Tag: UC Regents
Additional funding seeks to fill mental health staffing gap
A systemwide committee on mental health is expected to receive additional funding over the next five years under President Janet Napolitano’s tuition plan, but...
Gov. Jerry Brown taps legislative affairs secretary as final UC regent
Gov. Jerry Brown appointed legislative affairs secretary Gareth Elliott to the UC Board of Regents on Jan. 2. The Democrat and West Sacramento resident...
Gov. Brown fills two spots on UC Board of Regents
Gov. Jerry Brown announced the selection of Assembly Speaker Emeritus John A. Perez (D-Calif.) and Long Beach City College superintendent-president Eloy Ortiz Oakley to...
Kim Wilcox confirmed as UCR’s next chancellor
The UC Board of Regents officially confirmed the appointment and salary of UCR Chancellor Kim Wilcox during a special meeting today. “I am humbled,...
Thirteen medical workers arrested during UC Regents meeting
The UC Board of Regents meeting was held in conjunction with a two-day joint advocacy event that allowed UC students and regents to lobby...
Governor and UC regents clash over budget
The UC Board of Regents reconvened for their bi-monthly meeting Jan. 15 to 17 at UCSF Mission Bay. Continuing discussions included the positive trajectory...
Search committee launched for ninth chancellor of UCR
Nearly a month after Jane Close Conoley was named the interim chancellor of UC Riverside in October 2012, a 17-member search committee was appointed...
Civil rights versus civil liberties
Recently, free speech was on the chopping block at UC campuses across the state. At the direction of President Mark Yudof, the President’s...
UC Regents Rally Behind Gov. Brown’s Proposition 30
On July 18, the UC Board of Regents voted to endorse Governor Jerry Brown’s tax initiative and enact a temporary tuition freeze for the...
UC Regents write brief in affirmative action case
UC President Mark Yudof and the UC Board of Regents, along with dozens of other universities across the nation, have filed an amicus brief...