It is typically best not to worry about things beyond your control. For college students, however, the dizzying cost of higher education and the financial pressure placed on students’ backs by hefty student loan packages are impossible to ignore. Students forced to take out sizable loans can only make the best of a bad situation. […]
Author Archives: Ryan Nelson
Ryan Nelson: Regents should increase student input, transparency
In math class, we’re generally taught to show our work. You can’t simply skip from the problem to the solution. Otherwise, the teacher would never know if the student understood the problem, cheated or just took a lucky guess. Much like a struggling student, the UC Board of Regents, in selecting a new University of […]
Ryan Nelson: USAC should encourage integration of financial literacy into curriculum
The Undergraduate Students Association Council Financial Supports Commission hosted a financial literacy fair in Bruin Plaza on Tuesday, seeking to arm students with the real-world skills they need to navigate the world of bank loans, mortgages and retirement accounts they will encounter after college. The fair offered a host of fantastic tools, but it was […]
Ryan Nelson: UC should release records to student-workers union
Californians don’t like to be left in the dark. Since the 1960s, the state legislature has passed a number of bills to help keep our public institutions accountable. Of those, the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act, or HEERA, gives University of California employees the right to collective bargaining, and subsequent legislation has given unions the […]
Ryan Nelson: Affordable Care Act helps stabilize financial futures of graduating students
With concerns over job searches and post-college plans dominating the thoughts of soon-to-be graduates, health insurance should be among the least of their concerns. And while most of us have plenty of time to put off this worry, knowing there are valid options available can alleviate a little bit of stress for seniors rapidly approaching […]
Ryan Nelson: Financial literacy course should replace GE class
Many students are graduating from UCLA with a poor grasp on the skills necessary to survive in the world’s financial market. In Sunday’s Registration Issue, I recommended that financial literacy be worked into UCLA’s General Education curriculum. Among the possible options, it seems that the best way to make such a change would be to […]
Ryan Nelson: Financial literacy course should prepare students for life
Sometimes I wish I were as smart the E*TRADE baby. That’s not meant to be a joke, either. When you see the investment firm’s ads on TV, the message isn’t subtle: Our financial tools are so good, a baby can use them and be successful. Amazingly enough, when I started testing the murky waters of […]