UCLA graduates will enter an improved job market in June but may still face challenges finding full-time employment after graduating. According to the UCLA Career Center’s 2015 First Destination survey, about 33 percent of UCLA graduates with bachelor’s degrees had full-time job offers within six months. About 21 percent of graduates were still looking for […]
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UCLA graduate student travel grant to fund research-related expenses
A new travel grant will reimburse doctoral students up to $1,000 for research-related travel expenses beginning July. Students who qualify for the Conference, Research and Professional Development Travel Grant Program can request reimbursement for travel-related expenses, including airfare, hotel and conference registration fees, said Robin Garrell, dean of UCLA’s graduate division. The grant will be […]
Campus clubs work together to promote student voter registration
Student groups and University of California campus officials are working together to register students to vote for the California primary election before the Monday deadline. Yara Hejazi, registration director of Vote for our Future, or V4F, and third-year political science student said he thinks student groups aim to address low voter turnout for young people. […]
GSA recap – May 4
The Graduate Students Association is the voice of graduate students on campus. The association meets for forum every three weeks and takes positions on current issues affecting graduate students. Forum meetings are at 5:30 p.m. in the Ackerman Viewpoint Lounge. Agenda The forum discussed and approved a letter of censure against GSA President Milan Chatterjee. […]
Student-run clinic gives homeless individuals access to free health care
Alexander Sones, a second-year medical student, treated his first patient at a Santa Monica homeless shelter after spending the morning asking the man questions about his throat and abdomen pain to diagnose his condition. The Student Run Homeless Clinic, a mobile clinic staffed by UCLA medical students, provides free medical services to homeless individuals in […]
GSA finds Milan Chatterjee in violation of code, votes not to take action
The Graduate Students Association found President Milan Chatterjee guilty of violating the GSA code and constitution at a meeting Wednesday night, but voted not to take action against him. The forum found Chatterjee guilty with a 12-3-5 vote and decided to draft a letter of censure with a 11-2-4 vote. The letter will state the […]
GSA forum to present charges against President Milan Chatterjee
The graduate student government will present charges against its president at a meeting Wednesday evening. If the charges come to a vote and two-thirds of all seated delegates vote to impeach, the UCLA Graduate Students Association President Milan Chatterjee will be removed from office. The GSA forum will discuss charges against Chatterjee in an open […]