This post was updated Sept. 7 at 12:22 p.m. The UCLA International Institute received $8 million in federal Title VI funding in August for six of its centers to be used throughout the next four academic years. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA International Institute, a center for research and engagement in international affairs, is pictured. The institute received $8 million in funding from the Department of Education through Title VI. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Sept. 5 at 8:34 p.m. President Joe Biden’s decision to forgive student loan debt will provide relief to many students and alumni with loans, but gaps in debt forgiveness could still persist, according to UCLA community members. Read more...
Photo: President Joe Biden speaks on the 2020 campaign trail. UCLA community members said Biden’s decision to forgive some student loan debt could provide relief to borrowers. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Aug. 21 at 8:33 p.m. The University of California admitted its largest and most racially and ethnically diverse in-state student population for fall 2022 entry while its out-of-state admittance decreased. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is Janss steps in the middle of UCLA’s campus. The University of California recently released their admission data for fall 2022, which includes a record number of admitted in-state first-year students and a decrease in out-of-state and international students. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated 8/14/2022 at 8:16 p.m. UCLA announced its final plan for the honorary naming, renaming and unnaming process of campus spaces in June. Read more...
Photo: Royce Hall, pictured, is one of the central buildings on UCLA’s campus. In its final report, the Campus Honorary Naming Advisory Committee outlines the protocol for naming, renaming and unnaming campus spaces to better represent UCLA’s diversity and values. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated July 31 at 10:49 p.m. The Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law published a report in May that found that LGBTQ students in higher education face higher rates of discrimination and mental illness when compared to non-LGBTQ students. Read more...
This post was updated July 24 at 8:47 p.m. The founders of the Latina Futures, 2050 Lab are planning to create a pipeline that connects research directly to policymakers in an attempt to tackle disparities and inequities that Latina women face. Read more...
Photo: Veronica Terriquez (left) and Sonja Diaz (right) stand in front of a UCLA building. The pair co-founded the Latina Futures, 2050 Lab in hopes of linking research and policy to decrease inequities Latina women face, especially in the workforce. (Courtesy of Jessica Wolf)
This post was updated July 24 at 8:33 p.m. The University of California Board of Regents appointed UCLA doctoral student Merhawi Tesfai as the 2023-2024 student regent Wednesday. Tesfai, a first-generation transfer doctoral student in social welfare, will be the 49th student regent and will have official voting privileges starting July 2023, according to a UC press release. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Jamie Hall)
