51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ in the news...
Check for recent 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ news about items including:
- The naming of Stanford's Steven Chu, a co-winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, as director of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab;
- A new agreement with the AFSCME union for 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's 10,000 patient-care employees; and
- 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Irvine Chancellor Ralph Cicerone's selection as head of the National Academy of Sciences.
Eligibility examined
The systemwide Academic Senate is considering proposed changes to 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's freshman eligibility requirements, following the recent Calif-ornia Postsecondary Education Commission study that showed 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's eligibility rate at 14.4 percent compared to the state Master Plan target of 12.5 percent. The senate expects to forward a recommendation to the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Board of Regents for consideration at the regents' July 14-15 meeting.