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The University of California (UC) Cops Off Campus coalition is organizing a nationwide day of refusal to advocate for the dismantlement of college police on all UC and California State University (CSU) campuses. The day of refusal asks the community to not attend synchronous or asynchronous classes, meetings, or do any other forms of university-sanctioned labor.
‘Imagining a different future’: UC Cops Off Campus to hold day of refusal Ariel Hayat/File In an effort to start off Abolition May and demand the abolition of UCPD, UC Cops Off Campus is planning to hold a day of refusal Monday. Those who participate in the day of refusal will not partake in university-based labor. UC Cops Off Campus, a coalition of university students, faculty, community organizations and other workers, is planning to hold a day of refusal to demand the abolition of UCPD on Monday. During the day of refusal, participants will stop all work, including attending lectures...
Centre looking at off-campus physical exams for IITs, NITs amid pandemic SECTIONS Share Synopsis Issues such as ‘modest connectivity not permitting reliable camera feeds’ and ‘non-availability of laptop, limiting students to a phone’ make it difficult to implement a single common protocol across all institutes, the panel report said. The government is learnt to have mostly thrown its weight behind the IIT Madras model of holding physical exams at Kendriya Vidyalayas as exam centres. Amid digital access gaps in online exam formats besides cheating concerns, the government is actively c...
Ban lifted for UofR off-campus students following spike in COVID-19 cases By NBC12 Newsroom | February 5, 2021 at 2:57 PM EST - Updated February 8 at 6:31 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - University of Richmond students who live off-campus are now allowed to return for classes on campus. After a spike in COVID-19 cases during the first week of the spring semester, the university decided to have students who live off-campus attend classes virtually for two weeks. The COVID-19 arrival screening test for all undergraduate students showed a higher positivity rate for off-campus students compared to...
Faced with a projected $340 million budget deficit, UC Berkeley is primarily turning to its employment base for cost-saving measures. Through a hiring freeze, voluntary reductions in time, early retirements and various other actions, UC Berkeley reduced about $140 million of the deficit. According to Rosemarie Rae, campus vice chancellor of finance and chief financial officer, the campus is still seeking measures to amend the remaining $200 million deficit. “Every alternative is being assessed through an equity lens,” said UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ in a campuswide message. “E...