Academics
Sept. 13, 2020 10:57 p.m.
UCLA was ranked as the No. 1 public university in the U.S., according to U.S. News & World Report. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
For the fourth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report ranked UCLA as the No. 1 public university in the U.S.
U.S. News & World Report releases annual rankings of U.S.
By Bernard Mendez
Academics
Sept. 5, 2020 1:30 p.m.A new state law will require all California State University students to take an ethnic studies course to graduate.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1460 into law Aug.
By Julia Shapero and Rachel Durose
Academics
Aug. 3, 2020 8:57 p.m.Online learning could restrict students’ access to affordable textbooks
Textbook affordability advocates worry that the transition to online learning will limit access to course materials for low-income students.
Many academic institutions have had to transition to at least partial remote instruction because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Marilyn Chavez-Martinez
Academics
Aug. 3, 2020 12:06 p.m.UCLA to decrease amount of in-person classes offered fall 2020, revising June plans
UCLA decreased the amount of in-person courses for fall quarter because of an increase in COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles, according to an announcement by the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Emily Carter.
UCLA will now offer about 8% of courses in person or as a hybrid in the fall, which includes some lab, studio and clinical classes, according to the announcement.
By Kari Lau
Academics
July 26, 2020 6:53 p.m.UCLA-led program gives young students the chance to see themselves in data
A faculty-led initiative aims to make social and community issues more accessible for K-12 students through a series of data presentations and research briefs.
Researchers for Data for Democracy compile data about issues in Los Angeles neighborhoods, such as access to parks, immigration and housing, and present it in different charts and graphs to help K-12 students think critically about issues impacting their communities.
By Olivia Tran and Lily Flick
Academics
July 10, 2020 12:06 a.m.California will sue Trump administration over changes to SEVP visa guidelines
The state of California will sue the federal government over new regulations that would force international students taking only online classes in the fall to leave the United States, according to a press release from California Attorney General Xavier Becerra Thursday.
By Shruti Iyer and Genesis Qu
Academics
June 26, 2020 4:38 p.m.Psychology professor Adriana Galván to serve as new dean of undergraduate education
UCLA named a new dean of undergraduate education.
Adriana Galván will start as dean of undergraduate education July 1, said Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Emily Carter in a statement Thursday.
By Genesis Qu and Kari Lau
Academics
June 10, 2020 6:54 p.m.Transfer students work to find funding to keep doors of resource center open
On top of their already pressing challenges, transfer students now face the task of funding over $135,000 to sustain their own resource center.
The Cultivating Unity for Bruins Referendum, which would have paid rent for the Transfer Student Center, failed in the 2020 spring Undergraduate Students Association Council election.
By Samantha Fredberg
Academics
May 27, 2020 2:25 p.m.Professor Tracy Johnson announced as incoming dean of life sciences division
UCLA named professor Tracy Johnson as the new dean of the division of life sciences Tuesday.
Johnson, a professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology at UCLA who has been a member of the faculty since 2013, will assume the position starting Sept.
By Elizabeth Sherwood
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