A UCLA and Duke University study found that reading high-information local journalism is correlated with support for funding local infrastructure.
The study, conducted by Megan Mullin – a professor of public policy at UCLA – and Andrew Trexler – a doctoral candidate at Duke University – illustrates how local news can contribute positively to the health of infrastructure, said Trexler.

The Critical Race Studies program at the UCLA School of Law received a $1 million gift in April to fund a fellowship across eight to nine years for four to five students pursuing careers in Latinx legal academia.

As Chancellor Gene Block prepares to retire, his impact on students’ experiences remains mixed as they look toward the university’s future leadership.
Block served as chancellor for 17 years after arriving from the University of Virginia in 2007.

Forty-four percent of transfer student applicants from Los Angeles Pierce College were accepted to UCLA in 2023.
Pierce College, located in Woodland Hills in the San Fernando Valley, is one of nine colleges in the Los Angeles Community College District.

This post was updated April 16 at 9:53 p.m. 
As Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California legislature tackle the state’s nearly $60 billion estimated budget deficit, some UCLA experts said the UC’s funding might be at risk – which could lead to tuition hikes or altered admissions – while others said the University will remain unaffected. 
Budget deficits occur when state expenditures exceed revenue.