This post was updated May 18 at 7:33 p.m. University of California campuses will cap nonresident enrollment starting in fall 2018. The UC Board of Regents voted to limit the percentage of nonresident students at 18 percent at five UC campuses Thursday at its bimonthly board meeting at UC San Francisco. UC campuses where nonresident […]
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Students can power up with free portable phone charger rental service
Students can rent portable phone chargers for free on campus starting Friday. The chargers, which don’t have to be plugged into an outlet, can be rented for up to four hours from the College Library Instructional Computing Commons Labs at Powell Library and Young Research Library, said Ariel Rafalian, the outgoing Undergraduate Students Association Council […]
URC elects new president, creates new student funds
The University Religious Conference at UCLA elected a new president and created two new student group funds Tuesday. The organization’s board of directors elected Kenn Heller at its board meeting Tuesday evening at the UCLA Faculty Center. The board also voted to pass one $15,000 fund and one $8,000 fund. The URC is the oldest […]
MyUCLA scholarship portal to centralize resources for students
Students can now find a list of available scholarships through a new portal on MyUCLA. Undergraduate and graduate students can access the scholarship portal under the Finances tab, which opened Monday. It includes links to donor scholarships, merit scholarships and alumni- and UCLA-specific scholarships. The Undergraduate Students Association Council General Representative 1 created the program with […]
EDI office to accept applications for student advisory board
Vice Chancellor Jerry Kang is looking for three to five more students to the advise his office on campus climate issues. Kang announced in an email to students Friday that the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion will be accepting applications to serve on its student advisory board for the next academic year. Kang created […]
UC Regents to consider housing options for increased enrollment
The governing board of the University of California will vote to add more housing options at UCLA at its meeting next week. The UC Board of Regents heard proposals from UCLA officials at its March meeting to add about 6,900 beds by 2021. The increased housing would allow UCLA to increase first-year students’ housing guarantee […]
Following UCOP controversy, state bill may outlaw audit interference
California state legislators are considering proposing legislation making it illegal to interfere with a state auditor investigation. Assembly members Al Muratsuchi, who represents part of Los Angeles’ South Bay region, and Phil Ting, who represents parts of western San Francisco and northern San Mateo County, announced the potential legislation Tuesday. “This is to give the […]