Jaweed Kaleem
@jaweedkaleem.bsky.social
Reporter, Los Angeles Times. I cover the University of California and more in higher and K-12 education. Former national and foreign correspondent. Big fan of reporting on religion. Based in Los Angeles.
The @uptecwa.bsky.social union at University of California - representing 21,000 UC healthcare, research, & technical professionals - was ready to strike 11/17-18 and be joined by by tens of thousands of additional unionized UC workers. The strike is now off, according to UC x.com/uc_newsroom/...
November 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The @uptecwa.bsky.social union at University of California - representing 21,000 UC healthcare, research, & technical professionals - was ready to strike 11/17-18 and be joined by by tens of thousands of additional unionized UC workers. The strike is now off, according to UC x.com/uc_newsroom/...
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State Supreme Court deals defeat to UC over policy barring undocumented students from campus jobs
State Supreme Court deals defeat to UC over policy barring undocumented students from campus jobs
The California Supreme Court recently let stand a ruling that the UC ban on hiring undocumented students for campus jobs must be reconsidered. UC said it has concerns over 'serious legal risks.'
www.latimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
State Supreme Court deals defeat to UC over policy barring undocumented students from campus jobs
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Many of you have been watching our contract fight at the L.A. Times and asking how to help. Now's the time.
Tell our managers that you'll honor the picket line if negotiations drag to a point where we're forced to call a strike. You can sign here:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
Tell our managers that you'll honor the picket line if negotiations drag to a point where we're forced to call a strike. You can sign here:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
Support Los Angeles Times journalists fighting for a fair contract
The newsroom staff of the Los Angeles Times, represented by Media Guild of the West (NewsGuild-CWA 39213), has been bargaining a new union contract for more than 18 months. In that time, the company h...
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October 29, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Many of you have been watching our contract fight at the L.A. Times and asking how to help. Now's the time.
Tell our managers that you'll honor the picket line if negotiations drag to a point where we're forced to call a strike. You can sign here:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
Tell our managers that you'll honor the picket line if negotiations drag to a point where we're forced to call a strike. You can sign here:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
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UPDATE: Following court order, UC has posted the UCLA settlement proposal on its website: ucop.edu/communicatio...
October 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
UPDATE: Following court order, UC has posted the UCLA settlement proposal on its website: ucop.edu/communicatio...
UPDATE: Following court order, UC has posted the UCLA settlement proposal on its website: ucop.edu/communicatio...
October 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
UPDATE: Following court order, UC has posted the UCLA settlement proposal on its website: ucop.edu/communicatio...
BREAKING: The California Supreme Court has DENIED the University of California's request that it block the release of a 28-page, $1.2-billion fine Trump administration UCLA settlement offer. UC is required to give a faculty group the document today. www.latimes.com/california/s...
UC must publicly release Trump administration's $1.2-billion settlement proposal
The California Supreme Court on Friday declined a request from the University of California to block the release of a roughly $1.2-billion Trump UCLA settlement. UCLA is required to share the document...
www.latimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
BREAKING: The California Supreme Court has DENIED the University of California's request that it block the release of a 28-page, $1.2-billion fine Trump administration UCLA settlement offer. UC is required to give a faculty group the document today. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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The University of California has made a last-minute plea to the California Supreme Court, asking it to block a lower court order that UC release a roughly $1.2-billion Trump UCLA settlement proposal to faculty: www.latimes.com/california/s...
UC asks California Supreme court to block release of Trump's UCLA settlement offer
UC on Thursday asked the California Supreme Court to block the release of a UCLA settlement proposal sent by the Trump administration in August. It outlines a $1.2-billion fine and vast campus changes...
www.latimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The University of California has made a last-minute plea to the California Supreme Court, asking it to block a lower court order that UC release a roughly $1.2-billion Trump UCLA settlement proposal to faculty: www.latimes.com/california/s...
The University of California has made a last-minute plea to the California Supreme Court, asking it to block a lower court order that UC release a roughly $1.2-billion Trump UCLA settlement proposal to faculty: www.latimes.com/california/s...
UC asks California Supreme court to block release of Trump's UCLA settlement offer
UC on Thursday asked the California Supreme Court to block the release of a UCLA settlement proposal sent by the Trump administration in August. It outlines a $1.2-billion fine and vast campus changes...
www.latimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The University of California has made a last-minute plea to the California Supreme Court, asking it to block a lower court order that UC release a roughly $1.2-billion Trump UCLA settlement proposal to faculty: www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Judge orders UC to release Trump UCLA settlement offer at the center of private negotiations
Judge orders UC to release Trump UCLA settlement offer at the center of private negotiations
A judge ordered UC to release the settlement proposal sent by the Trump administration in August. It outlines a $1.2-billion fine and vast campus changes.
www.latimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Judge orders UC to release Trump UCLA settlement offer at the center of private negotiations
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University of Arizona now also rejects, albeit in a very conciliatory manner. No comments about academic freedom, just concern that preferential treatment by the government would be anti-merit.
