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Higher Education Funding and Administration

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    August 1, 2012

    Lt. John Pike, UC Davis Pepper Spraying Officer, Out of a Job

    Here's one victory Occupy protesters can claim: Lt. John Pike, the pepper-spraying happy cop at UC Davis, is no longer on the police force. No word on whether Pike, who callously sprayed a group of students participating in a peaceful protest last year, was fired; university officials have remained ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Occupy Refuses to Leave UC Berkeley Farm, University Officials to "Take Action"

    University officials gave Berkeley's latest crop of protesters until Saturday to vacate the vacant tract of land the group had occupied last month, which they've used as an urban farm.On Friday, Berkeley officials issued a stern warning to the Occupy the Farm, demanding the group leave the 10-acre A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2012

    Oikos University Creates Memorial Fund for Victims in Mass Shooting

    University officials said they have established the Oikos University Victims Foundation, a memorial fund to help the families of the seven people who were killed in the April 2 shooting spree. University officials made the announcement today during a morning memorial service, which was held at the u ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    UC Regents to Discuss Pepper Spraying Police Incident; Occupy Protesters Plan General Strike

    ​Protesters have big plans to demonstrate at four UC campuses across the state today when the UC Board of Regents holds a teleconference to discuss a new tuition plan, as well as the recent incident where a UC Davis cop callously doused protesters with pepper spray. Last week's Regents meeting, sc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2011

    UC Regents Challenged: Women Demand Student Rep Jesse Cheng Be Removed

    At the center of women's ire​Last week, the UC Irvine Office of Student Conduct ruled that Jesse Cheng, the student rep on the UC Board of Regents, had engaged in "unwanted touching" of his ex-girlfriend, an offense that's classified as sexual battery.Cheng, who is set to graduate from UC Irvine i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2011

    Burlesque Performing Professor Gets Fired

    You learn something new everyday ​A female college professor was fired from her teaching job after university officials found out she had a fetish for performing burlesque shows. Sheila M. Addison, an Alameda County resident, received a termination letter from John F. Kennedy University in Pleasan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    UC System on Track to Stop Educating California

    No College for YouUC president Mark Yudof told the Board of Regents yesterday that the university system is facing a crippling $1 billion budget shortfall next year, leaving the UC system no other choice but to stop educating students. The Chronicle sums up the debacle: The university has alrea ... More >>

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