The University of California system raised the minimum wage of their employees to $15 an hour, but not for student employees.
Topic: University of California
UC Regents Listen to Jewish Community, Publicly Acknowledge Necessity of Addressing Antisemitism!
Regents scrap meaningless Principles Against Intolerance and form a committee to rework the language. Shana Tova! Great start to the new year! After hearing from dozens of students, faculty, alumni and Jewish groups yesterday at…
University of California Regents Criticize Proposal for Ignoring Anti-Semitism
As the College Fix reported: The regents of the University of California system on Thursday roundly criticized a proposed “Statement of Principles Against Intolerance” brought before them for ignoring the many acts of anti-Semitism on…
Cal-Berkeley Attempts to Circumvent Ban on Affirmative Action
As Campus Reform reported: Administrators at the University of California at Berkeley believe they have found a loophole in the state’s constitutional ban on affirmative action that will allow them to create an African-American scholarship…
California Student Union Penned Letter to AFL-CIO to Sever Ties with Police
A police organization responded and said it could not take the letter seriously.
Professors Argue Capitalism Punishes the Poor with Pollution in Environmental Justice Course
College Fix has the news: “This fall, the University of California-Riverside will begin offering a bachelor of science in sustainability and environmental justice.” “Marguerite Waller, professor and chair of the department of gender and sexuality…
California College Students have SIX Gender Identity Choices in Applications
The voluntary questions on the college applications are over-the-top: “One new question posed to those seeking admittance to the system – which educates 233,000 students enrolled in 10 campuses statewide – is “How do you describe…
Economics 101: University of California’s $15/hour wage may Hurt Workers by Slashing Hours
As the College Fix noted, college student workers may see their hours cut: “President Janet Napolitano said this makes the UC system “the first public university in the United States to voluntarily establish a minimum…
Anti-Semitism Condemned by California Resolution, but is it Strong Enough?
As the College Fix reported: “The California Assembly and Senate approved a resolution this week that “condemns anti-Semitic activity on University of California campuses” and “urges individual campuses to each adopt their own similar resolutions,”…
Law Professor says SCOTUS Justice Scalia is Ruining Law Students with Hilarious Opinions
University of California-Irvine law professor complained about Scalia’s sarcastic remarks in his written opinions, as the College Fix reported: “Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the University of California-Irvine’s law school, is speaking out against the allure…