California
Sept. 30, 2026 12:03 a.m.
A photo illustration of money is pictured. Recent graduates are having difficulty finding jobs in a competitive market. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA alumnus Kiana Bagheban-Rezvan took a gap year after graduating in 2025, hoping to get some work experience while studying for the LSAT.
But the job market was more competitive than Bagheban-Rezvan expected – she applied to nearly 400 jobs across two months before landing an assistant paralegal position.
By Max Davis-Housefield
Campus
Sept. 29, 2026 7:21 p.m.This post was updated Sept. 30 at 12:00 a.m.
A judge extended a block on the release of an investigative report detailing the workplace conduct of UCLA’s vice chancellor for strategic communications Tuesday.
Mary Osako, who has served in the role since 2019, filed a lawsuit Aug.
By Nicholas Mouchawar and Patrick Woodham
Higher Education
Sept. 28, 2026 6:02 p.m.Education Department reinstates Trump Title IX rules, rescinds LGBTQ+ protections
This post was updated Sept. 30 at 10:17 a.m.
The United States Department of Education on Monday rescinded the Biden administration’s 2024 Title IX regulations, which included protections based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs and activities that receive federal funding.
By Alexis Muchnik
Higher Education
Sept. 25, 2026 1:42 p.m.1,600 communication workers ratify contract to join UC’s largest union
UC communication workers voted Thursday to join a union representing more than 60,000 student employees, researchers and educators across the University.
UC Communication, Marketing and Sales Specialists ratified a union contract Thursday to join United Auto Workers Local 4811.
By Rune Long
Campus
Sept. 24, 2026 12:25 p.m.Frenk says UCLA’s year-end budget deficit is significantly smaller than expected
UCLA’s year-end budget deficit for the 2026 fiscal year was about $160 million lower than its initial projections, Chancellor Julio Frenk said in a campuswide email Thursday.
The university was projected to generate a $220 million budget deficit for the 2025-26 fiscal year, said Reem Hanna-Harwell, UCLA’s interim chief financial officer, in a March campuswide email.
By Nicholas Mouchawar
Academics
Sept. 21, 2026 6:34 p.m.UCLA regains No. 1 spot in U.S. News & World Report public universities rankings
This post was updated Sept. 23 at 10:46 p.m.
UCLA is once again the country’s No. 1 public university, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s annual university rankings released Monday.
UCLA fell to the second-best public university last year after eight years at the top.
By Alexis Muchnik
Higher Education
Sept. 20, 2026 8:17 p.m.International students face uncertainty after pause on federal work authorization
This post was updated Sept. 21 at 4:03 p.m.
UCLA paused some international students’ work authorizations over the summer following federal scrutiny, which students said could impact their academic and professional success.
By Sophia Pu
California
Sept. 20, 2026 6:00 p.m.Newsom vetoes bill, which would have allowed undocumented students campus jobs
This post was updated Sept. 27 at 11:01 p.m.
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Sunday that would have allowed undocumented students to hold jobs on public university campuses across the state.
Assembly Bill 713 – the Opportunity for All Act – would have prevented the UC, California State University and California Community Colleges from barring undocumented students from on-campus jobs because they are unable to provide proof of federal work authorization.
By Alexis Muchnik
Campus
Sept. 19, 2026 10:20 p.m.Judge exempts conservative group from UC deadnaming, misgendering policy
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the UC from enforcing parts of its sexual harassment policy on members of a conservative advocacy organization.
Defending Education filed a lawsuit against the University on June 18, alleging that its Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy and the accompanying frequently asked questions section on its website violated students’ free speech rights.
By Nicholas Mouchawar
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