UC Merced

After six weeks of striking, academic employees represented by United Auto Workers, or UAW, 2865 and SRU-UAW voted to ratify the tentative agreements with the University of California on Friday — bringing an end to the largest academic workers strike in U.S. history. 

The UC Board of Regents kicked off its first day of meetings Wednesday at UCSF Mission Bay to discuss topics including climate change goals, budgeting and the recent Supreme Court overturning of Roe v. Wade.

UC Merced announced in a campus-wide email Wednesday that the start of its spring semester will be remote from Jan. 18 through Jan. 22. 

The UC Board of Regents received public criticism on the lack of student voices in their voting process and discussed standardized testing and artificial intelligence during their final day of meetings Thursday.

ARE Update highlights that California farms and ranches will likely generate normal revenue in 2021 despite the ongoing drought.

UC Berkeley’s plans to convert People’s Park can now be brought to fruition, following approval from the UC Board of Regents. 

Dania Matos, former associate chancellor and chief diversity officer at UC Merced, will formally become UC Berkeley’s vice chancellor for equity and inclusion beginning Aug. 16.

To deepen understanding of diverse experiences and perspectives regarding campus policing, the UC Office of the President hosted the first part of a virtual Campus Safety Symposium Tuesday.

On its second day of virtual meetings this week, the UC Board of Regents approved a report on student basic needs as well as the 2021-22 budget plan.

UC Berkeley ranked highly in the U.S. News & World Report rankings published Monday, with the UC system as a whole excelling in both the categories of "Top Public Schools" and "Top Performers on Social Mobility."