Category Archives: Campus

UCLA approves sending nurses to Philippines to aid in relief effort

UCLA nurse Paulo Montenegro left Los Angeles Monday afternoon for the Philippines to provide medical services to victims of Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda. The 24-year-old is the first UCLA nurse whose trip to the Philippines is being paid for by the university, including flight, accommodations and two weeks’ pay. The university has also approved funding for nine […]

The UC mobilizes to repeal federal sequester cuts

With Congress’ budget deadline coming up on Friday, the 10 campuses in the University of California and other groups in the UC are mobilizing efforts to combat federal sequester cuts. The 10 UC chancellors and UC President Janet Napolitano wrote a letter to California’s congressional representatives last month, outlining the negative impacts sequester cuts have already […]

What’s happening at UCLA this week: Dec. 9

What: Campus partners are hosting a “study night” in Pauley Pavilion. The Undergraduate Students Association Council Facilities Commission is co-programing the event with UCLA Recreation, the USAC Academic Affairs Commission and the USAC General Representative 2 office. The study night will include a trail mix bar, free blue books and library resources. Where: Pauley Pavilion […]

Economic pressures lead to fewer full-time faculty

The likelihood of being taught by a full-time lecturer at UCLA is steadily decreasing. Economic and enrollment pressures have caused UCLA to replace retiring full-time faculty with part-time faculty, said Robert Cox, manager of the Office of Analysis and Information Management at UCLA. The shift parallels a national trend in the declining number of full-time […]