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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

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.

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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.

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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 Independent UK

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

The Guardian - US

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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

The Independent UK

California governor signs laws compelling universities to report return of Native American remains

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed two laws to require the California State University system and urge the University of California system to update the state on their progress to return Native American remains to tribes

The Independent UK

Mystery of 2,000-year-old Sicily grave reveals surprising female warrior

Researchers say findings are ‘evidence of a leading role for a woman in warfare on Iron Age Scilly’

The Independent UK

New study solves 2,000-year-old grave mystery

The grave is unique in Iron Age western Europe for containing both a mirror and a sword with just one person.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: The SAG-AFTRA actors’ strike shows LA is leading the labor movement

Southern California unions and the working people they represent have become the vanguard of the American labor movement. About half of the big strikes in the U.S. this year have taken place in California, with the most consequential centered in Los Angeles — now including the actors’ strike announced by…

WEKU

Here's what happened when affirmative action ended at California public colleges

Twenty-five years of experimentation under race-neutral admissions policies — and a half-billion dollars later — the University of California system says they still can't meet their diversity goals.

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