Southeast Asian student groups at UCLA and across the nation called attention to rising deportation rates of Southeast Asian Americans under President Donald Trump’s administration. The Asian Pacific Coalition at UCLA, several of its member organizations and Southeast Asian student groups nationwide held a “week of action” last week to raise awareness about the issue. […]
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UCLA community offers views on possibilities, shortcomings of SAT ‘adversity score’
UCLA professors and students said they do not think a new score that aims to provide context on the challenges students face will be immediately effective in increasing disadvantaged students’ access to higher education. The College Board, a nonprofit organization that administers the SAT, announced May 17 it will implement the Environmental Context Dashboard, which […]
The Centennial Issue: Forging the Future
or Jan Reiff, activism means caring about issues beyond one’s self and then acting to make positive change on those issues. “It’s where you harness your emotions and your strong feelings to figure out how to make that turn into something,” said Reiff, a history professor. In the past hundred years, UCLA has been home […]
Columbia professor discusses issues involving refugees, asylum seekers
This post was updated on May 17 at 5:36 p.m. A Columbia University professor said Americans should show greater compassion toward refugees and asylum seekers coming to the United States at an event on campus Wednesday. Mae Ngai, a history and Asian American studies professor at Columbia, gave a lecture about the history of refugees and […]
Senate bill introduced to combat homelessness by securing federal funds
Local governments in Los Angeles may receive additional funds to help fight homelessness if a Senate bill passes. The Fighting Homelessness Through Services and Housing Act would give $750 million in grants to local governments each year for the next five years in an effort to combat homelessness. It would also require a 25% match […]
Digital LSAT expected to improve test-taking experience, increase accessibility
Students taking the Law School Admission Test will soon have to take the two sections of the exam in two separate sittings under the new digital format. This is one of a number of changes to the exam as it moves to its new digital format. The Law School Admission Council, the organization that administers […]
Pre-med students overwhelmingly want greater diversity, study shows
This post was updated April 23 at 6 p,m. Pre-medical students support greater diversity in the medical profession, according to a recent national survey. The survey, which was published April 15 by Kaplan Test Prep, found that 80% of pre-medical students said the medical profession needs to better reflect the demographics of the general patient […]