UCLA plans to expand its Latino student population to a quarter of its enrolled student population in five years to qualify for additional federal grants, university administrators said in a campus-wide email Monday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA plans to expand its enrolled Latino population to be federally designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin staff)
Several undergraduate student government staffers received money from a scholarship run by their own office, including staffers who helped decide who receives scholarship money. At least 11 Undergraduate Students Association Council Academic Affairs Commission staffers received money from a textbook scholarship their office administers, Books for Bruins, said Commissioner of Academic Affairs Breeze Velazquez in an emailed statement. Read more...
Photo: Staff at an undergraduate student government commission are set to receive scholarships from their own office.
There are many resources students experiencing hunger and homelessness may not know about, according to UCLA student and community leaders at a panel Tuesday. The Bruin McKinney Vento Initiative supports the academic success of students experiencing homelessness by providing them with access to basic needs, 580 Cafe helps students find food resources in local communities during the pandemic, and Swipe Out Hunger collects residential Hall meal swipes and donates them to students. Read more...
Photo: There are many resources available for students experiencing food insecurity and homelessness, according to UCLA student and community leaders at a panel Tuesday. (Screen capture by Esther Li/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Dec. 6 at 8:59 p.m. UCLA’s updated COVID-19 dashboard is helpful for the UCLA community but could include more information, students and faculty said. Read more...
Photo: UCLA revamped its COVID-19 dashboard to provide additional testing information and interactive graphics. (Screen capture by Lauren Man/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Dec. 2 at 1:45 p.m. with a statement from Chandra Bhatnagar. UCLA’s newly created office of civil rights will receive its first lead administrator. Read more...
Photo: Chandra Bhatnagar will become UCLA’s first assistant vice chancellor for civil rights and will oversee the newly created Civil Rights Office. (Courtesy of Chandra Bhatnagar/UCLA Newsroom)
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it harder for student workers to balance their studies and their jobs, a UCLA study found. Student workers experienced educational, financial and mental health hardships balancing their academic and work responsibilities, according to a September study from the Workers and Learners project at the UCLA Labor Center. Read more...
Photo: A UCLA study found that student workers are struggling with financial insecurity, lack of academic accommodations and lack of access to mental health services amid the pandemic. (Emily Dembinski/Illustrations director)
This post was updated Nov. 29 at 6:20 p.m. UCLA’s new tuition accommodation for nonresident doctoral students will address international students’ financial concerns, some graduate students said. Read more...
Photo: International graduate students said the new accommodation for nonresident tuition will address financial concerns. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
