The University of California will double the amount of state money used for a UC budget reform that attempts to equalize how state funds are distributed among campuses. The new funds will be distributed next year to the four campuses that currently receive the least amount of state funds. This progression in the implementation of […]
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Independent reviews dispute Sander report on admissions
This article was updated on Jan. 28 at 3:20 p.m. The original version of this article contained multiple errors and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Independent reviews, commissioned by a UCLA professor on behalf of a group of faculty, identified errors and discrepancies in a controversial report claiming […]
UCLA Academic Senate opposes rebenching proposal
UCLA administrators and faculty spoke out against University of California”˜s new model for allocating state funds to campuses, in a UCLA Academic Senate statement released last week.
Forum on UCLA’s holistic admissions policies postponed
A forum on UCLA’s holistic admissions policies planned for Wednesday has been postponed because of scheduling problems and legal concerns about the form of the discussion, according to organizers.
UCLA undergrads lean left, exit poll shows
In line with state political trends, UCLA undergraduates overwhelmingly voted to re-elect President Barack Obama in Tuesday’s election, while they took a stronger stance than the rest of the state on Proposition 30, according to Daily Bruin exit poll results.
Race factoring report draws backlash from UCLA community
A report claiming that UCLA is illegally taking race into account in its admissions process has drawn backlash from the campus community.
Findings by law professor suggest that UCLA Admissions may be violating Prop 209
UCLA Undergraduate Admissions could be violating Proposition 209, a California law that prohibits state institutions from taking race into account during the admissions or hiring process, according to a report released today by a UCLA law professor.