UC Regents recap – Sept. 15

The University of California Regents, the governing body of the UC, met for the second day of its board meeting at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center. The entire board heard from UCLA officials about the campus’s finances and approved items discussed yesterday in individual committees. Board of Regents Individual committee chairs updated the regents about […]

UC Regents recap – Sept. 14

The University of California Regents, the governing body of the UC, met Wednesday for its bimonthly board meeting at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. Committees discussed UC cooperation with California Community Colleges and approved funding for several UCLA projects, among other topics. Academic and Student Affairs Committee UC Provost Aimée Dorr said the […]

UCLA ties for No. 24 spot on U.S. News & World Report ranking

UCLA was ranked the 24th-best national university in the 2017 edition of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings of national universities, released Monday evening, slipping slightly from last year. UCLA tied with Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Virginia, and tied for second-best public university with University of Virginia behind University of […]

USAC recap – Sept. 6

The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government that represents the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Watch a livestream of the meetings on the USAC Live! YouTube channel. Agenda items External Vice President Rafi Sands […]

Equity, diversity and inclusion office announces advisory board members

UCLA officials announced in a campuswide email Thursday the members of a new student advisory board for the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Jerry Kang asked students to apply for the newly created board in May. The board will help him observe the campus climate and combat […]

Former GSA president to leave UCLA, finish law school at NYU

This post was updated September 1, 1:33 p.m. Former Graduate Students Association president Milan Chatterjee announced he will leave UCLA for his last year of law school. In a letter dated Aug. 24 and addressed to Chancellor Gene Block, Chatterjee claimed to have been bullied and harassed by members of the boycott, divestment and sanctions […]

UCLA Health to partner with Los Angeles Lakers for training facility

This post was updated Sept. 1 at 9:25 a.m. UCLA officials announced Wednesday a partnership with the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team that covers in-game health care for players and naming rights to the Lakers’ new training facility. UCLA Health will serve as the exclusive in-game health providers for Lakers’ players. The team’s new training facility […]