This post was updated on April 5 at 7:45 p.m. The University of California Board of Regents discussed establishing a policy on nonresident enrollment, approved a new chancellor for UC Berkeley and approved items discussed in committee on the last day of its meeting at UC San Francisco. The Regents unanimously approved Carol Christ as […]
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UCLA graduate programs earn high rankings from US News & World Report
Several UCLA graduate schools and graduate programs placed highly in new rankings by U.S. News & World Report released Monday. The UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture tied for the No. 2 fine arts program with Virginia Commonwealth University. Among education schools, the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies tied for No. […]
Carol Christ nominated as next UC Berkeley chancellor
University of California President Janet Napolitano announced her pick to be the next chancellor of UC Berkeley. Napolitano chose Carol Christ to take over for Nicholas Dirks, who announced his plan to retire in August 2016 and return to teaching history and anthropology. Dirks’ announcement followed months of scandals and criticism toward Dirks’ spending $700,000 […]
UC Regents preview – March 14-16
The University of California Board of Regents will discuss the cost of attendance at UC, plans for new housing at several campuses and the impact of changes to the Affordable Care Act this Tuesday through Thursday at its bimonthly board meeting at UC San Francisco. Tuesday The Investments Subcommittee will hear updates on the performance […]
Trump’s proposed funding cuts have potential impact on student volunteers
A proposal to cut funding for national volunteer programs could affect recruitment of students for such programs at UCLA. President Donald Trump proposed allocating less funding for Corporation for National and Community Service, which provides funding for programs such as Americorps, Teach for America and City Year, according to The New York Times. UCLA has […]
UCLA dentistry employee involved in rape allegation in Title IX report
One of the sexual harassment reports released by the University of California on Tuesday involved a rape allegation against a UCLA employee. An undergraduate student, whose name was redacted in the report, alleged Tarundeep Sandhu, a former UCLA School of Dentistry employee, raped the student while she was intoxicated after going out to a bar […]
Bruins hope for more transparency following Title IX document release
Campus groups who focus on preventing and addressing sexual harassment said they hope the release of Title IX reports by the University of California will lead to more transparency. Bruins Against Sexual Harassment, United Auto Workers Local 2865 and Bruin Consent Coalition have protested UCLA’s settlement of a lawsuit with history professor Gabriel Piterberg on […]