The class of 2020 will receive an in-person commencement ceremony in fall, UCLA announced in an email Tuesday. To curb COVID-19 cases at the start of the pandemic, Chancellor Gene Block announced March 18, 2020 that individuals in UCLA College from class of 2020 would receive a virtual commencement ceremony. Read more...
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Social justice protests across Los Angeles have seen progress for their demands, but their work is not complete, some community leaders and advocates said. Hundreds marched around the city for the Black Lives Matter movement after George Floyd’s death in Minnesota police custody last year. Read more...
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Despite having their time at UCLA cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, transfer students have still found positives and connections through various on-campus communities. Many graduating transfer students highlighted their disappointment at having their time at UCLA shortened due to the pandemic. Read more...
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Many Westwood businesses are looking forward to new opportunities amid rising vaccination rates and easing of the public health guidelines instituted because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
Photo: Businesses in Westwood are expressing optimism for the future, as rising vaccination rates and the coming fall quarter present new opportunities. (Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA students are pursuing degrees in education-related fields in hopes of addressing existing inequities in higher education. UCLA approved the undergraduate education and social transformation major in fall 2018 and began accepting applications in 2020. Read more...
Photo: Alexis Romero is a first-year pre-education and social transformation student who pursued education because of her desire to give back to future generations. (Courtesy of Alexis Romero)
UCLA transfer students and faculty said they welcomed President Joe Biden’s proposed American Families Plan, which would invest more heavily in community colleges and financial aid. Read more...
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Graduating students call their time at UCLA bittersweet: While they are sad to finish the last year of their undergraduate careers behind a screen, they are excited for what the future holds. Read more...
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