Steve Montiel

About 40 students and community members gathered on Sproul Plaza on Wednesday afternoon and later marched through the Berkeley Law campus protesting Choudhry’s return, as well as the publication of an open letter written by Choudhry and published in The Daily Californian’s opinion section Tuesday.

As debates continue over the mission and financing of public university, a California State Legislature committee convened Wednesday morning to hear presentations from the state auditor and UC representatives on a report regarding university out-of-state enrollment.

The UC Office of the President has scheduled 50 visits to sites throughout California this spring to increase awareness of the affordability and accessibility of the University of California.

About 40 protesters affiliated with the university participated in demonstrations and a public comment period during the UC Board of Regents meeting at the UCSF Mission Bay campus Thursday.

UC Berkeley Vice Chancellor for Research Graham Fleming, who resigned Thursday, denied allegations of sexual harassment made by a former campus employee, criticizing the university’s investigation of the allegations.

UC President Janet Napolitano was recorded Wednesday saying she didn’t “have to listen to this crap” in response to demonstrators at the UC Board of Regents meeting.

State Senator Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, proposed on Wednesday a constitutional amendment that would give the state legislature some control over the University of California, removing its historical autonomy.

A year after taking the helm of the University of California, UC President Janet Napolitano discussed a number of issues from tuition increases to maintaining the quality of the university with student press on Tuesday.

Two lawsuits containing allegations of personal injuries that took place at UC Berkeley were filed against the UC Regents last week in Alameda County Superior Court.

Sen. Leland Yee represented a consistent and formidable thorn in the side of the UC system for years, frequently positioning himself at odds with the university’s publicly stated legislative priorities.