Thursday, August 6

Three-year degree pathways to combat looming tuition increase

The vice provost of undergraduate education formalized three-year plans for about 30 majors in an attempt to prompt students to graduate early, following a push from Gov. Read more...

Photo: Vice Provost Patricia Turner is working with Gov. Jerry Brown to create three-year schedules for the 15 most popular majors at UCLA, including chemical engineering and psychology, among others, by June 2017.



New Saturday shuttle offers transportation from Hill to Santa Monica

Students can take a free UCLA shuttle directly from the Hill to downtown Santa Monica on Saturdays. UCLA Housing and Hospitality Services officials launched a new pilot program that takes students from De Neve Plaza and Hedrick Hall to Santa Monica via BruinBus about every hour from 11 a.m. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Housing and Hospitality officials launched a new pilot program that takes students to Santa Monica via Bruin Bus about every hour on Saturday. (Daily Bruin file photo)





UCLA purchases Occidental Petroleum building for more than $92M

UCLA has purchased the 16-story office building that houses the Hammer Museum on the corner of Westwood and Wilshire boulevards, officials announced Monday. The building, which formerly housed Occidental Petroleum headquarters, was sold for more than $92 million. Read more...

Photo: UCLA purchased the 16-story office building that houses the Hammer Museum on the corner of Westwood and Wilshire boulevards, officials announced Monday. (Creative Commons by Gary Minnaert via Wikipedia)