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PHOTOS: Pepper-Spraying Cop Makes His Way Throughout Art History

Posted 11.22.2011

If you haven't seen it yet, the disturbing footage of a policeman pepper spraying UC Davis students holding a peaceful protest has gone viral and laun...

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Students Ask Regents Not To Proceed With UC Tuition Hike

latimes.com | Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times | Posted 09.13.2011

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Reporting from San Francisco -- Students appealed Wednesday to University of California regents not to proceed with a proposed second tuition increase...

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UC Tuition Could Jump 32% If Tax Extensions Fail

latimes.com | Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times | Posted 07.19.2011

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Reporting from San Francisco -- University of California officials warned Wednesday that the 8% tuition increase UC students already face this fall ma...

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Free'ish Solutions: Early Enrollment at College for Foster Youth

David Ambroz | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a time of unparalleled budget cuts and competition for limited resources, it is important to identify why this group should benefit from a privilege-like early/priority enrollment.

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UC Wants All Applications To Be Read By Humans

Posted 05.25.2011

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Amid budgetary turmoil and rising exclusivity, the University of California system is taking steps toward a more comprehensive application review proc...

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UC Executives Threaten Lawsuit Over Pension Benefits

San Jose Mercury News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Some of the University of California's highest-paid employees have threatened to sue the UC system if it does not follow through on a promise to boost...

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UC Waiting Lists: Less Than 2,000 Offered Spots At Cal. Universities

latimes.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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After much anxiety among high school seniors, relatively few applicants were offered fall freshman admission to a University of California campus this...

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UC Regents To Focus On Diversity

The Daily Californian | Posted 05.25.2011

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The UC Board of Regents will meet next week to discuss universitywide issues, including prejudice, in light of recent incidents targeting specific stu...

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U Of California Owes Students $38 Million

The Daily Californian | Posted 05.26.2011

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Superior Court Judge John Munter ruled March 10 that the University of California must pay about $38 million in refunds and interest to professional s...

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Day Of Action UPDATE: At March 4 Protests Rowdy CA Students, Reportedly Armed, Block Campus

AP | TERENCE CHEA | Posted 05.25.2011

BERKELEY, Calif. — Students staged raucous rallies to protest education funding cuts on college campuses nationwide Thursday, but some demonstra...

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Day Of Action Dawns With Excitement; Protests Underway

The Huffington Post | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Students, professors, teachers and unions around the country will organize today to protest America's imperiled education system with more than 100 ev...

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UC System Funding: Less Can't Masquerade as More

Mark Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Students are being hurt already and will suffer even more, while the state will find itself short hundreds of thousands of college-educated workers necessary to move back toward prosperity.

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The Last Crisis at the University of California?

Saree Makdisi | Posted 05.25.2011

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State support once covered about 75 percent of the UC's core spending. Today, it covers less than half, and it is set to decline even further.

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