SAN FRANCISCO — The University of California Board of Regents Committee on Finance voted unanimously Thursday to endorse the state funding framework agreed upon by Gov. Jerry Brown and UC President Janet Napolitano that would freeze in-state tuition for two years, despite several objections. The plan, announced as a part of the governor’s May budget […]
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Los Angeles City Council votes to raise minimum wage to $15
The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020. As a result of the 14-1 vote, City Attorney Mike Feuer will write an ordinance for the proposal and submit it to the city council later this year. The first wage increase would mandate a minimum […]
UCLA researchers concerned about potential federal funding decreases
Federal grants for UCLA research in social sciences and energy are expected to decrease following the reauthorization of the America COMPETES Act, which the House of Representatives Committee on Rules discussed Monday in a hearing. In the past five years, about 60 percent of funding for UCLA research has come from federal grants. In 2014, […]
USAC asks community to verify leaked LET’S ACT! documents’ authenticity
Undergraduate student government President Heather Rosen asked on Monday for UCLA community members to submit any evidence that members of the LET’S ACT! slate used illicit tactics to fundraise in previous campaigns. Documents leaked near the start of the Undergraduate Students Association Council election last month allege that LET’S ACT! members used student fees and […]
Student awarded Library Prize for research in sciences, arts and humanities
Nine students were awarded the Library Prize for Undergraduate Research as part of Undergraduate Research Week, which ended Friday. The prizes consisted of seven categories, and winners were awarded cash prizes ranging from $250 to $450 for major and minor projects depending on each paper’s length. Winning projects will be published on eScholarship, the University […]
UC in-state tuition to remain flat for two years under revised budget
This post was updated on May 14 at 9:10 p.m. University of California in-state tuition will remain flat for the next two years, Gov. Jerry Brown announced Thursday. However, nonresident students may still see supplemental tuition increase by up to 8 percent annually during that time, if it receives the UC Board of Regents’ authorization. […]
UCLA Anderson School of Management receives $100M donation
The UCLA Anderson School of Management received a $100 million donation from Marion Anderson, wife of the business school’s namesake, UCLA announced Wednesday. Marion Anderson donated the largest single amount the school has ever received, Chancellor Gene Block said in an email statement to the campus community Wednesday. About $40 million of the donation will […]