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.
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UC reaches contract agreement with 21,000 employees, averting a strike
The University of California and the union representing healthcare, research and technical employees reached a contract agreement, averting a possible strike.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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UC statement: "As stated previously, the proposed $1.2 billion settlement payment alone would derail work that saves lives, grows our economy, and fortifies our national security. UC remains committed to protecting the mission, governance, and academic freedom of the university."
October 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
UC statement: "As stated previously, the proposed $1.2 billion settlement payment alone would derail work that saves lives, grows our economy, and fortifies our national security. UC remains committed to protecting the mission, governance, and academic freedom of the university."
The more than 7,000-word proposal asks for vast changes to UCLA that match -- and in some cases go beyond -- Trump agreements with Columbia, Brown and UVA. It also aligns to a degree with parts of the White House's "academic compact" that universities including USC have rejected.
October 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The more than 7,000-word proposal asks for vast changes to UCLA that match -- and in some cases go beyond -- Trump agreements with Columbia, Brown and UVA. It also aligns to a degree with parts of the White House's "academic compact" that universities including USC have rejected.
The @latimes.com reviewed the settlement proposal and published a detailed account of it last month. At the request of sources, we did not publish the full document at the time. Here is our article from September. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Here are the details of Trump's $1.2-billion call to remake UCLA in a conservative image
The Times describes the details, for the first time, of the 28-page proposal the Trump administration has made to remake the UCLA campus.
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October 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The @latimes.com reviewed the settlement proposal and published a detailed account of it last month. At the request of sources, we did not publish the full document at the time. Here is our article from September. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Reposted by Jaweed Kaleem
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...