Facing rising rents that are outstripping their pay, a group of Teaching Assistants at UC Santa Cruz launched a grade strike and are demanding a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). Predictably, UCOP has been unsympathetic, and disciplinary actions may come soon. An array of UCSC departments, student organizations, and community groups have
On June 7th, the Legislative Assembly will be taking up an appeal filed by faculty members of the Anderson Graduate School of Management regarding the Graduate Council’s rejection of a proposal to convert the “regular” MBA program to a self-supporting basis. In the Academic Senate letter transmitting this decision to the Chancellor, it is reported that “the MBA proposal in particular revealed significant and deep divisions of opinion within the Senate faculty regarding the advisability of converting programs, and in particular a ‘cornerstone’ program, to self-supporting status. The AGSM faculty voted overwhelmingly in favor of the proposal, the school’s FEC…
UCLA often points to its environmentalism, particularly when construction projects are an issue. But in the case described below, someone in the Housing and Hospitality empire seems off message. Below is an email sent today by Prof. Donald Shoup of Urban Planning to Robert Gilbert, Special Assistant to AVC & Sustainability Manager, UCLA Housing and Hospitality Services. It was the latest of a series of emails that went back and forth on the student housing project described in the message. Subject: Master metering wastes electricity in UCLA apartment buildings Dear Robert, Thanks for your message. As I understand our correspondence,…
Below is an excerpt from California Watch: UC commission looks to boost grad student enrollment (excerpt): Erica Perez, September 2, 2010 A commission that advises the University of California on its long-term goals this week recommended increasing the proportion of graduate students at the UC from 22 percent to 26 percent of the student body. The 25-member UC Commission on the Future discussed the need for more graduate students at their Aug. 31 saying the move was necessary to serve the university’s research mission and educate California’s future professors. Considering the university’s tight budget, however, moving to increase graduate students…
An “Accountability Subreport on Academic and Professional Degree Students” presentation to the Regents on graduate education at UC is available at: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/regmeet/jul10/j2attach.pdf The presentation contains data on enrollments, time to completion, etc. Conclusions (last slide) are: UC Leads Nationally* Attracting high-quality graduate students, an essential condition to recruit & retain the best faculty* Training high percentage of URM (Underrepresented Minority) students* Training a high percentage of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) doctorates* Training a high percentage of the nation’s Ph.D.s UC continues to strive for improved student qualityUC has not yet met its aspirational goals for:* Diversity* Student Support*…
