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September 21, 6:34 pm

UCLA regains No. 1 spot in U.S. News & World Report public universities rankings

This post was updated Sept. 23 at 10:46 p.m. UCLA is once again the country’s No. 1 public university, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s annual university rankings released Monday.  UCLA fell to the second-best public university last year after eight years at the top. Read more...

Photo: A “No. 1 public university” banner is pictured. UCLA regained the number one public university ranking this year, tying with UC Berkeley, after losing the title last year, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual university rankings. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)

A Closer Look, Academics, Campus, Higher Education, National, News

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September 19, 2:35 pm

Law professors nationwide demand Chancellor Frenk retract 9/11 symposium condemnation

One week after Chancellor Julio Frenk condemned a School of Law symposium about the 9/11 terrorist attacks, more than 270 law professors nationwide are raising concerns about academic freedom at the university.  Frenk said in a Sept. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA School of Law is pictured. Law professors across the nation ask Chancellor Frenk to withdraw his statement, which they say mischaracterized the law school’s 9/11 remembrance symposium. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

Academics, News, Student Government

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September 17, 9:15 pm

Q&A: USAC Transfer Student Representative Ashley Ma discusses support, involvement goals

The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s 2026-27 transfer student representative wants to help transfer students access academic support and get them more involved in campus organizations. Ashley Ma, a fourth-year labor studies student, spoke with campus politics editor Nicholas Mouchawar about her experience as a transfer student and her priorities for this academic year. Read more...

Photo: Transfer Student Representative Ashley Ma speaks at a debate. The fourth-year labor studies student wants to ensure transfer students receive better representation within organizations and curated academic support and resources in her term. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

A Closer Look, Academics, News

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August 20, 9:53 pm

Design media arts department draws up 3 new degrees to overwrite original

This post was updated Aug. 23 at 6:18 p.m. UCLA’s current design media arts major will be split into three new majors starting fall 2027. The department will offer separate design, games and computational art majors, said Eddo Stern, a design media arts professor. Read more...

Photo: A game controller and a laptop showing Figma and Adobe is pictured. The design media arts major will broken into separate design, games and computational art majors starting fall 2027. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)


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