From the New York Times U.C. Proxy Voting Skirts Review Guidelines, Documents Show By TESS TOWNSEND The University of California, which prides itself as a leader on social and environmental issues, voted against hundreds of shareholder resolutions designed to promote human rights, environmental sustainability and efforts to fight discrimination, a review of U.C.’s voting record […]
Student Loan Defaults Rise
College loan default rates rise, report says By ERIC GORSKI (AP) – 1 hour ago The number of college students defaulting on their federal student loans is climbing, and those who attend for-profit schools remain the most likely group to default, according to new government data released Monday. The U.S. Department of Education says numbers […]
Contentious Plan for UC Pension Fund
Contentious plan for sagging UC pension fund Nanette Asimov, Chronicle Staff Writer Friday, September 10, 2010 A tidal wave of unfunded retirement obligations that could top $40 billion in four years is washing over the University of California, forcing employees to pay far more for those benefits and threatening students with the possibility of more […]
SF Chron Op-Ed: UC must put emphasis on education, not brand
The following op-ed, written by UC Berkeley faculty, appeared in the July 13 edition of the San Francisco Chronicle. UC must put emphasis on education, not brand by Timothy Hampton and Garrison Sposito The UC Board of Regents will discuss this week a proposal by the University of California president’s office for an ambitious plan […]