An international ranking named UCLA the second-best public university in the United States on Tuesday. The 2018 Academic Ranking of World Universities, which was published by the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, also ranked UCLA 11th in the world out of 1000 universities, an increase from the 12th spot which UCLA had held since 2011. The ShanghaiRanking Consultancy […]
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New course to bring in multidisciplinary perspectives to discuss art
This post was updated Aug. 15 at 4:30 p.m. A new interdisciplinary course will explore the concepts of time, space and beauty, starting fall quarter of 2018. The course, titled Arts and Architecture 100: “Ten Questions,” brings together professors from across the university to answer 10 fundamental questions, such as “What is Memory?” and “What […]
Student worker union holds protest for provisions in new contract with UC
This post was updated Aug. 15 at 5:53 p.m. University of California student workers held a rally Tuesday to put pressure on the University to accept their demands for their new contract. Roughly 100 people from United Auto Workers Local 2865 and its allies set up tents and banners outside of Murphy Hall to demand […]
UCLA crosses $4.2 billion fundraising goal, lags behind in scholarship funding
UCLA has only met 44 percent of its Centennial Campaign subtarget for student support despite eclipsing a $4.2 billion fundraising goal 18 months ahead of its original deadline. Upon hearing about the Centennial Campaign’s progress, some students were critical about the lack of scholarship fundraising. “It’s a little bit shocking to hear the distance between […]
Humanities division to honor faculty, rename building after major donation
This post was updated July 31 at 12:30 a.m. UCLA announced Monday it will rename the Humanities Building after one former and one current faculty member after receiving a $25 million donation in their name. The university announced it will rename the building Renée and David Kaplan Hall after their son, Jordan Kaplan, his wife, […]
UCLA School of Law adds specialization in environmental law
Students at the UCLA School of Law can now earn a specialization in environmental law. Sean Hecht, co-executive director of the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, said that the specialization was a long-term project fueled by both student interest and administrative planning. “We have a lot of students come here to study […]
Librarians bargain with UCOP about academic freedom, temporary positions
University of California librarians held a rally Thursday to support their cause during a bargaining session with the UC Office of the President. About 100 people attended the rally, which was held by University Council-AFT, a union that represents UC librarians and non-Senate faculty, in front of Charles E. Young Research Library during the fourth […]