A senior UCLA administrator will be leaving his position next year to take up a new job in an art and cultural organization. Steve Olsen, vice chancellor and chief financial officer, will be leaving UCLA on June 30, 2018 to join the J. Paul Getty Trust as its next vice president, chief financial officer and […]
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Proposed bill to reform, expand financial aid in higher education
A bill proposed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday aims to reform how the federal government oversees higher education. North Carolina Congresswoman Virginia Foxx introduced House Resolution 4508, which expands the Pell Grant, a federal financial aid program, to include shorter-term programs like apprenticeships. It would also cap the amount of loans students […]
Students air views on USAC’s student engagement, diversity at town hall
Students called on undergraduate student leaders to better engage with and listen to their concerns at a town hall meeting Friday. At the “What Happened to Student Government?” town hall, students shared their concerns about political participation, meal plans, campus improvements and other issues. Several students at the town hall asked what Undergraduate Students Association […]
Supreme Court case challenges a California abortion law
UCLA experts and student leaders said they think a Supreme Court case challenging a California abortion law would have negative effects on women’s reproductive health. The California Reproductive Freedom Accountability, Comprehensive Care and Transparency Act, which passed in 2015, requires all clinics in the state of California to inform women about the range of reproductive […]
Local business owners share opinions on Westwood Forward proposal
This post was updated Nov. 30 at 3:15 p.m. Local business owners and residents said at a town hall Monday they support a proposal for a new Westwood council even though they are not included within its boundaries. Westwood Forward, a student-run coalition composed of student leaders, local homeowners and business owners who want to […]
Westwood Village improvement in hands of association’s new board chair
The Westwood Village Improvement Association’s new chair plans to make the Village a more welcoming place for visitors. The association’s board elected Jim Brooks, president of the TOPA Management company – a property management company that leases spaces to businesses in the Village – as the new board chair at its November meeting. Brooks has […]
GSA leaders oppose new tax bill, claim it will harm graduate students
Graduate student leaders are lobbying against a federal tax bill they say would discourage students from pursuing doctoral degrees. A Republican bill passed by the House of Representatives last week treats graduate students’ waived tuition as taxable income, so graduate students will have to pay taxes on income they do not actually earn. Parshan Khosravi, […]