Big updates in housing justice campaign

In the middle of a historic pandemic and a housing crisis, UC is raising rents in student housing on many campuses. At Berkeley, San Francisco, San Diego, and UCLA, residents, including many Student Researchers, are fighting for affordable housing – and...

SRU Statement on Anti-Asian Violence

March 19, 2021 On Tuesday night, a 21-year-old white man murdered eight people at three spas in Atlanta. We know six of their names: Delaina Ashley Yaun, Paul Andre Michels, Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, Julie Park, and Hyeon Jeong Park. Six of the victims were Asian or...

Housing Justice Conference – Today at 5pm!

March 10, 2021 Please join me in attending the online Housing Justice Conference co-organized by our union TODAY – Wednesday, March 10 from 5-6:30pm. This will be an exciting event to kick off actions to win housing justice for academic workers across the West...

No rent hikes

March 10, 2021 Yesterday, UCSD administration announced extreme increases in rental rates for campus graduate housing starting July 1, 2021. They are planning: a 3% increase for current renters an increase of up to 72% above current rates for new renters These...

Victory: UCR agrees to NRST waiver

March 8, 2021 We’re very happy to report that Graduate Division recently announced its new Non-Resident Student Tuition (NRST) policy – making waivers available to post-candidacy graduate students for up to 12 quarters. All post-candidacy non-resident...