7 out of the 9 initially contacted universities have now said no.
president.arizona.edu/sites/defaul...
7 out of the 9 initially contacted universities have now said no.
president.arizona.edu/sites/defaul...
October 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
University of Arizona now also rejects, albeit in a very conciliatory manner. No comments about academic freedom, just concern that preferential treatment by the government would be anti-merit.
7 out of the 9 initially contacted universities have now said no.
president.arizona.edu/sites/defaul...
7 out of the 9 initially contacted universities have now said no.
president.arizona.edu/sites/defaul...
Dartmouth becomes the 6th university to reject Trump’s higher education compact president.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/10...
Dartmouth's Feedback on the Compact | Office of the President
president.dartmouth.edu
October 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Dartmouth becomes the 6th university to reject Trump’s higher education compact president.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/10...
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The White House has responded to USC's decision to not sign the president's education compact. A Trump spokesperson said: "As long as they are not begging for federal funding, universities are free to implement any lawful policies they would like." www.latimes.com/california/s...
October 17, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The White House has responded to USC's decision to not sign the president's education compact. A Trump spokesperson said: "As long as they are not begging for federal funding, universities are free to implement any lawful policies they would like." www.latimes.com/california/s...
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USC becomes the fourth university to outright reject the Trump campus "compact" -- joining MIT, Brown and UPenn www.latimes.com/california/s... @danielnmiller.bsky.social and I report:
USC rejects Trump education compact aimed at shifting the university to the right
USC interim President Beong-Soo Kim said in a statement that he had sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education turning down the Trump offer.
www.latimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
USC becomes the fourth university to outright reject the Trump campus "compact" -- joining MIT, Brown and UPenn www.latimes.com/california/s... @danielnmiller.bsky.social and I report:
NEW - White House spokesperson responds: “As long as they are not begging for federal funding, universities are free to implement any lawful policies they would like. However, the notion that universities should benefit from taxpayer money without responsibilities in return is terribly misguided.”
USC becomes the fourth university to outright reject the Trump campus "compact" -- joining MIT, Brown and UPenn www.latimes.com/california/s... @danielnmiller.bsky.social and I report:
USC rejects Trump education compact aimed at shifting the university to the right
USC interim President Beong-Soo Kim said in a statement that he had sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education turning down the Trump offer.
www.latimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:10 AM
NEW - White House spokesperson responds: “As long as they are not begging for federal funding, universities are free to implement any lawful policies they would like. However, the notion that universities should benefit from taxpayer money without responsibilities in return is terribly misguided.”
USC becomes the fourth university to outright reject the Trump campus "compact" -- joining MIT, Brown and UPenn www.latimes.com/california/s... @danielnmiller.bsky.social and I report:
USC rejects Trump education compact aimed at shifting the university to the right
USC interim President Beong-Soo Kim said in a statement that he had sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education turning down the Trump offer.
www.latimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
USC becomes the fourth university to outright reject the Trump campus "compact" -- joining MIT, Brown and UPenn www.latimes.com/california/s... @danielnmiller.bsky.social and I report:
"The Trump administration is considering a radical overhaul of the U.S. refugee system that would slash the program to its bare bones while giving preference to English speakers, white South Africans and Europeans who oppose migration" www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
"The Trump administration is considering a radical overhaul of the U.S. refugee system that would slash the program to its bare bones while giving preference to English speakers, white South Africans and Europeans who oppose migration" www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Brown University -- which earlier agreed to a settlement with Trump -- today became the second campus after MIT to say "no" to the higher education compact: www.brown.edu/sites/defaul...
www.brown.edu
October 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Brown University -- which earlier agreed to a settlement with Trump -- today became the second campus after MIT to say "no" to the higher education compact: www.brown.edu/sites/defaul...
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For 2 years, universities have been a center of the pro-Palestinian movement, protests and controversy. With the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, what comes next on campuses? @danielnmiller.bsky.social and I spoke to pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel students to find out: www.latimes.com/california/s...
