A recently nominated student regent and UCLA alumnus said he hopes to increase engagement of different student populations and focus on issues relating to basic needs. Jamaal Muwwakkil, a doctoral student at UC Santa Barbara, was nominated in May to be the student regent on the University of California Board of Regents for the 2020-2021 […]
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Student participation in politics predicts more representative public policy
UCLA students and faculty said they are hopeful more students will vote in the 2020 presidential election after an increase in student voter turnout for the 2018 midterm elections. The 2018 midterm elections saw a 537% increase in in-person UCLA student voters in four years, from 869 students in the 2014 midterm elections to 4,669 […]
UCLA community offers views on possibilities, shortcomings of SAT ‘adversity score’
UCLA professors and students said they do not think a new score that aims to provide context on the challenges students face will be immediately effective in increasing disadvantaged students’ access to higher education. The College Board, a nonprofit organization that administers the SAT, announced May 17 it will implement the Environmental Context Dashboard, which […]
Undocumented young adults qualify for health care until age 26 in new state budget
Undocumented young adults may continue receiving health care coverage from the state until age 26, according to the governor’s budget report. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2019-2020 state budget, which was revised Thursday, stated the budget will allocate $98 million to extend the length of Medi-Cal coverage for young adults between the ages of 19 and 25 […]
Report finds out-of-state student recruitment racially, socioeconomically biased
This post was updated April 23 at 5:04 p.m. Public research universities focus more of their recruitment efforts on out-of-state students, according to a report from UCLA and the University of Arizona. The study, which was published in March, investigated the recruitment strategies of 15 public research universities nationwide and found decreased state funding has […]
Survey attributes increase in law school applications to recent political climate
More students may be applying to law school in response to recent controversies in national politics, a survey found. A survey by Kaplan Test Prep in February surveyed law school admissions officers and found political climate was an important factor in the increase in law school applications in the U.S. Law school applications increased by […]
Students now work longer hours than before to afford college, study finds
UCLA students said they need to work long hours to cover high costs of living and other school-related expenses. A study conducted in September by HSBC, a banking and financial services company, found students in the United States are spending more time working paid jobs than studying or going to class. The survey also found […]