UCLA’s admission rate reached 16.1 percent this year, its lowest level ever. The university also admitted a higher percentage of out-of-state students than in-state students and increased the percentage of students it admitted from underrepresented minority groups. Youlonda Copeland-Morgan, vice provost of enrollment management, said the admission rate was low because the university received a […]
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Exploring other routes may benefit pre-meds unsure about medical school
As fall rolls in each year, many premedical students and alumni must quickly learn to balance both their academic and nonacademic commitments with medical school applications. While some pre-med students never waver in their decision to pursue medicine, others lose interest before ever applying to medical school because of the stress, lifestyle and time commitment […]
Faculty Women’s Club celebrates 100 years of empowering women
A UCLA group created to fight for women’s rights before UCLA was even established will be celebrating its centenary this year. The UCLA Faculty Women’s Club is holding several programs for its members over the next few months, including dinners and galas, to celebrate the centenary. [Related: Women’s Faculty Club celebrates 95th anniversary] Female faculty […]
Student DACA recipients voice concerns over past obstacles, future fears
As a child, Karen Coronilla would get upset when her father would come home after a day’s work in construction or gardening without any pay. “He’d say, ‘Well I didn’t get paid today, I’m undocumented so there’s nothing I can do,’” Coronilla said. Coronilla, a third-year Chicana/o studies student who is a recipient of the […]
Associate professor explores history, reality of Moroccan Jewish community
Aomar Boum said his research on Jewish history in his home country of Morocco brings local attention to that history and helps people reconnect with their historic roots. However, Boum said because he is Muslim, his background affects how people perceive his research. “If I think about identity politics (in the United States), being black, […]
UCLA students and faculty respond to Trump’s decision to end DACA
When Mishelle Oh wanted to join her high school basketball team, the family she lived with urged her not to play. Because Oh was undocumented, she could not get health insurance and would have had to pay to treat injuries out of pocket. Oh, a 2017 UCLA alumna, said when she enrolled in the Deferred […]
Native Americans at UCLA celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day naming
This post was updated Sept. 11 at 9:18 a.m. Clementine Bordeaux, a member of the Rosebud Lakota tribe, said she was surprised when the Los Angeles City Council voted to replace Columbus Day with a holiday honoring indigenous peoples. “I think we were all kind of in shock that it passed, and so there was […]