UCOP Announces Review of Interference Allegations
The UC Board of Regents announced on Monday a “fact-finding review” will investigate allegations made by the state auditor, Elaine Howle, that the UC Office of the President (UCOP) interfered with confidential surveys. The audit alleged four UC chancellors, including UC Santa Cruz Chancellor George…
Napolitano Apologizes in Face of Audit Criticisms
UC President Janet Napolitano apologized for creating the “wrong impression,” having interfered in a state audit which claimed the UC system was hiding $175 million. State lawmakers called a joint legislative oversight hearing Tuesday to review the audit findings, and criticized Napolitano for interfering with…
Status Over Survivor
*Trigger warning: this editorial contains references to sexual harassment. When he rubbed her neck, she felt uncomfortable. When he squeezed her, she froze with shock. When he grabbed her hands and placed them on his hips and kissed her, she cried in a bathroom stall…
UC President Headlines Unprecedented Political Fundraiser
Current UC president and former secretary of homeland security, Janet Napolitano, headlined a fundraiser on Sept. 20 in support of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton — making her the first UC president to actively campaign for a presidential candidate. Napolitano is the first, likely because endorsing…
Students Plan Protest at UC Regents Meeting on March 18
Students are planning to shut down the upcoming UC regents meeting on Wednesday, in protest of tuition increases and the Berkeley Global Campus (BGC) in Richmond, California. The agenda for the meeting does not include reversal of the previously approved tuition increase plan, as UC…
UC Postpones Tuition Increase Until Fall 2015
As a “good faith gesture,” UC President Janet Napolitano announced that the previously approved tuition increase — set at up to 5 percent for each of the next five years — will not affect the upcoming summer quarter. “It is our conviction that all parties…
Regents To Vote on Tuition Increase on Nov. 19-20
University of California President Janet Napolitano will propose a five-year plan to increase tuition by up to 5 percent each year. The proposal will be voted on during the UC Regent meetings on Nov. 19-20.
UC Policy Makes Bathrooms All-Gender
In an effort to make university campuses a more inclusive space for LGBTQ identified students, UC President Janet Napolitano announced the UC-wide conversion of all single-stall restrooms into all-gender restrooms, as well as allowing students to include a preferred name on campus records with their…
Napolitano: Assessing Tuition Increase ‘Just the Arithmetic’
With the anniversary of UC President Janet Napolitano’s appointment, the UC Office of the President invited student journalists to ask President Napolitano questions regarding her first year as well as her initiatives moving forward.
Tuition Freeze May End After 2014-15 School Year
Higher education is becoming an exceedingly costly option for students. Student loan debt surpassed $1 trillion in 2013, placing it as the second highest form of consumer debt behind mortgages. The graduating class of 2014 set a record for being the most indebted class ever, with an average of $33,000 per student.