San Francisco Chronicle Nanette Asimov, Chronicle Staff Writer Sunday, January 8, 2012 Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/01/07/BALL1MM1I9.DTL#ixzz1j0o7IKJm California’s public colleges and universities are changing too many rules unilaterally and should be more accountable to the public, the state’s independent Legislative Analyst’s Office said in a report...

The University of California, Davis, has received a $10 million gift to name a new art museum that will serve as a teaching and cultural resource for the region and provide opportunities to share the university’s artistic legacy, enhance its fine arts collection, and create new partnerships and collaborations. Slated for completion in 2015, the museum will be named for donor Jan Shrem, proprietor of Clos...

University of California, Office of the President’s statement on Gov. Brown’s proposed budget: Date: 2012-01-05 Contact: UC Office of the President Phone: (510) 987-9200 Email: OAKLAND — Patrick Lenz, UC vice president for budget and capital resources, made the following statement today (Thursday, Jan. 5) regarding Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed state budget for 2012-13: We’re gratified...

The University of California System is now offering a voluntary phased retirement plan to its employees, in which eligible employees will be paid a lump sum in cash — a percentage of what the university will save from the employee’s early retirement — when they sign a contract agreeing to work fewer hours for a period of 120 days to three years until they retire...