Year: 2012

Japanese Garden | UCLA

Warning Letter Sent to Chancellor, Regents, Real Estate Agent on Disclosure to Buyers of Japanese Garden
Byuclafaculty May 24, 2012

A group pushing for preservation of UCLA’s Hannah Carter Garden sent a letter to Chancellor Block, the Regents, and the real estate agent handling the sale noting that potential buyers should be warned about the controversy and possible roadblocks to modifying or removing the garden. Real estate agents are required to disclose complications regarding sales to such buyers. Readers of this blog will know that the sale has been delayed until August. Excerpt from the letter:Should the University choose to proceed with the sale and transfer ownership to a private entity, the Coalition is prepared to submit an application and…

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athletics | new hotel-conference center | UCLA

Lawsuit: Urban Wildlands Group Takes Aim at UCLA Over Proposed Archery Facility
Byuclafaculty May 24, 2012

Readers of this blog may recall an earlier post about a proposed UCLA archery facility to be located south of the Child Care Center along Veteran Avenue. Concerns have been raised about the proposal on ecological and other grounds. Readers who have been following the UCLA hotel issue will know that UCLA was not forthcoming in response to Public Records Act requests by the Faculty Association and other groups and did not provide the requested information on a timely basis. The original post regarding the archery facility is at:http://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2012/01/shooting-arrows.html The Urban Wildlands Group has filed a lawsuit against the Regents regarding…

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email fraud | UCLA

Another Email Phishing Scam Purportedly from UCLA
Byuclafaculty May 24, 2012

Welcome Ucla user,You have received a private message from your old friend who wished to get back in-touch with you. Please use the UCLA Private link below to login and view your message and possibly get in contact with your old friend.[Link shown]Sign,Information CentreUCLA 405 HILGARD AVENUE LOSANGELES,CA 90095 310.825.4321University of California © 2012 UC Regents===Note the British spelling of Centre. Note that Signed is spelled Sign.Don’t click on it. Delete it. Then just listen:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA3P0oVDB0Y&w=320&h=195]

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miscellaneous

Economic Disclosure
Byuclafaculty May 23, 2012

The American Economic Association has published a new disclosure policy for authors of papers submitted to its various journals. Although the policy was developed out of concerns that there may be at least the perception of potential hidden bias among economists absent such disclosures, the rules may be of interest to other academic disciplines. Highlights: American Economic Association Disclosure Policy (1) Every submitted article should state the sources of financial support for the particular research it describes. If none, that fact should be stated. (2) Each author of a submitted article should identify each interested party from whom he or…

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miscellaneous | UCLA

UCLA History: Paving
Byuclafaculty May 23, 2012

With construction of the new UCLA campus soon to begin in the neighborhood, street paving in Westwood is undertaken in 1926.

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CSU | State Budget | tuition

More Ready, Fire, Aim from the Legislature (although UC was amended out)
Byuclafaculty May 22, 2012

The pay cap bill described below passed the state senate yesterday. UC was amended out of the original version and – because of its constitutional autonomy – had been subject only to a suggestion. As in the recent tuition-cap bill cited in an earlier post, there is no recognition that rising student fees (said to be the motivation for the bill) are the result of actions by the legislature. Were this pay cap to be enacted, there would be blowback to UC, despite the exemption. An act to add and repeal Section 89517.5 of the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education,…

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State Budget | tuition | UC | UC Berkeley | UC budget crisis

Former Chancellor Young Calls for Consideration of Birgeneau Campus Autonomy Proposal
Byuclafaculty May 21, 2012

In an email to an organization of former UC chancellors and other officials, former UCLA Chancellor Charles Young calls for serious consideration of the Birgeneau proposals for greater campus autonomy within the UC system by UCOP and the Regents. In a blog post yesterday, the paper by UC-Berkeley Chancellor Birgeneau et al calling for such autonomy was reproduced along with a (negative) response to the paper by President Yudof. Among other changes, the paper proposed campus-level Boards of Trustees. See:http://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2012/05/we-know-view-from-berkeley-from-ucla.html The Young email also refers to long-term funding problems from the state he foresees and suggests that greater reliance on…

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Uncategorized

eReserves Controversy
Byuclafaculty May 21, 2012

Inside Higher Ed today continues its coverage of the litigation on what is allowed in eReserves, i.e., readings placed online for students in courses. A recent court decision allowed up to 10 percent of a book’s contents to be put online as “fair use.” University librarians generally supported the decision. Book publishers, notably university book publishers, were not happy. It might be noted that the University of California press is one of the academic publishers that has membership in an organization of publishers that is among the unhappy and has issued a press release to that effect. Inside Higher Ed‘s…

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UC Berkeley | UC Regents | Yudof

We know the view from Berkeley. From UCLA?
Byuclafaculty May 20, 2012

About a month ago, UC-Berkeley Chancellor Birgeneau and co-authors issued a report calling for more autonomy for the UC campuses. Here is the abstract: The University of California (UC) needs to respond to the fundamental and ongoing changes that are occurring around it if it is to remain financially sustainable, accessible, and academically excellent. As the campuses that make up UC have matured in the past 50 years they have, rightly, developed unique strengths and challenges. The uniqueness of individual campuses has been a natural response to the increasing complexity of our world and the highly competitive nature of higher education. These differences have…

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State Budget | tuition | UC budget crisis

More Pay Less/Say More from the Legislature
Byuclafaculty May 20, 2012

Say less or pay more A reporter from the Daily Bruin called my attention to the proposed state constitutional amendment that would cap the proportion of out-of-state admissions to UC. The proposed amendment caps such admissions at 10% of total, on a campus-by-campus basis. It would require a 2/3 vote to get to the ballot and that is very unlikely to happen and even less likely to happen in time for November 2012. There is no quid pro quo in this amendment, i.e., so much money in exchange for the cap. The issue of out-of-state admissions has been raised in…

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Year: 2012

Warning Letter Sent to Chancellor, Regents, Real Estate Agent on Disclosure to Buyers of Japanese Garden

Lawsuit: Urban Wildlands Group Takes Aim at UCLA Over Proposed Archery Facility

Another Email Phishing Scam Purportedly from UCLA

Economic Disclosure

UCLA History: Paving

More Ready, Fire, Aim from the Legislature (although UC was amended out)

Former Chancellor Young Calls for Consideration of Birgeneau Campus Autonomy Proposal

eReserves Controversy

We know the view from Berkeley. From UCLA?

More Pay Less/Say More from the Legislature

UC Faculty Associations

Higher Ed Policy

Labor and Advocacy

UC Faculty Associations

Higher Ed Policy

Labor and Advocacy

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