U.S. senators passed a bipartisan student loan act Wednesday that would cut current student loan interest rates in half this year.
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Family, nationality connect UCLA students to Turkish protests
Gulnaz Kiper takes breaks from studying for her finals as often as she can to check news and social media accounts of protests currently taking place in Istanbul. Her family members are some of the Turkish citizens participating in violent protests that erupted in Turkey on Saturday.
Analyses of 2011 campus climate survey show mixed results, especially among minority students
Recently released findings from a UCLA campus climate survey administered two years ago reveal a disconnect between student opinions on diversity and students’ willingness to reach out to other groups on campus.
Alumna Debra Duardo honored for social welfare work
At age 15, Debra Duardo dropped out of high school and started working full time at a local fast food restaurant. She didn’t plan to go back to school. But she enrolled at UCLA more than 15 years later, marking the beginning of her career in social work. By then she was the mother of […]
UCLA researchers, LACMA work to preserve Watts Towers
Cracks splinter the cement that covers the Watts Towers, exposing a steel skeleton to the elements. About a half-hour drive from UCLA, the towers stand as a historic landmark in the neighborhood of Watts and are in need of a lasting face-lift.
Report says tuition hikes unsustainable, proposes methods to reform funding
For the past several years, the University of California has experienced a dynamic of sharp state budget cuts that have been absorbed primarily by increasing tuition – a funding model that a recent report says is unsustainable.
Professor creates website aiming to preserve indigenous languages
Drawing from his two decades of experience with annual healing rituals and ceremonies in southern Arizona, a UCLA professor is helping indigenous communities in the region document their language by making it available to a mass audience through a new website.