State funding for the University of California has been falling for decades, in part due to a law that requires the state to give more than a third of its general funds to K-12 schools and community colleges. Proposition 98, passed in 1988 and amended by Proposition 111 two years later, established a minimum state […]
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UCLA conference covers Australia-US ties, future of Asia-Pacific
Australian officials at a UCLA-hosted forum Friday said they think their country and the United States need to engage in more free-trade agreements and encourage economic stability as they face growing economic and diplomatic competition from China and India.
UCLA study reveals high levels of stress among undocumented students
A study released Monday by three UCLA professors showed that undocumented college students have higher anxiety levels than those of students who are legal residents because some may fear deportation and have extreme concerns about financing their college education. The UndocuScholars Research Team – led by professors of education Robert Teranishi and Carola Suárez-Orozco, as […]
UCLA opts out of participation in sexual assault climate survey
UCLA and other University of California members of the Association of American Universities will not take part in the association’s sexual assault climate survey in April. UCLA Chancellor Gene Block said in a December email to AAU’s president that the UC chancellors of AAU member universities thought the survey would duplicate existing findings about sexual […]
LA Homeless Services Authority to survey Westwood homeless population
Students and community members will help the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority in Westwood determine the number of homeless individuals in the area Wednesday, as part of the organization’s survey of L.A. County’s homeless population and demographics.
New club Bruin App Builders facilitates networking among students
Will Gu tried out a handful of clubs on campus, but thought they were too impersonal for him. Rather than only coming to meetings to listen to a speaker, the second-year undeclared student wanted to work on developing connections with his peers. After these experiences, Gu founded Bruin App Builders at the beginning of winter […]
UCLA Transportation earns state environmental award for carpool efforts
The California Environmental Protection Agency awarded UCLA Transportation the state’s highest environmental award, the Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award, at an event in Sacramento on Wednesday. The organization presented awards to 12 individuals, companies and organizations whose practices protect the environment, according to a CalEPA press release. UCLA Transportation was awarded for its work […]