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University of California rejects claim it was sued for racial discrimination

School system says it has not been served with a filing and will ‘vigorously defend’ its admissions practices

The Guardian - US

Lawsuit accuses University of California of racial discrimination in admissions

A lawsuit accuses the University of California of racial discrimination in undergraduate admissions by favoring Black and Latino students over Asian American and white applicants

The Independent UK

University of California campuses resolve discrimination complaints stemming from Gaza protests

The U.S. Department of Education said Friday it has reached an agreement with the University of California system resolving complaints from Jewish and Muslim students of discrimination and harassment during protests last spring over the war in Gaza

The Independent UK

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University of California Workers Say They Are Being Squeezed As Contract Talks Stall

The UC system says it is offering healthy raises for nearly 40,000 staffers, but workers say the system is playing a shell game by also raising their health care premiums.

Capital & Main

Thousands of University of California workers go on 2-day strike over wages, staff shortages

Thousands of University of California workers on Wednesday began a two-day strike to protest what they say are unfair bargaining tactics by the university system

The Independent UK

California bans universities from admitting students based on ‘legacy’

The rule, in effect from September 2025, will block colleges from giving preference to pupils close to alumni and donors

The Guardian - US

University of California accused of labor violations over handling of campus protests

Faculty have accused the University of California system of labor violations over what they call a sweeping campaign to suppress pro-Palestinian speech and campus protests earlier this year

The Independent UK

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admitted GPT-4 "kind of sucks," and now we learn the AI model consumes up to 3 water bottles to generate a mere 100 words

According to new research by the University of California, OpenAI's GPT-4 AI model consumes up to 3 water bottles to generate 100 words.

Windows Central

Board approves more non-lethal weapons for UCLA police after Israel-Hamas war protests

The University of California board of regents has approved UCLA police’s request for additional non-lethal weapons

The Independent UK

California lawmakers pass protections for pregnant women in prisons and ban on legacy admissions

The California Legislature is passing hundreds of bills during its last week in session for the year

The Independent UK

Bill allowing California's public universities to employ undocumented students heads to Gov. Newsom's desk

The state is set to become the first to adopt such a measure

Latin Times

International students will offer a big boost to the US economy this back-to-school season

Of the millions of young adults heading off to college this fall, many will be international students. If trends continue, about 1 million students from around the world will come to the U.S. to pursue higher education this year.

The Conversation

UCLA names new chancellor as campus is still reeling from protests over Israel-Hamas war

The president of the University of Miami has been chosen to become the next chancellor of the University of California, Los Angeles, where the retiring incumbent is leaving a campus roiled by protests over Israel’s war in Gaza

The Independent UK

UC Student Assistants, Striking Over Response to Gaza Protests, Say It Is Time to Negotiate

The union says that following a string of wins by campus unions nationwide, the university may fear losing at the table in the current fight over use of police and sanctions to quell protests.

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A court ruling will allow new student housing at University of California, Berkeley’s People’s Park.

A California Supreme Court ruling will allow student housing at University of California to be built at Berkeley’s historic People’s Park

The Independent UK

University of California academic workers strike to stand up for pro-Palestinian protesters

Graduate students at the University of California, Santa Cruz walked off their jobs and went on strike Monday

The Guardian - US

Academic workers at UC Santa Cruz strike over crackdown on Gaza protests

Union says response of University of California to pro-Palestine demonstrations violates rights of advocates and workers

The Guardian - US

Union plans strike vote over crackdown on University of California Gaza protests

UAW Local 4811, largest union of academic workers, also says it will file unfair labor charges over university use of LAPD on protesters

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The morning after police crackdown on a UCLA protest camp: ‘A lot of us are struggling’

Workers removed remnants of the Gaza encampment while pieces of plywood painted with ‘We love you Gaza’ lay about

The Guardian - US

A new generation at UC Berkeley pitches its tents

The university has said it won’t give in to students’ demands – but it has budged before

Capital & Main

Nurses Union Says State Watchdog Does Not Adequately Investigate Staffing Crisis

The California Department of Public Health says the agency is enforcing state requirements, despite deep budget cuts.

Capital & Main

Labor Scores a Victory at Cal State Campuses

Rejecting years of unequal treatment, 20,000 low-paid California State University student assistants and workers vote to organize.

Capital & Main

Wood Pellet Mills in California: A Blessing or a Boondoggle?

Supporters say harvesting trees would thin out the state’s overgrown forests; critics say the wood pellets for heating produce more carbon than coal.

The Guardian - US

Police clear Berkeley’s historic People’s Park in surprise midnight operation

In latest move by University of California, Berkeley, law enforcement agencies arrested protesters and erected barrier

WEKU

UAW members aren't all assembling cars. More and more are unionized grad students

At its peak, the United Auto Workers union had 1.5 million members. Today, the "A" in UAW might as well include academia, as roughly 100,000 of the union's 383,000 members work in higher education.

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