February 2011, Issue 13

Now is the time to start searching and applying for scholarships for next year. The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships announces the availability of the 2011-12 online scholarship application for continuing UC Irvine students. Parents can encourage their students to apply for UC Irvine scholarships by the March 31 deadline...

Cornel West - philosopher, author, critic, civil rights activist and Princeton University professor - applied his charismatic energy and rapid-fire rhetoric to the topic of student activism Friday, Feb. 4, in a wide-ranging talk at UC Irvine's Cross-Cultural Center. For nearly two hours before his scheduled Student Center lecture in celebration...

Gov. Jerry Brown's budget proposal for fiscal year 2011-12 includes a $500 million funding cut for the University of California. The UC budget gap is actually closer to $1 billion, when factoring in state general fund reductions and unfunded cost increases for things such as health benefits, utilities, recruitment and retention of faculty, and UC contributions to the retirement system. (The state is not contributing to UC's retirement program)...