UCLA reinstated a lecturer after it found his communications to students did not warrant a formal investigation, despite student petitions calling an email to students “tone-deaf” and insensitive. Read more...
Photo: The Anderson School of Management reinstated a disputed lecturer after putting him on leave.(Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA will offer a Pilipino studies minor in the fall, a first for the University of California. Bruins who declare the minor will study class, labor, gender, migration and other issues related to the experiences of Filipino people. Read more...
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The National Science Foundation will prioritize three computing research areas for one of their graduate fellowship programs, which some students say could hurt the diversity of researchers and their research topics. Read more...
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For the fourth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report ranked UCLA as the No. 1 public university in the U.S. U.S. News & World Report releases annual rankings of U.S. Read more...
Photo: UCLA was ranked as the No. 1 public university in the U.S., according to U.S. News & World Report. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
A new state law will require all California State University students to take an ethnic studies course to graduate. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1460 into law Aug. Read more...
Photo: California passed a law Aug. 17 requiring California State University students to take an ethnic studies course in order to graduate, causing a debate about the scope of the requirement and the legislature’s oversight in the education curriculum. (Daily Bruin file photos. Photo illustration by Emily Dembinski/Illustrations director)
For students studying science and engineering, research often comes up as a potential career path. Lexi Kwon, a second-year physics student, said she started to look for research opportunities to see if research was the right career for her. Read more...
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Textbook affordability advocates worry that the transition to online learning will limit access to course materials for low-income students. Many academic institutions have had to transition to at least partial remote instruction because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
Photo: Higher education’s transition toward remote instructions could undermine accessibility to course materials and textbook affordability, advocates said.
