UCLA was ranked the 24th-best national university in the 2017 edition of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings of national universities, released Monday evening, slipping slightly from last year. UCLA tied with Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Virginia, and tied for second-best public university with University of Virginia behind University of […]
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UCLA settles lawsuit with graduate students alleging Title IX violations
UCLA settled a lawsuit Thursday that was filed by two graduate students who claimed they were sexually harassed by professor Gabriel Piterberg. According to a UCLA statement, the UC Board of Regents agreed to pay one student $350,000 and the other student $110,000. They will also provide one of the students with a dissertation year […]
UCLA plans to host debate between Senate candidates Sanchez and Harris
UCLA plans to host a U.S. Senate debate between candidates Rep. Loretta Sanchez and California Attorney General Kamala Harris at Royce Hall on Oct. 14. Sanchez, a Democrat from Orange County, accepted the debate offer after she met with students and faculty Tuesday morning to discuss her goals for education as senator, said Rafi Sands, […]
Student’s internship gives a behind-the-scenes view of the White House
Heading to work on the first day of her internship, Kendall Schreiberg found herself in a line of people in suits and ties. The environment was intimidating and made her wonder, “What am I doing walking into the White House?” Schreiberg, a fourth-year political science student, was on her way to her internship program in […]
LGBT Campus Resource Center now offers free pads and tampons
The LGBT Campus Resource Center added pads and tampons to its selection of free products for students, which includes condoms and dental dams. The center partnered with the Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center in early August to provide the pads and tampons, said Raja Bhattar, the center’s director, in an email statement. The products […]
Class gives UCLA law students experience defending real clients
Andres Dae Keun Kwon’s most memorable moment as a law student was telling a man who had been in prison for 20 years that he would soon be free. President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of more than 200 individuals convicted of nonviolent crimes last month, including that of Darnell Crookshank. Kwon and other UCLA […]
Equity, diversity and inclusion office announces advisory board members
UCLA officials announced in a campuswide email Thursday the members of a new student advisory board for the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Jerry Kang asked students to apply for the newly created board in May. The board will help him observe the campus climate and combat […]