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At a virtual UC system-wide town hall meeting Friday, staff advisors had the opportunity to ask university president Michael V. Drake questions on varied topics such as hybridity after COVID-19, the university’s role in climate change and police accountability.

Initiatives focused on expanding the UC’s transfer admission guarantee program in the 2023-2024 state budget are under discussion amongst California lawmakers. 

Since the strike ended, UAW 2865 and SRU-UAW members and leaders have disputed union election practices, strike strategy and the impact of their new labor contracts on their thousands of representees.

The joint-council, a body of elected officers from the United Auto Workers 2865, or UAW 2865 union, voted unanimously to merge with the Student Researchers United, or SRU union, at their meeting on Sunday. 

On Jan. 17, the University of California’s Office of the Chief Investment Officer of the Regents, or UC Investments, announced a partnership with the Toigo Foundation to fund 20 fellowships for UC graduate students.

The University of California Board of Regents met Thursday for a third day of meetings to discuss a multiyear supplemental tuition plan and student athlete mental health.

The UC Board of Regents kicked off its second day of meetings Wednesday to discuss the university's relationship with the state government and the future of UC National Laboratories. 

The UC system announced changes to the UC budget and policies in 2022 Multi-Year report, including a goal of adding spots for in-state students by the 2026-27 academic year. 

Four research projects hosted by UC Berkeley in the humanities and sciences were awarded grants as part of the UC’s Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives, or MRPI, this year. 

Despite the new contract agreements reached following the historic six-week UC academic workers strike, many have expressed disappointment relating to the “significant concessions” that were made to reach an agreement with the UC.