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September 18, 10:59 pm

Regents hear comment on UCLA childcare center closures, SAT/ACT reinstatement

Faculty, students and parents urged the UC Board of Regents to reverse the closure of UCLA’s childcare centers during the regents’ meetings Monday to Wednesday. The Early Care and Education program, which includes the Krieger and University Village centers, will close in June 2027 because of budget constraints, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt announced in an August email to parents. Read more...

Photo: The UC Board of Regents hears public comment at its September meeting at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. Community members urged the board to reverse the closure of UCLA’s childcare centers at the meeting, which took place Monday through Wednesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Higher Education, News, Regents

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September 18, 9:12 am

UC Regents discuss standardized testing amid calls to reinstate requirements

UCLA student retention and graduation rates have increased since the University of California stopped considering standardized test scores in undergraduate admissions, administrators said during the UC Board of Regents’ Wednesday meeting. Read more...

Photo: The UC Board of Regents convene at UCLA’s Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. Administrators presented data about the University’s history of standardized testing in undergraduate admissions. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)

California, Higher Education, News, Regents, UC

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September 17, 9:14 pm

UC Academic Senate to consider SBAC as potential SAT, ACT alternative

The UC is considering introducing an alternative standardized test in addition to the SAT and ACT for first-year undergraduate admissions. The UC Academic Senate will decide whether or not to recommend reinstating the SAT and ACT for undergraduate admissions by June 2027. Read more...

Photo: A photo illustration of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium and SAT test prep books is pictured. The UC is considering using the SBAC test, in addition to the SAT and ACT, for first-year undergraduate admissions. (Photo by Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff. Photo illustration by Haley Park/Illustration & Cartoons director)

Campus, Higher Education, News

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September 12, 3:07 pm

Julio Frenk condemns UCLA Law symposium featuring attorney of alleged 9/11 conspirator

This post was updated Sept. 13 at 11:24 p.m. Chancellor Julio Frenk on Friday condemned a School of Law symposium that included a defense attorney who represented an alleged organizer of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Read more...

Photo: Chancellor Julio Frenk is pictured. In a Friday statement, Frenk condemned a School of Law symposium that hosted a defense attorney who represented an alleged organizer of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

Higher Education, News

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September 3, 1:40 pm

Daily Bruin joins amicus brief urging appeals court to protect student press freedom

This post was updated Sept. 3 at 8:08 p.m. The Daily Bruin joined 39 college newspapers on an amicus brief filed Wednesday calling on an appeals court to defend student press freedom.  The brief – filed by the Student Press Law Center, a legal advocacy nonprofit – urges the United States 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a district court’s ruling that argues a university’s decision to operate student publications is government speech and therefore not subject to the First Amendment. Read more...

Photo: An amicus brief filed by the Student Press Law Center on Wednesday is printed out. The Daily Bruin joined 39 college newspapers on the amicus brief to call on an appeals court to defend student press freedom. (Joice Ngo/Assistant Photo editor)

California, Higher Education, News, UC

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September 2, 11:22 am

California Legislature approves bill to allow undocumented students to hold campus jobs

The California Legislature approved a bill Friday that would allow undocumented students to hold campus jobs at UCLA and other public universities across the state. The Opportunity for All Act – or Assembly Bill 713 – would bar the UC, California State University and California Community Colleges from denying students employment based solely on their ability to provide proof of federal work authorization. Read more...

Photo: A community member holds a sign in support of the Opportunity for All movement. The California Legislature approved a bill Friday that would allow undocumented students to hold campus jobs at public universities across the state. (Daily Bruin file photo)

California, Higher Education, News, Science & Health

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August 31, 7:18 pm

UC-backed $7.5 billion research bond moves closer to 2028 ballot

This post was updated Sept. 6 at 9:11 p.m. The California State Assembly passed a UC-backed multibillion-dollar bond measure Monday that, if approved by voters, would fund scientific research throughout the state.  Senate Bill 895 – or the California Science and Health Research Bond Act – would create the California Foundation for Science and Health Research, which would award $7.5 billion in grants and loans to private and public research institutions, including the UC. Read more...

Photo: Lab equipment is pictured. The California State Assembly passed a UC-backed multibillion-dollar bond measure Monday that, if approved by voters, would fund scientific research throughout the state. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin senior staff)


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