College enrollment is expected to continue to increase until 2022, but at a slower pace than in the past couple decades, according to a National Center for Education Statistics report released last week. From 2011 to 2022, enrollment in postsecondary institutions is expected to increase 14 percent to almost 24 million people. From 1997 to […]
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UCLA group promotes awareness of undocumented students
UCLA’s undocumented student group will hold a series of events this week to call attention to undocumented individuals’ needs and how deportation affects their families. The Improving Dreams, Equality, Access and Success student group, which represents undocumented students at UCLA , will hold its annual “National Coming Out of the Shadows” week to highlight immigration […]
AFSCME 3299 union, UC reach agreement on service workers
The University of California and its largest union have reached a tentative contract for service workers this week after more than a year of bitter disagreement, avoiding a five-day strike that was planned for next week.
Napolitano introduces project to engage with Oakland community
University of California President Janet Napolitano announced a new project Tuesday to support high school students, local businesses and community organizations in Oakland, where UC headquarters are located. As part of the UC Oakland Partnership, the UC Office of the President will offer at least two to three scholarships to graduating Oakland high school seniors […]
Samantha Power discusses importance of freedom of press in global conflicts
U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power warned the UCLA community Sunday that there are growing dangers threatening the free press and thus the public’s ability to sufficiently understand global conflicts. Power, the U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations, said in a lecture Sunday night that foreign governments in Syria, China, Egypt, Turkey and several other countries […]
House of Representatives passes bill expanding veterans’ tuition aid
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Monday that would allow student veterans to pay in-state tuition rates at public colleges or universities no matter where they go to school. The G.I. Bill Tuition Fairness Act of 2013 would exempt all members and veterans of the U.S. armed forces from having to pay nonresident […]
CSU chancellor pitches plan to boost graduation rates
Worried about an expected shortage of bachelor’s degrees in the state, California State University Chancellor Timothy White announced a $50 million plan Wednesday to increase the number of graduates it produces every year. In his “State of the CSU” address – the first of its kind– White said the $50 million would go toward recruiting […]