/tags/university-of-california University of California en-US Copyright Fri, 03 May 2024 00:10:18 GMT /politics-government/2024-05-02/36-hours-at-ucla-protests-from-late-night-violence-to-police-clearing-pro-palestine-camps CalMatters’ Sergio Olmos documented two dramatic days at UCLA that culminated in the university dismantling a pro-Palestine encampment. Here’s a look at what he saw. Fri, 03 May 2024 00:10:18 GMT /politics-government/2024-05-02/36-hours-at-ucla-protests-from-late-night-violence-to-police-clearing-pro-palestine-camps CalMatters Staff /education/2024-01-26/uc-rejects-proposal-to-allow-campuses-to-hire-undocumented-students The proposal would have meant challenging a federal law that bars employers from hiring undocumented immigrants. Advocates requesting the change argue that the University of California, as a state agency, is exempt from that law. Fri, 26 Jan 2024 14:00:53 GMT /education/2024-01-26/uc-rejects-proposal-to-allow-campuses-to-hire-undocumented-students Mikhail Zinshteyn /education/2023-08-13/why-cal-state-is-pushing-back-on-community-colleges-plans-to-offer-bachelors-degrees A new law allows community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees, an option for students unable to attend a four-year institution. But California State University officials are objecting to many of those proposed programs. Sun, 13 Aug 2023 14:35:03 GMT /education/2023-08-13/why-cal-state-is-pushing-back-on-community-colleges-plans-to-offer-bachelors-degrees Adam Echelman /race-and-ethnicity/npr-news/2023-06-30/heres-what-happened-when-affirmative-action-ended-at-california-public-colleges Twenty-five years of experimentation under race-neutral admissions policies — and a half-billion dollars later — the University of California system says they still can't meet their diversity goals. Fri, 30 Jun 2023 13:20:04 GMT /race-and-ethnicity/npr-news/2023-06-30/heres-what-happened-when-affirmative-action-ended-at-california-public-colleges Emma Bowman /food-and-agriculture/2023-05-30/grant-program-aims-to-strengthen-northern-california-emergency-food-system The University of California Cooperative Extension has received a $1.5 million grant from the USDA to provide increased access to healthy food during emergencies and help expand markets for local producers. Tue, 30 May 2023 12:56:34 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2023-05-30/grant-program-aims-to-strengthen-northern-california-emergency-food-system Jane Vaughan /education/2023-03-31/super-disappointed-california-lawmakers-want-uc-to-enroll-more-californians-sooner Enrollment is down at the University of California and the Cal State, which has frustrated lawmakers who gave both systems more money to increase their number of students. Fri, 31 Mar 2023 12:53:10 GMT /education/2023-03-31/super-disappointed-california-lawmakers-want-uc-to-enroll-more-californians-sooner Mikhail Zinshteyn /education/2023-01-23/university-of-california-planning-to-expand-outreach-at-more-than-half-of-the-states-community-colleges The program will include Shasta College in Redding, College of the Redwoods in Eureka, College of the Siskiyous in Weed and more than 60 others across California. It's an effort to increase the number of students who successfully transfer from those colleges. Mon, 23 Jan 2023 14:01:37 GMT /education/2023-01-23/university-of-california-planning-to-expand-outreach-at-more-than-half-of-the-states-community-colleges Micheal Burke /education/2023-01-22/despite-strike-agreement-uc-housing-problem-persists-for-graduate-students The recent agreement between striking graduate student workers in the UC system did little to solve their housing woes. Sun, 22 Jan 2023 14:00:49 GMT /education/2023-01-22/despite-strike-agreement-uc-housing-problem-persists-for-graduate-students Mikhail Zinshteyn /education/2022-12-22/uc-graduate-worker-unions-forge-tentative-deals-that-could-end-the-strike-but-not-all-workers-are-celebrating Union members are scheduled to vote on the tentative agreements through Friday, and if they pass by majority vote, the strike ends. But there remains concern and contention over the potential contracts. Thu, 22 Dec 2022 23:22:09 GMT /education/2022-12-22/uc-graduate-worker-unions-forge-tentative-deals-that-could-end-the-strike-but-not-all-workers-are-celebrating Janelle Salanga / CapRadio /health-and-medicine/2022-07-13/abortion-pills-will-soon-be-available-on-california-campuses University of California and Cal State campuses will all start providing medication abortion beginning Jan. 1 under a new state law. In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, opening up abortion appointments on university campuses could ease pressure on local clinics, which will likely see an influx of out-of-state patients. Thu, 14 Jul 2022 01:01:51 GMT /health-and-medicine/2022-07-13/abortion-pills-will-soon-be-available-on-california-campuses Mallika Seshadri