CalFresh, a federally funded food assistance program, is a largely untapped resource for California college students, a recent UCLA study found. Researchers at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and California State University, Fullerton, published a report measuring the impact CalFresh has had on food-insecure students at schools across California. Read more...
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May 2, 4:18 pm
James Milliken appointed by UC Board of Regents as next University president
This post was updated May 6 at 10:26 p.m. The UC Board of Regents appointed James Milliken to be the University’s next president Friday. Milliken, the current chancellor of the University of Texas system, will assume the role Aug. Read more...
Photo: James Milliken, the current chancellor of the University of Texas system, is pictured. The UC Board of Regents appointed Milliken to be the University’s next president. (Courtesy of US Department of Education/Wikimedia Commons)
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April 25, 11:31 am
Trump administration announces restoration of international students’ visas
This post was updated April 27 at 9:51 p.m. The United States Department of Justice announced it would restore the visas of international students who had theirs revoked in recent weeks. Read more...
Photo: Students walk in Dickson Plaza. The Trump administration announced Friday it would restore the visas of international students who had theirs revoked in recent weeks. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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April 22, 11:52 pm
Former Bruins reflect on decisions, process of transferring out of UCLA
For some students who attend the No. 1 public university in the nation – and the most applied-to school in the United States – the reality does not always match the dream. Read more...
Photo: (Susanne Soroushian/Daily Bruin)
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April 21, 12:24 am
‘Sense of unity, loyalty’: Big Ten senates pass ‘mutual defense’ resolutions
This post was updated April 22 at 7:09 p.m. Paul Boxer thinks “an attack on one is an attack on all” when it comes to the Trump administration threatening United States universities. Read more...
Photo: The Big Ten basketball tournament is pictured. Faculty senates at multiple Big Ten universities have passed resolutions to create a “mutual defense compact” with other schools in the conference. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
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April 21, 12:14 am
UCLA Law students lead protest against professor who opposes affirmative action
Around 100 people rallied in the Shapiro Courtyard on Thursday to protest against a UCLA School of Law professor who opposes affirmative action. The rally, hosted by the Black Law Students Association and several other student organizations, protested Richard Sander, co-founder of the anti-affirmative action group Students Against Racial Discrimination, which sued the UC on Feb. Read more...
Photo: Demonstrators rally in the Shapiro Courtyard on Thursday to protest against a UCLA Law professor who opposes affirmative action. The professor, Richard Sander, is currently suing the UC, alleging that the University has engaged in illegal affirmative action admissions practices. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin staff)
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April 18, 12:19 am
Sen. Bernie Sanders rallies LA in ‘fighting oligarchy’ of Trump administration
This post was updated April 19 at 12:47 p.m. United States Sen. Bernie Sanders called for an end to “oligarchy” at a Saturday rally in downtown Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: United States Senator Bernie Sanders speaks at a Saturday rally in Los Angeles. Sanders criticized the Trump administration in his speech, labelling the current U.S. government an “oligarchy.” (Max Davis-Housefield/Daily Bruin senior staff)