A California senate bill will provide housing options and services to help homeless students transition into stable housing if passed. Senate Bill 568 will create the College-Focused Rapid Rehousing Program, which will link California’s homeless college students to housing resources in their community. The bill will require colleges and universities that receive state funding to […]
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UCLA law school leads the way with inclusion of LGBTQ community
UCLA School of Law may have the most openly LGBTQ faculty members compared to other law schools in the United States, according to a recent survey. The Law School Climate Survey, conducted by the National LGBT Bar Association and Foundation, surveyed 67 American Bar Association-accredited law schools to identify policies and procedures that impact each […]
Digital LSAT expected to improve test-taking experience, increase accessibility
Students taking the Law School Admission Test will soon have to take the two sections of the exam in two separate sittings under the new digital format. This is one of a number of changes to the exam as it moves to its new digital format. The Law School Admission Council, the organization that administers […]
UC-AFT Local 1990 pushes for higher wages, better conditions for campus lecturers
University of California lecturers began negotiations with the UC for more favorable contracts Wednesday. The University Council for the American Federation of Teachers Local 1990, which represents UC lecturers and librarians, initiated the negotiations by holding a kickoff event in Dickson Court at which they passed out fliers and signed up students for future meetings. Karl […]
Visiting professor discusses recent federal tax law and mitigation techniques
A law professor proposed ways for individuals and local and state governments to mitigate the impacts of a recent cap on tax deductions at an event Wednesday. Law professors Kirk Stark and Jason Oh spoke at a UCLA School of Law event with Manoj Viswanathan, an associate law professor at the University of California Hastings […]
Ted Lieu given The Dr. Winston Doby Impact Award for support of higher education
This post was updated Feb. 21 at 2:30 p.m. Democrat Congressman Ted Lieu received an award for his efforts to improve higher education at an event on campus Tuesday. Lieu, who represents California’s 33rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, received The Dr. Winston Doby Impact Award for his support of students […]
Proposed state budget would increase funding for UC, aims to support students
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget for next year would increase funding for the University of California. The proposed budget would allocate $36.4 billion for higher education, an increase of $1.4 billion from this year’s budget. According to the proposal, the budget would add $240 million in ongoing funds for operating costs, as well as efforts […]