The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music appointed a music professor as its inaugural dean, a university press release announced Friday. Eileen Strempel will begin her term July 8. She is an opera singer and voice professor at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Strempel was previously the senior vice provost for academic affairs […]
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California health insurance agency advised to increase coverage, accessibility
A UCLA report recommended California’s health insurance agency expand its coverage and make insurance more affordable. The report, which was published Friday and co-written by Wes Yin, an associate professor of public policy, analyzed policy options that could improve market stability and affordability of health insurance. Covered California is the state’s health insurance marketplace for […]
UC librarians continue negotiating with UCOP over contracts
This post was updated Feb. 5 at 2:25 p.m. University of California librarians and the UC Office of the President have been out of contract for four months but are still negotiating. University Council-American Federation of Teachers Unit 17, a union representing UC librarians, bargained with UCOP on Friday marking its 10th month of negotiations. Its […]
UCLA sees decrease in fall 2019 freshman applications by about 2 percent
UCLA received fewer freshman applications than last year for admission in fall 2019, according to data released Tuesday. The number of applicants decreased by about 2 percent, from 113,695 in 2018 to 111,266 in 2019, according to preliminary data released by the University of California Office of the President. Other UC schools, such as UC […]
Proposed state budget would increase funding for UC, aims to support students
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget for next year would increase funding for the University of California. The proposed budget would allocate $36.4 billion for higher education, an increase of $1.4 billion from this year’s budget. According to the proposal, the budget would add $240 million in ongoing funds for operating costs, as well as efforts […]
Proposed Cal Grant reforms could further offset students’ financial difficulties
Students may become eligible for more grants through new reforms to a California financial aid program. The California Student Aid Commission approved a proposal to reform the Cal Grant program Nov. 30. The proposed changes would improve access to the program, support eligibility for students taking summer courses, broaden its definition of total cost of […]
Federal report urges colleges to better advertise food assistance programs
This post was updated Jan. 24 at 3:36 p.m. The U.S. Government Accountability Office recommended that federal agencies better publicize food assistance programs in order to combat food insecurity on college campuses in a report released Jan. 9. The GAO reported that 3.3 million college students in the U.S. in 2016 were eligible to receive […]