The University of California anticipates more than a $500 million budget gap next summer, so It’s considering a $3,402 jump in tuition for new nonresident students next fall. Meanwhile, the system is planning billions in construction projects.
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UC says federal law prevents it from hiring undocumented students. A lawsuit seeks to change that
Members of the coalition that’s been pushing to get the University of California to hire its undocumented students for campus jobs are now suing the university system, days after Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have made such employment a reality.
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UC students push for a place to get — and stay — sober on every campus
The University of California’s student government wants every campus to have a collegiate recovery center, programs that offer support groups and other tools to help students battle addiction. Right now half of the system’s 10 campuses – UC Santa Cruz among them – have such a center.
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UCLA, UC Davis student workers join UCSC’s on picket lines as strike expands, with amnesty for protesters a key demand
Student workers are striking at three University of California campuses after union members at UCLA and UC Davis on Tuesday morning followed UC Santa Cruz workers to the picket lines. The Office of President says the strike violates the union contract.
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Newsom’s budget proposal ditches promise to fund 5 years of growth for UC and Cal State
With California facing a multibillion-dollar deficit, the latest version of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget cuts funding by a combined $200 million for the state’s two public university systems.
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The Cal Grant expansion for California college students is in jeopardy as the state deficit grows
The Cal Grant fully covers tuition at the University of California and California State University, and legislators planned to offer it to an additional 137,000 students.
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Cal State faculty ends strike after reaching a tentative contract agreement
California State University faculty agreed to a 5% raise Monday night after months of negotiations, ending what would have been a weeklong strike at the nation’s largest four-year public university system.
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Nearly 500 CSUMB faculty and staff join historic Cal State labor walkout
After months of negotiations, university officials and the faculty union remain far apart on key contract terms. Cal State provided a 5% general raise; the union wants 12% this year.
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Digging out: Newsom outlines plan to cover state budget deficit pegged at $38B
Gov. Gavin Newsom said California’s budget deficit is far smaller than what the Legislature’s analysts projected Wednesday and proposed only $8.5 billion in cuts by delaying spending and taking $13 billion from the state’s main reserves.
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Cal State faculty union vows to strike over the university’s final pay offer
After months of negotiations, university officials offer a 5% pay raise. The union is seeking 12% and plans to strike at the end of January.