UCLA plans to add more discussion sections to match increased enrollment

UCLA officials are working to supplement the increase in undergraduate enrollment for the 2016-2017 academic year by increasing the number of discussion and lab sections. Robert Cox, director of enrollment planning and academic performance analysis, said he is expecting an increase of at least 150 more discussion and lab sections from fall 2015 to fall […]

Vice chancellor of student affairs to retire, leave legacy behind

Before she entered the University of Pennsylvania, Janina Montero wanted to become an engineer. But she fell in love with literature instead. After graduating with degrees in Spanish and Hispanic literature, Montero began teaching Romance languages at Wesleyan University, where she developed a lifelong passion for helping students. She was the first dean of student […]

Chancellor Gene Block discusses intolerant speech, freshman admission

Chancellor Gene Block meets with members of the Daily Bruin Editorial Board every quarter to discuss issues affecting campus and explain administrative policies and decisions. At the meeting Monday, Block, who was joined by Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Janina Montero, Dean of Students Maria Blandizzi and Associate Vice Chancellor of University Communications and Marketing […]

Passage of #UCLAwellness Initiative Referendum expands funding for CAPS

UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services, or CAPS, plans to use funding from a student fee passed Friday to provide more counseling sessions and recruit more diverse clinicians. The #UCLAWellness Initiative Referendum will cost students $6 per quarter, $1.50 of which will go to CAPS. The rest of the money generated from the student fee will […]

Denea Joseph hopes to empower underrepresented students

When Denea Joseph immigrated to the United States from Belize at 7 years old, she did not realize she was different from most of her peers. “I didn’t feel like I was ostracized,” said Joseph, a fourth-year political science student. “Belize is the only English-speaking country in Central America, so it was relatively easy for […]

Q&A: UCLA law professor discusses focus on Native American law

Carole Goldberg, vice chancellor for academic personnel, enrolled in law school in 1968 with the intention of providing legal services to the poor. But after taking a seminar in Native American law and writing a paper that was cited by the U.S. Supreme Court, Goldberg decided to focus on Native American law. UCLA hired Goldberg […]

USAC Election Board announces spring campaign calendar

The undergraduate student government election board explained spring election rules and announced the campaign calendar during a candidate orientation session Friday. Candidates can campaign online starting April 18 and will participate in an event called Meet the Candidates on April 22. At the event, students and leaders of student organizations will be able to pose […]