UC Santa Cruz spent $200,000 on ProctorU for the 2020-21 academic year (largest purchase order among responding UC/CSU schools, vastly more than pre-pandemic spending of $67,600 fo…
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UC Santa Cruz spent $200,000 on ProctorU for the 2020-21 academic year (largest purchase order among responding UC/CSU schools, vastly more than pre-pandemic spending of $67,600 for 2016-2019 combined).
Course / Exam
Multiple courses
Program
Higher education — undergraduate
Outcome
YR Media FOIA investigation revealed UC system-wide contracts with ProctorU totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. UC Santa Cruz Vice Provost could not explain which budget paid for it. Raised questions about prioritization of surveillance spending over student mental health resources during pandemic.
Source
News / Journalism
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