President Janet Napolitano

Michael Drake will need to ensure UC workers and students always come before considerations of power, wealth or prestige.

The university aims to secure $140 million in additional state funding on top of the 3 percent base budget increase from the governor’s January budget, according to a press release from the UC Office of the President.

These hikes are almost as inaccessible as a UC school, but if you ever get the chance (or the funds) and have an innate need for adventure, try them out!

In total, 70,000 incoming California freshmen, and more than 21,000 in-state transfer students were offered enrollment for fall 2017 on at least one of UC’s nine undergraduate campuses.

Chanting and banging drums, Teamsters Local 2010 protesters made themselves heard Wednesday morning outside UC executive offices in Downtown Oakland protesting unfair wages for UC workers and a new 401(k)-style retirement plan.

The UC Student Association Board of Directors met over the weekend to discuss the drafting of an open letter about concerns with the UC sexual violence task force and review its quarterly meeting with UC President Janet Napolitano.

Lecturers throughout the UC system are teaching without a contract, as negotiations continue between their union and the university’s negotiation team.

At its three-day meeting this week, the UC Board of Regents will consider salary adjustments for senior management, discuss next year’s UC budget and approve a plan for a new collaborative research center run by UC Berkeley and Tsinghua University.