A UCLA research center is working to challenge racial and partisan gerrymandering, voter eligibility and ballot collection issues ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
The UCLA Voting Rights Project, housed within the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and affiliated with the UCLA School of Law and the College Division of Social Sciences, was founded in 2018 as a pilot program by Matt Barreto, the VRP’s faculty director, and Chad Dunn, the project’s legal director, to combine legal and political science perspectives on voting rights.

The UC Student Association’s newly elected president is pushing to strengthen grassroots organizing and build closer ties between student organizations and University administrators.
The UCSA – a student-led organization that represents UC student governments – advocates for more than 230,000 undergraduate students across the University in system and statewide issues.

This post was updated Sept. 30 at 6:21 p.m.
Drivers of the blue-and-yellow vans carrying Bruins around UCLA and Westwood have something in common with many of their passengers: They are often students, too.

Thunderous drumbeats, synchronized movements and sharp vocalizations fill performances by UCLA’s Kyodo Taiko, the first collegiate taiko drumming ensemble in the United States.
The student-run organization, founded in 1990, brings around 30 members together each year to learn taiko – a 12,000-year-old traditional Japanese art form – and engage with Japanese American history and culture.

This post was updated June 7 at 9:19 p.m.
UCLA students interning in Washington, D.C., this year navigated anti-immigration enforcement protests, congressional budget negotiations during appropriations season and uncertainty surrounding federal funding.

UCLA’s Teacher Education Program plans to discontinue one of its signature course offerings, faculty said.
The program’s critical media literacy classes help students analyze media, evaluate the quality of information sources and examine representation online, according to the TEP website.

The UCLA Anderson School of Management will launch a new sports leadership and management minor for undergraduate students this fall.
Laurie Summers, the special advisor of academic initiatives at the School of Management, said the minor – which is set to launch at the same time as a real estate minor – reflects a growing demand for specialized management coursework at UCLA.

This post was updated April 19 at 9:28 p.m.
UCLA is defunding a program that trains educators to teach ethnic studies in K-12 schools, faculty alleged.

This post was updated Feb. 22 at 10:26 p.m.
UCPD is investigating an alleged burglary by a man who posed as a delivery worker at Levering Terrace on Monday.

The Undergraduate Students Association Council banned candidates from campaigning outside of university-managed property at its Feb. 10 meeting.
USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA.