a San Francisco audience today that the university faces several challenges, and…