UCLA faculty members expressed their opinions and concerns about the new University of California-wide pension plan at a town hall meeting Thursday. Susan Cochran, vice chair of the UCLA Academic Senate, said the senate held the meeting to better understand faculty opinions before making recommendations to the systemwide senate. Read more...

Photo: Shane White, a member of the Retirement Option Task Force, spoke at a town hall to address the University of California’s new pension plan proposal. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)

Students may have more funding as part of the Pell Grant program announced Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Education. The department announced two proposals that will expand the $29 billion Pell Grant program by $2 billion in October, pending congressional approval. Read more...

Photo: The U.S. Department of Education announced two proposals Tuesday that would increase funding for the Pell Grant program by $2 billion. (Courtesy of Pete Souza)