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January 9, 6:42 pm

UCLA experts express opposition to Republicans’ plans to reduce education funding

This post was updated Jan. 9 at 9:46 p.m. UCLA experts discussed congressional Republicans’ plans for education reform and their implications for higher education. The United States House Education Committee accepted education funding bills in November that are supported by Republicans in the House of Representatives, but the House postponed votes on the bills to a future date. Read more...

Photo: The United States Capitol is pictured. House Republicans have proposed legislation making changes to higher education. (Myka Fromm/Assistant Photo editor)

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December 14, 4:23 pm

UCLA included in Title VI investigation over alleged ethnic discrimination

The United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights announced an investigation Monday into antisemitic and Islamophobic activities on UCLA’s campus. The investigation is part of a broader Title VI inquiry announced by U.S. Read more...

Photo: Students walking outside Kerckhoff Hall on Sycamore Alley are pictured. UCLA was added Monday to a broader Title VI inquiry, announced by the U.S. Department of Education, investigating universities and K-12 schools for discrimination based on “shared ancestry.” (Daily Bruin file photo)

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December 6, 8:36 pm

Faculty reacts to ruling against use of Voting Rights Act provision

UCLA experts discussed the decision of a federal appeals court to rule against the use of a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. Two judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit – whose rulings apply to Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota – voted Nov. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is the U.S. Supreme Court. Two judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit voted to overturn a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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December 4, 7:31 pm

Students, faculty discuss 19-1 student-faculty ratio

U.S. News & World Report listed UCLA’s student-faculty ratio at 19-1, a ratio far higher than some private universities in California. The September report found that although UCLA is in a similar range to other UC campuses, it still differs significantly in comparison to other top-ranked universities such as the University of Southern California and Stanford, which have student-faculty ratios of 9-1 and 6-1, respectively. Read more...

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October 29, 9:01 pm

UCLA professors awarded MacArthur ‘Genius Grants’ to further innovative work

This post was updated Oct. 31 at 11:13 p.m.  Two UCLA professors were named as recipients of the MacArthur Fellowship – which is awarded to leading artists, scholars and entrepreneurs across the nation – on Oct. Read more...

Photo: UCLA professors E. Tendayi Achiume (left) and Park Williams (right) are pictured. The two were recently awarded MacArthur Fellowships, which include $800,000 in funding to support recipients’ work. (From left to right: Courtesy of John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and Courtesy of Park Williams)

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October 25, 11:30 am

Republican Rep. Mike Johnson elected as speaker of the House

The United States House of Representatives elected Rep. Mike Johnson as the next speaker of the House on Wednesday. Johnson – a Republican from Louisiana  – received 220 out of the 429 cast votes, winning the support of every Republican in the House, except for one who was absent. Read more...

Photo: Rep. Mike Johnson is pictured. Johnson received every present Republican vote to be elected speaker of the House. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)


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