Category Archives: UC

Inaugural UC public law conference encourages discussion and protests

More than 500 law students, faculty and attorneys discussed how lawyers can use their skills to address civil rights issues at a conference this weekend. The University of California held its first Public Service Law Conference at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center from Saturday to Sunday. The conference, which opened with a keynote speech […]

Napolitano claims UC will support undocumented students, free speech

University of California President Janet Napolitano said Saturday that the UC will continue to support undocumented students in the University, and said the University should continue to host controversial speakers because she thinks hateful speech is protected under the First Amendment. In an interview with the Daily Bruin and other media outlets at the UC […]

UCLA admission rate hits record low, student concerns on diversity arise

UCLA’s admission rate reached 16.1 percent this year, its lowest level ever. The university also admitted a higher percentage of out-of-state students than in-state students and increased the percentage of students it admitted from underrepresented minority groups. Youlonda Copeland-Morgan, vice provost of enrollment management, said the admission rate was low because the university received a […]

UC initiative supports first-generation students, existing UCLA programs

For first-generation UCLA student Aaron Lopez, talking to his family about college is a challenge. Lopez, a fourth-year English and gender studies student, said as the first person in his family to go to college, he often felt he had to navigate college alone without much family support. “My grandmother is my only family and […]

Criteria for UCLA’s top university rank may rely on exclusionary factors

Several students said that while they appreciate UCLA’s improvement in college rankings this year, they are skeptical of the rankings’ criteria. Times Higher Education recognized UCLA as the best public university in the nation earlier this month, while UCLA tied with UC Berkeley on Monday for the No.1 spot in the 2018 U.S. News & […]

UC regents recap – Sept. 14

The governing board of the University of California met for the last day of its September meeting at UC San Diego on Thursday. The Board of Regents discussed the previous two days’ committee meetings and approved the actions committees voted on during Wednesday’s meeting. Board of Regents The board approved a 3 percent increase for […]