A total of three students will be able to sit on committees during the UC Board of Regents meeting next month, which some say is still not enough to fully represent the student voice. The newest student to join the discussion, Vanessa Garcia of UC San Diego, will attend the meeting as a student observer, […]
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Calif. law allows undocumented individuals to drive legally
Undocumented individuals in California, including those in the UCLA community, will soon be able to legally share the road with other drivers. Gov. Jerry Brown officially signed a measure into law last week that allows undocumented individuals to apply for a driver’s license starting in 2015. “This is only the first step,” Brown said in […]
UCLA service workers, students protest UC compensation contract
Dozens of service workers and UCLA students gathered at different locations around campus Thursday to protest the University of California’s recent compensation contract with the service worker’s union.
UC introduces new health plans for employees
Some UC employees will soon need to choose a new health insurance policy from a new pool of options offered by the University of California. The University of California announced it will eliminate four of its seven current plans and introduce two new plans in their place. There are now only five plans offered for […]
U.S. Census Bureau report shows increase in Hispanic college enrollment
Hispanic students now have the second highest college enrollment rate, after Asian students, according to data released last week from the U.S. Census Bureau. Data from 2012 shows that about 48 percent of recent Hispanic high school graduates that were not enrolled as graduate or vocational school students were enrolled incollege at the undergraduate level, […]
Program expands on UC online courses
More than 100 faculty members across the University of California are signing up to participate in a $10 million program that would create 150 for-credit online courses for the UC. Over the next three years, the Innovative Learning Technology Initiative program will pay UC faculty to establish online courses that will count for credit in […]