The Latest Breaking News from University of California

Students prod colleges to let campus greens grow wild

Colleges like UC Berkeley have stopped using chemical pesticides.

Axios · Jan 27, 2023

Berkeley's People's Park is again in a fight for the ages, now over UC student housing

People's Park — among California's most contested and colorful patches of public land and a '60s era symbol of free speech and community power — is again embroiled in a battle for the ages, this time involving the University of California, Berkeley, a key environmental law and the acute student…

Los Angeles Times · Jan 13, 2023

Vote by UC graduate student workers to ratify labor agreement exposed a sharp divide among campuses

LOS ANGELES — As University of California graduate student union leaders and supporters celebrated Saturday the ratification of a new labor agreement that ended a historic strike, the vote also exposed a sharp divide among campuses.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 25, 2022

Dissension brews among striking UC union members over tentative agreement

LOS ANGELES — A day after the University of California and union leaders representing 36,000 academic workers heralded a breakthrough agreement that could end a five-week strike, dueling narratives over the tentative pact emerged among graduate student supporters and opponents.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 18, 2022

Conrad Atkinson obituary

Other lives: Artist who highlighted contentious sociopolitical issues in his work

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2022

The University of California and workers reached a tentative deal to end strike

The monthlong strike by graduate student teaching assistants and other academic workers disrupted classes at all 10 campuses. The agreement needs to be ratified before the strike officially ends.

WEKU · Dec 17, 2022

University of California workers reach deal to end strike

The University of California has reached an agreement with some 36,000 graduate student teaching assistants and other academic workers for increased pay and benefits that could potentially end a monthlong strike at the prestigious state system

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2022

After five-week strike, UC and graduate student workers reach tentative agreement

In a major breakthrough in the five-week strike that shut down classes and unleashed grading turmoil, the University of California and the union leadership representing 36,000 graduate student workers reached a tentative labor agreement Friday that would boost their pay and improve benefits.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 17, 2022

After months of haggling, UC regents finally bless UCLA’s move to the Big Ten

LOS ANGELES — After months of haggling over UCLA’s end-around move to join the Big Ten Conference, the University of California regents are stepping aside and allowing the departure to proceed as planned.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 15, 2022

UC strike drags into 5th week as picketers rally at UCLA

LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of striking University of California academic workers — whose massive five-week walkout has disrupted finals week and stirred angst among students and faculty about term grades — converged on the UCLA campus Wednesday shouting for better pay and benefits and a swift end to the contract…

Los Angeles Times · Dec 14, 2022