Students applying to the University of California for the 2017-2018 academic year will be able to use tax information from two years prior on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, according to an executive action taken by President Barack Obama and a UC announcement on Sunday. The FAFSA form is available on Jan. 1 […]
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UC sells $200M worth of investments in coal, oil sands
The University of California announced Wednesday that it sold its $200 million direct holdings in coal and oil sand companies from the University’s endowment, pension and other funds. Chief Investment Officer Jagdeep Bachher made the announcement at the UC Board of Regents Committee on Investments teleconference meeting. At the meeting, Bachher said the decision to […]
UCLA ranked second best public university, 23rd overall in the nation
UCLA was tied for the 23rd best college and ranked as the second best public university for the second year in a row in a ranking by the U.S. News & World Report released on Tuesday. USC and Carnegie Mellon University were tied at No. 23 with UCLA. Last year, UCLA was placed two slots […]
UC Regents endowment yields 7.2 percent return
The University of California Regents endowment yielded a return of 7.2 percent for the fiscal year ending June 30, according to data released by the Chief Investment Officer of the Regents Friday. UC Regents endowment, which consists of $8.9 billion in assets, crossed its benchmark return of 3.5 percent. At the end of last fiscal […]
UCLA enrollment rate for 2015 remains at same level as previous year
The number of incoming first-year students at UCLA in 2015 – both resident and nonresident – will stay about the same, according to new enrollment data released by the University of California. This is in line with UC President Janet Napolitano’s announcement in March about capping nonresident enrollment at UCLA and UC Berkeley. At UC […]
State Senate committee approves appointees to UC Board of Regents
A state Senate committee unanimously approved three appointees to the University of California Board of Regents on Wednesday. The Senate Rules Committee approved the appointments of Eloy Ortiz Oakley, superintendent-president of Long Beach City College, former Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez and Gareth Elliott, the former legislative affairs secretary in Gov. Jerry Brown’s office. All […]
UCLA Health notifies patients of data breach after laptop theft
UCLA Health notified more than 1,200 patients Tuesday who may have had their medical information exposed after a faculty member’s laptop was stolen in early July. No Social Security numbers, credit card numbers or financial data were stored on the laptop, according to a statement from UCLA Health. Officials said in a statement there is […]