The New York Times University Head’s Housing Raises Ire By STEVE FAINARU Five minutes before midnight on June 30, movers hauled the last boxes from a spectacular rented home in the Oakland Hills. The tenant’s lease was about to expire,…

The following article was published in The Daily Cal, UC Berkeley’s student newspaper. By Alisha Azevedo Contributing Writer Monday, July 26, 2010 Category: News > University > Academics and Administration As the University of California tries to absorb massive cuts…

The Two Big University Lies: Why the University of California Wants to Promote Virtual Slums by Bob Samuels, UC-AFT President Published on Huffington Post, July 20, 2010 () In discussing the fiscal problems of the University of California with the…

The following call to action was recently issued by the California organizing committee formed at the Second Conference Against Privatization in Los Angeles last April. October 7th Day of Action and October 23-24th Mobilizing Conference In Defense of Public Education…

UC must put emphasis on education, not brand Timothy Hampton,Garrison Sposito Tuesday, July 13, 2010 The UC Board of Regents will discuss this week a proposal by the University of California president’s office for an ambitious plan to market UC…

by Nanette Asimov, July 12, 2010 Taking online college courses is, to many, like eating at McDonald’s: convenient, fast and filling. You may not get filet mignon, but afterward you’re just as full. Now the University of California wants to…

By Kristie Boering, Wendy Brown, Kevis Goodman, Steven Goldsmith and Timothy Hampton And Garisson Sposito Daily Cal, June 28, 2010 On Jun. 14, the UC Commission on the Future met to discuss a proposal circulated by the UC President’s Office…

The AAUP’s Summer Institute at San Diego State is July 29 through August 1st. For more info and a complete schedule you can go here: The Summer Institute consists of a number of workshops on various topics, such as…

“Billion Dollar Baby: the University of California Invests $53 Million in Two Diploma Mills Owned by a Regent.” by Peter Byrne,The Daily Planet, June 22, 2010 “Marketing strategy aside, [UC Regent] Blum has taken on two seemingly disparate roles —…