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UC debates firing tenured Riverside professor
Source: sfgate.com Posted By: jack HAR...23 days ago
Campus: University of California-Berkeley
The University of California is attempting to fire a tenured professor, a move so rare it has happened only a handful of times over the past 30 years. The UC Board of Regents is set to decide....
More out-of-state, foreign students apply to UC schools
Source: L. A. Times Posted By: Mary HAW...29 days ago
Campus: University of California-Berkeley
Sharply higher numbers of students from other states and countries applied for admission to the University of California this year, following UC's controversial efforts to recruit more such students....
University of California system, UCLA professor charged in lab fire that killed staffer
Source: sacbee.com Posted By: Jacky SIL...45 days ago
Campus: University of California-Berkeley
Felony charges have been filed against the University of California and a UCLA chemistry professor in connection with a laboratory fire that killed a staff research assistant three years ago.....
Police: Man shot at UC Berkeley acted strangely in days before fatal encounter with officiers
Source: Washington Post Posted By: Billy TAM...86 days ago
Campus: University of California-Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley undergraduate who apparently turned his life around to attend the university’s prestigious business school was described by investigators Wednesday as having....
University of California weighs varying tuitions at its 10 campuses
Source: L. A. Times Posted By: Bailey COS...278 days ago
Campus: University of California-Berkeley
Should an education at UC Berkeley cost more than one at UC Santa Cruz? Should a student pay $11,000 in tuition at UC Riverside while his friend is billed $16,000 at UCLA? Leaders of the 10-campus....
USC gets record $200M, unrestricted donation
Source: mercurynews.com Posted By: Gigi DUG...339 days ago
Campus: University of California-Berkeley
The University of Southern California is getting a record $200 million unrestricted donation from a steel company chairman and his wife. The university says in a news release Wednesday that....
UC regents hand out incentive pay a day after cuts
Source: sfgate.com Posted By: Benny Penito..386 days ago
Campus: University of California-Berkeley
Finances are so dire at the University of California that it might have to turn away qualified students, but UC has still found a way to reward hundreds of employees with more than $4 million....
Source: Biz Journals Posted By: Billy TAM...408 days ago
Campus: University of California-Berkeley
Executives at the University of California are threatening to sue the university system if it does not spend millions to increase their pensions, a that that has sparked anger among state officials,....
UC raises retirement age for university employees
Source: Forbes Posted By: Betty DOU...424 days ago
Campus: University of California-Berkeley
The next generation of University of California employees could have to work longer to receive pensions and other retirement benefits. The UC Board of Regents on Monday approved a contentious....
UC President Proposes 8% Fee Increase
Source: huffingtonpost. Posted By: Zarah Owens..459 days ago
Campus: University of California-Berkeley
University of California President Mark Yudof has proposed an 8 percent student fee increase, among other hikes, to close the state school system's massive budget shortfall. The Daily Californian....
UC Berkeley administration responds to 'Day of Action' protesters
Source: berkeley.edu Posted By: Erin HER...491 days ago
Campus: University of California-Berkeley
To those protesting today for public higher education, we want to acknowledge the concerns that you have expressed to preserve public education in California and make the opportunity of education....
UC Berkeley to cut 5 sports teams
Source: fox11online.com Posted By: andrew STU...500 days ago
Campus: University of California-Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley is eliminating five of its intercollegiate sports teams, including its championship men's rugby team, in the school's latest move to cut costs. Chancellor....
University of California 40-Year Debt Reflects State Budget Woes
Source: businessweek.co Posted By: brad SMI...508 days ago
Campus: University of California-Berkeley
The University of California, which slashed half a billion dollars from its 2010 budget through job cuts and furloughs, is offering $520 million in taxable Build America Bonds today as borrowing....
On UC's Risky Venture Into Online Education Mortarboards without the bricks
Source: sfgate.com Posted By: Hilmer JOS...572 days ago
Campus: University of California-Berkeley
A handful of administrators at the University of California are spearheading an effort to create an ambitious online educational program for undergraduates. The idea is that UC could become the....
UC Berkeley plan to test freshmen DNA criticized
Source: google.com Posted By: Chris BAL...631 days ago
Campus: University of California-Berkeley
A plan by the University of California, Berkeley to voluntarily test the DNA of incoming freshman has come under fire from critics who said the school was pushing an unproven technology on impressionable....
Berkeley fee protest turns rowdy
Source: sfgate.com Posted By: Jacky SIL...714 days ago
Campus: University of California-Berkeley
A late-night protest against fee hikes at UC Berkeley turned violent early this morning when a crowd of about 200 people lit trash can fires, smashed at least one store's windows, occupied a....
Haas gift helps UC Berkeley diversity
Source: sfgate.com Posted By: Jason BRI...723 days ago
Campus: University of California-Berkeley
Campus diversity at UC Berkeley, hemmed in by state law and economic woes, will take a step forward today with the announcement of a privately funded $16 million venture to promote learning across....
For UC's Commission on the Future, nothing is off the table
Source: L. A. Times Posted By: Valerie MAY...733 days ago
Campus: University of California-Berkeley
Why not abolish student fees at the University of California? And in exchange, how about requiring graduates to pay the university a percentage of their income for a while after college? That....
How U. of California Verifies Claims of Applicants
Source: mercurynews.com Posted By: Nancy WRI...740 days ago
Campus: University of California-Berkeley
The University of California is rare among colleges in that it has a team that checks out some of the claims that applicants make, The San Jose Mercury News reported. The verification process....
8 arrested in vandalism of UC chancellor's home
Source: sfgate.com Posted By: Cat BEC...790 days ago
Campus: University of California-Berkeley
Eight people were in custody Saturday after a crowd of angry protesters broke windows and threw burning torches at UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau's campus residence in protest of fee....
