Tuesday, December 30

USAC passes resolution opposing $3402 tuition hike for nonresident students

The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously passed a resolution Nov. 19 opposing a tuition hike for nonresident students. The UC Board of Regents voted Nov. 14 to approve an item recommending increased tuition for nonresident students by $3,402. Read more...

Photo: Members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council look on. The council passed a resolution criticizing the UC Board of Regents’ recommendation of a tuition increase for out-of-state students. (Shiv Patel/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UC faculty delay proposal for ethnic studies requirement for incoming students

This post was updated Dec. 26 at 9:11 p.m. UC faculty have delayed sending the UC President and Board of Regents a first-year ethnic studies admissions proposal until they get more clarity from the state legislature’s upcoming budget. Read more...

Photo: Royce Hall is pictured. UC faculty decided to delay until April the furthering of a proposal for an ethnic studies requirement for first-year admits to its colleges, including UCLA. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UC reaches agreement with Education Department over Title VI investigations

The UC reached an agreement with the United States Department of Education on Friday, resolving nine open investigations over anti-Jewish, Israeli, Muslim, Palestinian and Arab discrimination allegations. Read more...

Photo: Pro-Israel and pro-Palestine protesters rally in Dickson Plaza. The United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights and the UC reached an agreement to resolve nine investigations into discrimination allegations under Title VI. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA, Morgan State University partner for mutual research, mentor opportunities

UCLA partnered with Morgan State University, a historically Black university, to improve research and mentorship between the two institutions. MSU has $20 million in federal grant funds and over 10 state-supported research centers in Baltimore, Maryland, according to UCLA’s announcement of the partnership. Read more...

Photo: Murphy Hall is pictured. UCLA recently announced a partnership with Morgan State University, a historically black University, to provide mentorship and research opportunities. (Vanessa Man/Daily Bruin)


California bans legacy admissions at higher education institutions

A new law will soon ban legacy admissions across California universities. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill in September banning all California higher education institutions from considering donor status or whether a candidate had a family member attend the institution as part of admissions decisions beginning in September 2025. Read more...

Photo: The University of Southern California is pictured. Gov. Gavin Newsom recently passed a bill banning legacy and donor-preference admissions at all California universities. (Courtesy of Matt Lin)


Students discuss divestment, nonresident tuition hike at UC Regents public comment

SAN FRANCISCO – The UC Board of Regents heard public comment from community members calling for the University to divest from companies associated with the Israeli military, prevent antisemitism and freeze nonresident tuition. Read more...

Photo: Members of the UC People’s Tribunal for Palestine speak at the Nov. 12 UC Board of Regents Meeting. Members of the public urged the UC to divest from companies associated with the Israeli military, denounced tuition hikes and urged the UC to fund diversity initiatives at the public comment session. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA alumnus Robert Myers appointed to UC Board of Regents

This post was updated Nov. 22 at 2:53 p.m. Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed UCLA alumnus and sports executive Robert Myers to the University of California Board of Regents on Friday.  There are 26 members on the Board of Regents, with 18 governor-appointed Regents, including Myers, who serve 12-year terms. Read more...

Photo: Robert Myers, whom Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed to the UC Board of Regents, is pictured. Myers was previously general manager at the Golden State Warriors. (Courtesy of All-Pro Reels/Wikimedia Commons)



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