When the professor in my comparative literature class asks, “Does anyone have any questions about the syllabus?” no one raises their hand to suggest additional readings, supplemental films or essays.

Caught in the middle of ongoing debate, the National Dream University ““ an online education program for undocumented students co-founded by a UCLA institute ““ has garnered considerable negative media attention since its announcement.

One wealthy California attorney thinks Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed tax initiative for the fall isn’t enough.

Finding a job and paying back student loans are not the only challenges recent graduates face.

The private agencies that collect debt and are contracted by the U.S.

Any motion toward the privatization of public higher education tends to strike a dissonant chord ““ especially among undergraduate students.

When you picked up this newspaper, you didn’t pay a dime. When you visit the Daily Bruin website, all of our content is free ­”“ that is, if you are not a UCLA student.

The concept of a building in which visiting scholars, professors, world-class researchers and other academics can stay, meet and hold conferences on UCLA’s campus is undeniably appealing. But is that really how the proposed UCLA hotel, the Luskin Conference and Guest Center, would function?

A recent proposal to raise University of California faculty salaries could help the UC maintain a competitive salary system to retain professors who otherwise might be lured to higher-paying posts at private institutions.

The future of affirmative action in the college admissions process is hanging by a thread in the U.S. Supreme Court.

California needs to find cash soon, according to a letter to Congress from the California State Controller John Chiang. To track down these funds, the state has come up with some creative options, including borrowing from the University of California.