A tax bill House Republicans introduced Thursday would cut tax benefits for college students and higher education institutions. The plan reduces tax credits college students receive for tuition by categorizing employer-provided tuition payments as taxable income and eliminating a deduction on the interest college alumni pay on student loans. Employer-provided tuition payments are tax-free payments […]
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Cultural heritage institute to fund new Persian linguistics fellowship
The UCLA department of linguistics is establishing a fellowship in Persian linguistics with a $1 million donation from a Iranian culture institute, the university announced Monday. The Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute is funding the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Postdoctoral Fellowship, according to a university press release. The fellow will conduct research on Iranian linguistics and will […]
Student panelists discuss needed support for international students
This post was updated Nov. 9 at 12:28 p.m. Student panelists said at a Monday event they think international students at UCLA need more support from the university because they feel stressed and anxious while transitioning to studying in the U.S. Active Minds UCLA and the Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars hosted “Bruin […]
New organization aims to create community for vegan students
When Joyce Shang decided to become a vegan, she was surprised to learn that her greatest challenge was not finding food to eat, but rather people to eat with. “The hardest part was mostly going out to eat and going to friends’ houses,” she said. Shang, a third-year business economics student, created Veg Bruins in […]
UCLA engineering school opens resource center for transfer students
The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Sciences opened a new resource center for its transfer students Friday. The Engineering Transfer Center, located in Boelter Hall 6288, held a grand opening for students to see the new space and meet the center’s staff. The center will provide transfer students with a study space […]
Liberal student organization campaigns for out-of-state candidates
Students in a grassroots political organization spent three hours calling voters in Virginia to support a local Democratic candidate at a phone banking event Friday. About 12 students in Bruins Elect met in a Westwood apartment to call residents in the Virginia House of Delegates’ 68th district to garner support for Dawn Adams, a candidate […]
Students report issues with on-campus ride-share pickup zone times
Some students said they have had difficulties using Uber or Lyft in campus ride-hailing zones. Uber and Lyft users have had to go to designated zones on campus to request rides since the beginning of fall quarter. Some students reported having issues requesting a ride on campus in the evening, when the zones are not […]