California’s overall 6.5% drop in undergraduate enrollment is higher than the national average and the sixth highest in the nation.
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UC lecturer strike averted as union hails tentative agreement as its ‘best contract’ ever
A massive strike by more than 6,000 University of California lecturers, including at UC Santa Cruz, was averted after the union and university reached what UC-AFT called its “best contract” in history.
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Cal State requires students to be vaccinated for COVID-19 — but it’s not evenly enforced
Cal State University requires all staff and students going on campus to get vaccinated against COVID-19. But enforcement has varied across the system.
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Cal State requires students to be vaccinated for COVID-19 — but it’s not evenly enforced
Cal State University requires all staff and students going on campus to get vaccinated. But enforcement has varied across the system.
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Reaction from UCSC: Lecturers hail new deal as ‘a landmark and transformative achievement’
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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UC lecturers will hold a two-day strike starting Wednesday
The union representing University of California lecturers, which includes 6,000 lecturers across the system, will be holding a two-day strike on nine campuses including UC Santa Cruz starting Wednesday. The lecturers say they’re striking against unfair labor practices.
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UCSC, lecturers reach settlement over unpaid work between 2018 and 2021
UC Santa Cruz lecturers filed a grievance in 2018 alleging that the university owed them pay for hours they spent attending faculty meetings and special events, among other tasks. As part of the settlement of the issue, UCSC will pay lecturers sums of between $650 and $1,000 for each course taught between 2018 and 2021 and increase pay going forward.
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New law to bring CalFresh food benefits to more college students
About 127,000 California college students receive money to help with groceries every month, but a state report estimates that the number who are eligible is much higher — between 416,000 and nearly 700,000.
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Pandemic rules add stress for campus RAs
Resident advisers on college campuses have a complicated job in a normal year, and the COVID-19 pandemic is adding to their workload this fall.