The University of California Board of Regents, the governing body of the UC, discussed diversity in graduate student programs, outcomes of surveys targeting graduate students and undergraduate admission policy, among other items, on the second day of its board meeting at UC San Francisco. Board of Regents Students gave public comments about tuition and housing […]
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UC increases minority-group admits, UCLA acceptance rate falls to 16.1
This post was updated July 7 at 10:21 p.m. The University of California admitted more students from underrepresented minority groups and low-income families this year but admitted less in-state students than last year. According to admission data the university released Thursday, the number of California-resident freshmen admitted to the UCs decreased by 1.7 percent from […]
Two UCLA students nominated as Board of Regents representatives
The University of California’s governing board appointed two UCLA students to serve as representatives on the board. A Board of Regents special committee nominated Devon Graves, an graduate student, as the student regent-designate and Rafi Sands, an undergraduate student, as the first-ever student adviser. The student adviser is a nonvoting position the Regents created last […]
USAC recap – June 29
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week on 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 Student Union Director Roy Champawat […]
Social sciences dean terminates appointment of lecturer Keith Fink
This post was updated June 29 at 6:10 p.m. The department of communication studies ended the appointment of a lecturer following a review process that began in May. Laura E. Gómez, interim dean of social sciences, issued a notice of termination to Keith Fink, a former continuing lecturer, on June 27. UCLA spokesperson Tod Tamberg […]
UC community expresses dissatisfaction with new regent nominees
Several student leaders and professors said they were concerned that the governor did not follow proper procedure when nominating new regents last month, and felt the nominees were out of touch with California’s diversity. The Council of University of California Faculty Associations wrote a letter to California state Sen. Kevin de León last week asking […]
Donation to School of Law funds research on LGBTQ rights and diversity
A former UCLA lecturer and associate professor recently donated to the UCLA School of Law to promote research on LGBTQ rights and diversity. David Sanders, a former UCLA psychiatry associate clinical professor and lecturer, donated $2 million to create the David Sanders Distinguished Scholar position and support the Dukeminier Awards Journal. Sanders’ donation will support […]