Professors are pillars of the UCLA community. But, beyond teaching and research, should they be required to be campus and community role models to merit tenure?
Author Archives: Kimberly Grano
_UC right to support University of Texas’ race-conscious admission policy_
In a Supreme Court case that may influence the future of admissions policies nationwide, University of California officials have filed a brief in support of the University of Texas’ race-conscious stance on admissions.
In the Know: _PH.D. holders on federal aid_
Despite the current condition of the United States’ economy, it still seems unreasonable that a significant number of Ph.D. holders are unable to make ends meet with their paychecks alone.
In the Know: Prior Learning Assessment
Professors hope their students will take their desire for education from the lecture hall and into the real world, and use experiential learning to supplement what they have learned in the classroom.
_Textbooks abound: Senate bills would alleviate students’ financial burdens with open source library_
First-year linguistics and psychology student Anya Platt ended up returning her $244 chemistry textbook this quarter because the high cost was not worth its educational value.
_In the know: Facebook Privacy_
Of those engaged in social networking, most would admit to having “Facebook stalked,” or, to put it more delicately, conducted a thorough investigation of another person’s Facebook page.
_Declaring sexual orientation on SIR could improve LGBT students’ college experience_
Though sexual orientation is commonly considered a personal issue, a new proposal in the University of California Academic Senate would allow the university to quantify the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender presence on campus.