Mary Papazian announced her resignation after the Justice Department’s findings that the university violated Title IX over sexual abuse allegations against a former athletic trainer.
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UCSC prison abolition initiative sees ‘powerful statement’ in $1.97M grant
UCSC’s Visualizing Abolition project — made up of graduate students and faculty aiming to further the discussion on mass incarceration and policing in the U.S. through art — was awarded a $1.977 million grant this week by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The initiative has produced two art exhibitions and a speaker series that has reached thousands across the country.
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New laws make it easier for community college students to transfer to four-year universities
Two of the bills in the education package signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom were designed to clarify and simplify degree requirements for transfer students, including establishing a general education transfer process and ensuring that students don’t take excess units to transfer.
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UC workforce churn: Why a quarter of lecturers don’t return each year
The UC workforce has a churn problem. About a quarter of the more than 6,000 lecturers at the University of California don’t return annually. Relatively low pay and little job stability are some of the reasons why, a CalMatters analysis shows. If lecturers strike, more than a third of classes will be canceled.
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‘Leaving a legacy’: UCSC alumnus and photographer Stephen Louis Marino captures student life through his lens
Stephen Louis Marino graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 1982 but never really left. Marino is not employed by the university, but has taken and donated over 15,000 photos of the UCSC campus and students over the past two decades.
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UC could add 20,000 seats for students by 2030 to meet surging enrollment demand
The University of California is planning to increase enrollment, potentially by 20,000 students, by 2030 as it launches a comprehensive effort to meet surging demands for seats.
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A secret USC payout had a catch: Images of ex-dean using drugs had to be given up
USC entered into a secret legal settlement with the family of a young woman who had a drug-fueled relationship with the university’s medical dean, Carmen Puliafito, The Times has learned.
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As UC makes room for more Californians, can it afford to lose out-of-state students?
Out-of-state UC students are having a bad year. The Legislature made plans to have the UC enroll fewer of them to make way for more in-state students. Meanwhile, tuition is going up $8,000 for future out-of-state students.
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Regents approve plan to boost UCSC enrollment to 28,000
On Thursday afternoon, the University of California Board of Regents approved a plan that would increase enrollment at UC Santa Cruz from about 19,000 currently to 28,000 by 2040. Critics say the plan does not account for the burden the increase will place on an already taxed housing market.
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Biden administration takes steps to protect DACA as universities call for path to citizenship
Immigrant rights groups say the administration’s move to protect DACA isn’t enough because it does not provide a path to citizenship for recipients.
