University of California President Mark G. Yudof will step down from his position at the end of August, he announced Friday in a UC press release. Yudof cited “taxing health issues” and a desire to “make a change in (his) professional lifestyle” as reasons for ending his tenure with the UC. He will return to […]
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UC applications reach new highs
Applications to the UCLA campus and the University of California system reached record highs this year, according to reports released Friday by the UC Office of the President. Almost 100,000 applicants – including both freshman and transfer students – applied to UCLA for fall 2013, an 8.8 percent increase from last year and the highest […]
UCLA fall applications hit record high of almost 100,000
The total marks an 8.8 percent increase from last year and the highest number of applicants in the university’s history, officials said.
UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services reduces annual appointments for students
UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services reduced the number of annual individual counseling appointments per student earlier this month, after officials said they saw a large increase in demand for the center’s services last quarter.
Hill to offer two new housing options
The Office of Residential Life will offer two new housing options next year, gender-neutral housing and a floor that will house students interested in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex and allied communities.
Professor utilizes social media as a teaching tool
Instead of asking students to silence their cell phones and close the tabs on their Internet browsers, Camal is incorporating social media into his course, Music History 5: The History of Rock and Roll, this quarter.
UC may increase online courses
SAN FRANCISCO— With insistent urging by the governor and in light of a failing online program, the University of California Board of Regents discussed ideas on Wednesday to increase the number of online courses at the UC – but have yet to lay out further concrete plans.