This post was updated on March 7 at 10:03 p.m.
A recent issue brief by UCLA researchers found that community college bachelor’s degree programs may positively affect the Latino community.

This post was updated Jan. 9 at 9:46 p.m.
UCLA experts discussed congressional Republicans’ plans for education reform and their implications for higher education.
The United States House Education Committee accepted education funding bills in November that are supported by Republicans in the House of Representatives, but the House postponed votes on the bills to a future date.

UCLA community members discussed an FBI report that found that hate crimes in the United States increased by nearly 12% between 2020 and 2021.
Hate crimes are defined as criminal incidents against an individual where the offender is partially or totally motivated by racial, ethnic, gender, disability, sexual orientation or other biases unique to the victim.

A recent policy report co-authored by UCLA researchers revealed that systemic discrimination against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities persists in California state laws.
UCLA received a $1.4 million grant in 2021 to conduct research investigating the current state of AAPI communities and their struggles, said Hiroshi Motomura, co-author of the report and a faculty co-director of the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at the UCLA School of Law.

UCLA students are fostering mathematical practices among seventh to ninth grade students in Los Angeles through a new mentorship program.
The Applied Mathematics Mentorship Program strives to engage seventh to ninth grade students in applying math to real-world situations and integrating math with science, said Heather Dallas, executive director at the UCLA Curtis Center for Mathematics and Teaching.