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Jan 1st, 2015
High school students and their families for years have turned to college rankings for help deciding their next step. Compiled by magazines and test preparation services, the lists...
Dec 4th, 2014
There’s nothing like the start of a good conversation. This week, as state lawmakers gathered for a new legislative session, public higher education became the talk of the town...
Nov 5th, 2014
The University of California will unveil a plan Thursday to raise tuition 5 percent annually over the next five years unless the state increases budget support beyond what is...
Nov 4th, 2014
When we hear about exploited workers, we often think of people working in other countries for pennies a day, in sweatshop conditions. Closer to home, we often think of private...
Sep 11th, 2014
In the final days before adjournment, the California Legislature addressed the shortfall in state higher education funding by restoring $100 million earmarked for the University...
Jan 31st, 2014
In Dwaine Duckett’s commentary “UC doesn’t deserve labor smear tactic” (Viewpoints, Jan. 28), he alleged that it was unreasonable for AFSCME-represented UC employees to...
Dec 8th, 2013
Last month, the University of California Board of Regents took up a budget proposal that contains some welcome news for students: a third straight year without a tuition increase....
Nov 20th, 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) — University of California hospital employees picketed Wednesday at medical centers across the state in response to what union leaders called intimidation and...
Nov 19th, 2013
A judge has banned a relative handful of employees who provide patient care at University of California medical facilities from participating in a statewide strike set for...
