In Janet Goodwin’s English as a second language course for international teaching assistants, one of the first assignments for her students is to master the elusive art of small talk. Read more...

After California voters passed Proposition 1D earlier this month, the University of California will receive funding to improve campus structures as well as telemedicine at five UC campuses. Read more...

James Lucania, a student in the M.B.A. program, doesn’t plan on pursuing teaching as a career. He is not required to spend time as a teaching assistant, as some graduate students are, and his background is in investment banking. Read more...

In a week aimed at reminding the student community that HIV/AIDS is not going away, students have organized various events that will culminate in a march to Bruin Plaza on World AIDS Day this Friday. Read more...

Before standing up in front of 60 expectant students for his first discussion section, a new teaching assistant can shed his nervousness by leading his fellow TAs through a mock discussion section, where they can practice eliminating shaking hands and awkward pauses. Read more...

Defendant: Turkey. Crime: Being succulent and delicious. Sentence: Serving one day as honorary grand marshal of the Disneyland Thanksgiving Day Parade and incarceration in Frontierland’s turkey house. Read more...