Higher Education
Sept. 28, 2026 6:02 p.m.
UCLA’s Title IX Civil Rights Office is pictured. The United States Department of Education on Monday announced it would reinstate the first Trump Administration’s 2020 interpretation of Title IX, which does not include protections for LGBTQ+ people. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
The United States Department of Education on Monday rescinded the Biden administration’s 2024 Title IX guidelines, which included protections based on gender identity and sexual orientation.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.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
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
A Closer Look
Sept. 19, 2026 2:35 p.m.Law professors nationwide demand Chancellor Frenk retract 9/11 symposium condemnation
One week after Chancellor Julio Frenk condemned a School of Law symposium about the 9/11 terrorist attacks, more than 270 law professors nationwide are raising concerns about academic freedom at the university.
Frenk said in a Sept.
By Nicholas Mouchawar
Campus
Sept. 19, 2026 2:13 p.m.‘A narcissist’: UCLA employees alleged top administrator misused funds, bullied staff
This post was updated Sept. 22 at 9:22 p.m.
Seven current and former UCLA employees alleged in at least 22 separate whistleblower and retaliatory reports that the university’s head of strategic communications fostered a toxic work environment and mismanaged department funds, according to court documents.
Mary Osako, UCLA’s vice chancellor for strategic communications since 2019, filed a lawsuit against the UC Board of Regents on Aug.
By Natalia Mochernak and Amanda Velasco
Higher Education
Sept. 19, 2026 12:40 a.m.Regents report uncertainty, ‘structural deficits’ in University budget
The University’s revenues are increasingly falling short of its operating expenses, the UC Board of Regents said at its meeting Wednesday.
The regents’ Finance and Capital Strategies Committee heard presentations on the UC’s budget and updates on the UCLA West Valley Medical Center and UCLA Research Park projects during its Tuesday and Wednesday meetings at UCLA.
By Saya Mueller
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