The University of California Board of Regents voted today to continue charging students an extra $60 tuition surcharge, until the 2017-2018 academic year, so the regents can pay for a class action lawsuit about professional fee increases they faced a few years ago. Regents started collecting the fee in 2007 to pay for $42 million […]
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Fundraising and student fees highlight UC Board of Regents meeting
The University of California Board of Regents plans to focus on attracting donors to the University by building up its social media fundraising efforts and working closely with the entertainment industry, regents said at their bimonthly meeting Wednesday. New fundraising projects include the UC Promise Platform, through which students and alumni can make promises on […]
Board of Regents discusses fundraising efforts, selection of new president
The University of California Board of Regents plans to focus on attracting donors to the University by building up its social media fundraising efforts and working closely with the entertainment industry, regents said at their bimonthly meeting today. New fundraising projects include the UC Promise Platform, through which students and alumni can make promises on […]
Garcetti and Greuel likely to advance to run off election
As of press deadline Tuesday night, L.A. mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti held a 5 percent lead over Wendy Greuel in the city primary election results for the next mayor.
UCLA plans for increase in upper division enrollment
In the face of growing enrollment and limited capacity, UCLA officials will use extra funds next year to create more upper division courses for the largest class in its history.
Slate makes changes to advance transparency
Leaders of the undergraduate student government Bruins United slate are changing their group’s internal structure to address issues of transparency that surfaced in last year’s student government elections. “In the past there had been a disconnect in terms of transparency within the party and also with the party and the school,” said Ken Myers, a […]
Despite increasing tuition, UCLA sees spike in nonresident applications
A Bruin sticker on her laptop, a Bruin binder, Bruin sweatpants and a sweater remind the Shanghai student of the school across the world she has wanted to attend since she was a child.