University Of California Finances

State Supt. of Public Instruction Bill Honig clashed sharply with the UC Board of Regents on Thursday over possible changes in school funding. Over Honig's "strenuous" objection, a regents committee unanimously passed a motion endorsing changes in state spending that would ensure funding for the growth of the University of California.

Calling the Northridge earthquake a wake-up call, University of California officials said Thursday that they are juggling their construction budget to allot $3.5 million for additional seismic retrofitting, including three buildings at UCLA. Last month's magnitude 6.

Calling the Northridge earthquake a wake-up call, University of California officials said Thursday that they are juggling their construction budget to allot $3.5 million for additional seismic retrofitting, including three buildings at UCLA. Last month's magnitude 6.

State Supt. of Public Instruction Bill Honig clashed sharply with the UC Board of Regents on Thursday over possible changes in school funding. Over Honig's "strenuous" objection, a regents committee unanimously passed a motion endorsing changes in state spending that would ensure funding for the growth of the University of California.

Nick Ashford: The obituary of songwriter Nick Ashford in the Aug. 24 LATExtra section said that Ashford and his wife, Valerie Simpson, were responsible for the song "Missing You" recorded by Diana Ross. Lionel Richie wrote "Missing You. " Black hole research: An article in the Aug. 25 Section A about new research concerning a supermassive black hole seen swallowing a star included an artist's rendering of the event. The image, which was credited to Amadeo Bachar of Nature, should have been credited to Aurore Simonnet of Sonoma State University.

John R. Hubbard, a historian and former U.S. ambassador to India who was president of USC in the 1970s, died Sunday at his Rancho Mirage home after a long illness, the university announced. The broad-shouldered and outspoken Texas native, widely known as "Jack," was 92. During his decade-long presidency, Hubbard was credited with helping to boost the University of Southern California's finances and academic reputation. But his term also was marked with controversies over donations from the shah of Iran and from corporations doing business in Saudi Arabia.

Leading the circus Re "Duck, it's The Donald!" Opinion, April 19 Why is it that every time I read an article on Donald Trump, I have visions of P.T. Barnum? It's bad enough that we are subjected to his ego-mercial "Celebrity Apprentice. " But now we have to listen to this twice-bankrupted celebrity wannabe, who inherited part of his fortune from his father, tell us of his business acumen. Do we have to tolerate his bid for attention as he continuously questions the birthplace of our president, a scheme logic would dictate required an enormous conspiracy on all levels that started more than 40 years ago?