Angela Campos wanted to spend her summer working at the law firm Bergman Dacey Goldsmith in Westwood Village, and when she was offered a spot in its internship program, she said she couldn’t wait to begin. But before she could start, the firm told her she would need to get class credit with UCLA because […]
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UC Regents endorse state budget plan keeping in-state tuition flat
SAN FRANCISCO — The University of California Board of Regents Committee on Finance voted unanimously Thursday to endorse the state funding framework agreed upon by Gov. Jerry Brown and UC President Janet Napolitano that would freeze in-state tuition for two years, despite several objections. The plan, announced as a part of the governor’s May budget […]
UC Board of Regents to discuss Gov. Brown’s budget revision
The University of California Board of Regents will meet at the UC San Francisco campus this week to decide whether to follow Gov. Jerry Brown’s May budget revision and the long-term UC funding plan, among other issues. Brown’s updated budget proposal released Thursday calls for a two-year tuition freeze for resident undergraduate students, followed by […]
May state budget revision not expected to fulfill UC funding needs
Experts say chances are slim that Gov. Jerry Brown’s revised state budget, which will be released Thursday, will include additional funding for the University of California even though the state has received more revenue than expected in the past year due to the growing economy. Brown’s initial budget proposal, drafted in January, did not account […]
Students, professors share peaceful side of Baltimore demonstrations
Tehya Faulk’s father, J.C. Faulk, walked arm in arm with his U.S. congressman and state senator while leading black spiritual songs at a Baltimore demonstration, where protestors behind them carried handmade signs that read “Justice for Freddie Gray!” and “Black Lives Matter.”
UCLA scholars comment on state of present-day civil rights activism
Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of the need for students to get more involved in the Civil Rights Movement. But 50 years later, some UCLA scholars say they think students are straying further from King’s call. More than 50 years after the end of segregation and the gain of voting rights, some say the country […]
UC denies violating state transparency law with tuition hike proposal
The University of California is denying claims made by a government report last week that it violated a state transparency law when it announced a tuition hike proposal in November. The 11-page California Legislative Analyst’s Office report found that the University did not comply with four of the six public transparency measures instituted in 2012 […]