Tag: UC
UCR IT layoffs short-circuit support for campus community
Recently, a spate of layoffs in the UCR Information Technology Solutions (ITS) has raised questions about the support students will receive when trouble inevitably...
Op-Ed: Reframing campus free speech debates, creating conditions for desirable education
Debates about “free speech” rage on college campuses today. That the contours of these debates differ from the issues that gave rise to the...
International undergraduate admissions down across UC: Is it our new president?...
The University of California (UC) saw a one-percent drop, which equates to a shortfall of about 353 applicants, in international freshman undergraduate applications for...
Mexico funds $10 million for collaborative research between Mexico and UC
On Thursday, March 30, University of California President Janet Napolitano, along with Mexican Secretary of Energy, Pedro Joaquin Coldwell, announced new funding of $10...
UC Title IX coordinator holds conference call for sexual assault awareness...
On Monday, April 3 at 3:30 p.m., the new University of California Title IX coordinator, Kathleen Salvaty, held a call-in conference for student reporters...
UCR community pushes for “sanctuary campus”
Following the trend of sanctuary cities, colleges across the United States have begun to declare their campuses to be “sanctuary campuses” for undocumented students...
Students voice their opinion on the rising number of freshman applications
According to UCR admissions, the number of freshman applications to UCR for fall 2017 has risen by 4.5 percent which amounts to more than...
“Come on UC, Negotiate”: UC Teamsters strike over unfair wages
On Tuesday, Jan. 10, UC Teamsters took to the pavement to protest against what the Teamsters argue are unfairly low wages. Employees across all...
Before you cheer on UC prison divestment, read this
In December, the University of California made history by being the first public university system to divest its shareholdings from for-profit prison companies, such...
UC prison divestment is a half-hearted, face-saving gesture
Recently, the University of California system divested from California's private prisons, selling approximately $25 million in shares from several of these corporations. This comes...