Lecturer union members and other supporters gathered on the steps of Powell Library on Thursday to inform students about the contract negotiations between the union and the University of California. The University Council-American Federation of Teachers, which represents non-Academic Senate faculty in the UC system including lecturers and librarians, began negotiating a new contract with […]
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Nursing students’ campus health video reaches out to Michelle Obama
Nursing students danced in classrooms to garner attention for their campaign to bring first lady Michelle Obama to UCLA for the School of Nursing’s commencement ceremony in June. About 70 nursing students demonstrated five ways UCLA and the School of Nursing improve campus community members’ health in a YouTube video uploaded Oct. 19, said Kia […]
Survey results suggest revised MCAT inadequately prepares students
A survey released Friday found less than half of medical school admissions officers think the newly revised Medical College Admission Test adequately prepares students for medical school. Results from the 2015 survey conducted by Kaplan Test Prep, a test preparation company, showed 42 percent of medical school admissions officers think the new MCAT prepares students, […]
Three-year degree pathways to combat looming tuition increase
The vice provost of undergraduate education formalized three-year plans for about 30 majors in an attempt to prompt students to graduate early, following a push from Gov. Jerry Brown to reduce the cost of higher education for University of California students. Vice Provost Patricia Turner is working with Gov. Brown to create three-year schedules for […]
Study measures challenges for Asian, Pacific Islander students
A report released Tuesday by a nongovernmental organization presented data that detailed challenges faced by specific ethnicities within the Asian American and Pacific Islander student population in California. Michele Siqueiros, president of the Campaign for College Opportunity, said during an online conference that she thinks state officials do not ensure that access and opportunity for […]
AP, IB credit no longer to be factored in enrollment priority at UCLA
All undergraduate students can no longer use Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate credit to advance their enrollment priority, a UCLA official announced Monday. Enrollment priority will be determined by the number of units a student has taken at UCLA or other colleges, rather than a student’s class standing, which is determined by all units the […]
Regents host forum on controversial principles against intolerance
University of California faculty members, students and activist groups expressed mixed opinions about modifying the Statements of Principles Against Intolerance at a UC Board of Regents forum Monday. The Board of Regents tasked a group of regents, faculty members and administrators with modifying the Statements of Principles Against Intolerance. The working group held a five-hour […]