Following the realization that universities in the areas directly affected by Hurricane Katrina would not be able to offer their normal fall semester, UCLA opened its undergraduate, law and graduate schools to students displaced from their home universities in the Gulf Coast region. Read more...

Four years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, UCLA professors and researchers from various departments continue to work to better understand how the events affect American society and the world. Read more...

Under his watchful eye, the fledging effort to raise over $1 billion for the needs of the UCLA community soared to the point where it now anticipates accruing three times that amount. Read more...

Wanted: new leader of public university in Los Angeles; must have work experience in higher education, public or private; charisma and multi-billion-dollar fundraising skills a plus; 40+ hours/week; $222,000/yr., plus benefits. Read more...

The phone rings and it is a UCLA student on the line. He is calling an alumnus to ask for donations to the university. Regardless of how much the alumnus decides to donate, he might never know the student he is speaking with is not employed by the university for which he raises funds. Read more...

With Black Sunday permanently abolished, one fraternity on a two-year hiatus and another losing its house, some members of the Greek community are disappointed with where they see UCLA’s Greek system heading. Read more...