California does not have enough land set aside to fulfill Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom’s affordable housing initiative, according to an upcoming report from UCLA researchers. Newsom said throughout his campaign that he plans to build 3.5 million homes across California in the next seven years. A report from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs […]
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Law professors discuss free speech protections on college campuses
A law professor said all forms of free speech, including hate speech, should be protected on university campuses. John Villasenor, a professor at the UCLA School of Law, spoke with Richard Epstein, a law professor at New York University and University of Chicago, about the First Amendment and its applications to business, higher education and […]
History professor awarded for research on interrelations in imperial history
A distinguished UCLA history professor was awarded $500,000 for his work studying long-term trends throughout world history. Sanjay Subrahmanyam was awarded the Dan David Prize for his research on the interrelations between Asia and European imperial history from the late Middle Ages to the early modern period. The full $1 million prize will be shared […]
Record label founder donates $1 million for art and music school scholarships
A philanthropist donated $1 million to provide scholarships for art and music students, a university press release announced Thursday. Jerry Moss, who co-founded A&M Records with Herb Alpert, gifted the donation to UCLA’s Moss Scholars program, which has awarded full-tuition scholarships to art and music students for 15 years. The UCLA Chancellor’s Centennial Scholars Match […]
New Census question could result in significant population undercount
A question surveying citizenship status on the United States Census could cause a large undercount of the population, resulting in a misallocation of money and representation to various states, according to a testimony by a UCLA professor. President Donald Trump’s administration announced plans to add a question surveying respondents’ citizenship status to the national census […]
Study shows increase in state funding for universities over past year
State funding for higher education increased nationwide last year, but may not have a substantial impact on the University of California, according to researchers from an annual survey. The Grapevine survey, a joint project undertaken by the Center for the Study of Education Policy at Illinois State University and the State Higher Education Executive Officers, […]
New bill proposes income share agreements for students as alternative to loans
University of California students may be able to have their tuition fees waived in return for promising a portion of their future income to their university if a proposed bill passes. Assemblyman Randy Voepel proposed Assembly Bill 154, which would allow students at the UC and California State Universities to enter into income share agreements […]