Is This What President Napolitano Meant by Teaching For California?

Is This What President Napolitano Meant by Teaching For California?

UC released its 2014 admission figures recently to significant controversy.  As both Cloudminder and Bob Samuels have pointed out, the figures...

Deltopia in Review, Part 2: Party Riot or Police Occupation?

Deltopia in Review, Part 2: Party Riot or Police Occupation?

Was Deltopia a riot that required a massive police response?  The KEYT news photo on the left (7th in the slideshow) shows the largest crowd...

Who is Responsible for the University? Lessons from an Almost Strike

Who is Responsible for the University? Lessons from an Almost Strike

By Jennifer Ruth (Department of English, Portland State University) At Portland State University, we voted to authorize a strike this spring if...

Deltopia in Review, Part 1: Party Riot or Police Occupation?

Deltopia in Review, Part 1: Party Riot or Police Occupation?

Ten days after the Deltopia: Party Riot trailers and pirated clips hit the Internet, my effort to watch 100% of the clips and read 100% of the...

Further Troubles with UC Care

Further Troubles with UC Care

by Judith Paltin, UC Santa Barbara On this blog last October, Berkeley Anonymous pointed out that the UC’s employee compensation/benefits website,...

Re-thinking the Role of Technology in Higher Education: A reflection on the 2014 Berkeley Online Learning Summit

Re-thinking the Role of Technology in Higher Education: A reflection on the 2014 Berkeley Online Learning Summit

By Jenna Joo (UCSB) This was my second visit to the Berkeley Online Learning Summit. The first visit took place a year ago in March, 2013, around...

UC Vice President Taylor Leaves Suggesting Even Greater Debt for Students

UC Vice President Taylor Leaves Suggesting Even Greater Debt for Students

UC departing Executive Vice-President Peter Taylor gave an interview today to the Daily Bruin.  In it, VP Taylor explained his reasons for leaving...