Federal judge rules that U.S. must resume DACA applications

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the United States must resume new applications for a program that deferred deportation for undocumented individuals brought to the United States as children. John D. Bates, a federal judge in the District Court of the District of Columbia, ruled in NAACP v. Donald J. Trump and Trustees of Princeton University […]

Study finds LA County residents generally reporting lower quality of life

UCLA researchers have found more than half of Los Angeles County residents are worried they might be displaced because of rising housing costs. The UCLA Luskin Los Angeles Initiative and The California Endowment released the 2018 Quality of Life Index, an annual study surveying LA County residents’ quality of life. Survey questions asked residents to […]

UC to guarantee admission for qualified community college students

California community college students who complete a set of prerequisite courses with a sufficient GPA will be guaranteed admission into the University of California, the University announced Wednesday. UC President Janet Napolitano and California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley signed a memorandum requesting the UC Academic Senate guarantee admission for students beginning community college […]

Trump administration sues California for its sanctuary state legislation

President Donald Trump’s administration sued California on Tuesday over its sanctuary state policies. The lawsuit, which was filed in the federal court in Sacramento, targets three California laws that protect undocumented immigrants from federal agencies. The lawsuit names Gov. Jerry Brown and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as defendants. AB 450, or the Immigrant Worker […]

UCLA sees drops in world university rankings for multiple subjects

UCLA and other University of California campuses dropped in more international university ranking categories than it rose in, according to an annual survey by an independent British educational marketing company. Quacquarelli Symonds published its 2018 QS World University Rankings by Subject report Wednesday, which ranked UCLA and UC Berkeley among the top-10 universities worldwide. However, […]

UC fights state rejection of funding, strives to fend off tuition hike

The University of California and student leaders are asking for additional funding from state legislators to prevent a future tuition hike. The UC is requesting $105 million in funding to replace its proposed 2.5 percent tuition hike for the 2018-2019 academic year and pay for resources to accommodate larger class sizes following increases in enrollment […]

Study estimates thousands of LGBTQ teens will undergo conversion therapy

A study released by a UCLA institute estimated that thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth in the United States will undergo conversion therapy. The UCLA Williams Institute, a UCLA Law think tank that conducts research on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy, estimates that more than 20,000 LGBTQ individuals between […]