Every Christmas, Stanley Dashew invited members of the UCLA International Student Association to his home for a hearty, home-cooked dinner, sharing his life experiences while patiently listening to theirs. Read more...
Photo: International and domestic students talk and drink coffee and tea during the World Cafe event held by the Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars in October.
About 20 percent of the national homeless population is in California. Read more...
Gov. Jerry Brown’s recent proposal to tie state funding to graduation rates of public universities in California is another in a string of examples of his tendency to overstep his bounds when it comes to the UC. Read more...
A recession that dings job prospects for highly educated professionals hits close to home for UCLA students, many of whom are preparing for legal, business or medical careers. Read more...
Since Bike Week is coming up starting on May 13, now is a perfect time to open a campus discussion about the benefits that a complete Westwood Boulevard bike lane would bring to the UCLA community. Read more...
Gov. Jerry Brown wants to give California’s education system an extensive makeover. Last week, Brown outlined attempts to overhaul the California educational system, an effort he hopes will reduce what he sees as an increasingly visible “two-tier society.” Brown’s most recent efforts began earlier this month, when it became public that the governor wanted to tie increased funding to an improvement in the four-year graduation rates of the University of California and California State Universities. Read more...
