This August, Mark Yudof will step down from his position as president of the University of California. Read more...
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March 10, 12:01 am
Submission: Tobacco-free policy to make campus healthier
UCLA’s tobacco-free policy isn’t about restricting individual choice. It’s about saving lives. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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March 8, 12:00 am
Katie Shepherd: UCOP should inform public of fiscal proposals
California cut state funding for the University of California system by more than $1 billion in the past five years. To shore up the UC’s budget, the University has proposed various alternative revenue-generating strategies to be enacted as soon as the upcoming fiscal year. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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March 7, 12:00 am
Alexandra Tashman: Proposed tobacco tax won’t solve higher education’s funding crisis
If Californians want to reinvest in public higher education, they’re going to need to look further than the bottom of a cigarette carton for a solution. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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March 6, 1:36 am
Ryan Nelson: Split roll would give universities, municipalities more funds
Last year, Governor Jerry Brown, in the face of fiscal austerity, tied education spending to his proposed tax hike, Proposition 30. Now, with the passage of the sequester putting research and education-related jobs on the chopping block, lawmakers once again have the ability to stimulate conversation about education funding through tax reform. Read more...
Community, Opinion, Opinion Columns
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March 6, 1:05 am
Megan Beck: Overnight lighting drains UCLA’s sustainable reputation
The UCLA campus may be adhering to the University of California system’s motto, “Fiat Lux,” or “Let there be light,” a little too literally. If you stroll across campus past midnight, you’ll find that many of the buildings still have their lights on. Read more...
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March 5, 12:03 am
Kim Grano: UCLA needs to take more steps to fix gender imbalance in faculty, grad programs
Since the 1980s, undergraduate female students have outnumbered their male counterparts on college campuses, a fact education officials have touted as an indicator that America’s higher education system is moving toward an environment in which men and women have equal opportunities to succeed. Read more...