Israel and Hamas have a ceasefire deal. But college protesters say activism won't stop
Hostage and prisoner exchanges took place between Israel and Hamas and there appeared to be an end to a two-year war. But campuses are still reeling from the aftermath of years of pro-Palestinian prot...
www.latimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
For 2 years, universities have been a center of the pro-Palestinian movement, protests and controversy. With the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, what comes next on campuses? @danielnmiller.bsky.social and I spoke to pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel students to find out: www.latimes.com/california/s...
For 2 years, universities have been a center of the pro-Palestinian movement, protests and controversy. With the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, what comes next on campuses? @danielnmiller.bsky.social and I spoke to pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel students to find out: www.latimes.com/california/s...
Israel and Hamas have a ceasefire deal. But college protesters say activism won't stop
Hostage and prisoner exchanges took place between Israel and Hamas and there appeared to be an end to a two-year war. But campuses are still reeling from the aftermath of years of pro-Palestinian prot...
www.latimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
For 2 years, universities have been a center of the pro-Palestinian movement, protests and controversy. With the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, what comes next on campuses? @danielnmiller.bsky.social and I spoke to pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel students to find out: www.latimes.com/california/s...
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University of California & Cal State campuses have together shared the names of thousands of employees with the Trump admin as it probes antisemitism allegations. Faculty are demanding schools, which say they are legally required to share data, push back:
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
UC, CSU released troves of personal employee information to the feds. Now the backlash
Cal State and UC have face campus protest and intense rebuke by faculty, students and staff for sharing employee personal information with the Trump administration as part of investigations into alle...
www.latimes.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
University of California & Cal State campuses have together shared the names of thousands of employees with the Trump admin as it probes antisemitism allegations. Faculty are demanding schools, which say they are legally required to share data, push back:
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
University of California & Cal State campuses have together shared the names of thousands of employees with the Trump admin as it probes antisemitism allegations. Faculty are demanding schools, which say they are legally required to share data, push back:
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
UC, CSU released troves of personal employee information to the feds. Now the backlash
Cal State and UC have face campus protest and intense rebuke by faculty, students and staff for sharing employee personal information with the Trump administration as part of investigations into alle...
www.latimes.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
University of California & Cal State campuses have together shared the names of thousands of employees with the Trump admin as it probes antisemitism allegations. Faculty are demanding schools, which say they are legally required to share data, push back:
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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MIT says it will reject the Trump university compact. USC, when we asked today, declined to take any further position on the proposal. @danielnmiller.bsky.social and I report:
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
As USC considers Trump’s offer tying funding to conservative policies, MIT firmly rejects it
MIT is among the first to express forceful views either in favor of or against an agreement the White House billed as providing "multiple positive benefits."
www.latimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
MIT says it will reject the Trump university compact. USC, when we asked today, declined to take any further position on the proposal. @danielnmiller.bsky.social and I report:
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
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University of California President Milliken says the “landscape changed” after the Trump compact given last last week to non-UCs. He says the “shift from a bespoke pursuit of universities to a wholesale” targeting of higher ed puts UC in a safer position with Trump:
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
As USC considers Trump’s offer tying funding to conservative policies, MIT firmly rejects it
MIT is among the first to express forceful views either in favor of or against an agreement the White House billed as providing "multiple positive benefits."
www.latimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM
University of California President Milliken says the “landscape changed” after the Trump compact given last last week to non-UCs. He says the “shift from a bespoke pursuit of universities to a wholesale” targeting of higher ed puts UC in a safer position with Trump:
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
University of California President Milliken says the “landscape changed” after the Trump compact given last last week to non-UCs. He says the “shift from a bespoke pursuit of universities to a wholesale” targeting of higher ed puts UC in a safer position with Trump:
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
As USC considers Trump’s offer tying funding to conservative policies, MIT firmly rejects it
MIT is among the first to express forceful views either in favor of or against an agreement the White House billed as providing "multiple positive benefits."
www.latimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM
University of California President Milliken says the “landscape changed” after the Trump compact given last last week to non-UCs. He says the “shift from a bespoke pursuit of universities to a wholesale” targeting of higher ed puts UC in a safer position with Trump:
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
MIT says it will reject the Trump university compact. USC, when we asked today, declined to take any further position on the proposal. @danielnmiller.bsky.social and I report:
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
As USC considers Trump’s offer tying funding to conservative policies, MIT firmly rejects it
MIT is among the first to express forceful views either in favor of or against an agreement the White House billed as providing "multiple positive benefits."
www.latimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
MIT says it will reject the Trump university compact. USC, when we asked today, declined to take any further position on the proposal. @danielnmiller.bsky.social and I report:
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
www.latimes.com/world-nation...