A task force is considering new ways to revamp UCLA’s general education program, including considering making cluster program participation mandatory for first-year students.
The task force, which consists of professors across departments, was created to redesign current GE requirements and create a plan to implement the new changes.

This post was updated Jun 10 at 2:00 p.m.
James Milliken is no stranger to leading a university.
Milliken, who has worked in higher education since 1988, previously led the University of Nebraska, the City University of New York and the University of Texas systems.

This post was updated June 5 at 5:40 p.m.
Chancellor Julio Frenk said UCLA must remain resilient amid threats to higher education during his inauguration Thursday.

Visa holders at UCLA expressed concern following the Trump administration’s decision to halt Harvard University’s enrollment of international students.
This decision was the latest in the ongoing battle between President Donald Trump and Harvard, which began after the Trump administration accused the university of allowing antisemitism and withheld over $2 billion in Harvard’s federal funding.

This post was updated June 4 at 9:48 p.m.
Ahead of his Thursday inauguration, UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk spoke with National News and Higher Education editor Alexandra Crosnoe and News editor Dylan Winward to discuss his experience in higher education and tenure to date.

On Oct. 16, 2023 – nine days after an attack by Palestinian political party and militant group Hamas killed around 1,200 people in Israel, and more than 2,700 Palestinians were killed by Israeli retaliatory airstrikes – UCLA Health administrative leaders sent an email to the medical community.

The UC is considering transitioning all its campuses to a common semester calendar – but some faculty members are concerned about costs, workload and a lack of staff input.