Members of the transfer community reflected on what makes the UCLA transfer program effective after the university was named the number one destination for transfers in the country. Read more...
Photo: UCLA was named the No. 1 destination for transfer students by Money, a finance magazine. Transfer students, which make up roughly a third of UCLA’s undergraduate population, have access to resources including the transfer center and Tau Sigma Honor Society. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)
Hundreds of law students fail the bar exam in California, but would pass with the same score elsewhere due to varying standards between states. California has the second-highest cut score, or minimum score required to pass the exam. Read more...
UCLA administrators implemented changes to the hiring process in hopes of fostering greater diversity within the faculty. All prospective UCLA faculty were required to complete Equity, Diversity and Inclusion statements beginning the 2018-2019 academic year. Read more...
Photo: (Pauline Ordonez/Daily Bruin)
The department of English revised the American literature and culture major fall quarter to offer new preparatory classes that allow students to focus directly on American literature instead of starting their major with a general English core curriculum. Read more...
Photo: The American literature and culture major was revised in fall quarter to include added lower-division seminars that introduce students to the major in a small classroom environment. The major also offers several new upper-division courses. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)
University police arrested two men Wednesday for vandalizing the Bruin Bear. UCPD Lt. Kevin Kilgore said in an email that Louis Torres, 19, and Willie Johnson, 18, were charged with conspiracy and felony vandalism after allegedly painting the Bruin Bear statue last month. Read more...
Photo: UCPD determined the Bruin Bear statue was vandalized Nov. 13 by the two men, resulting in over $15,000 in damages. (Isabella Fortier/Daily Bruin)
A student group at UCLA helped create a new engineering course which will focus on a cryptocurrency technology called Blockchain. The new course in the department of engineering was designed by Blockchain at UCLA, a student organization founded last year that offers events and discussions for students to explore blockchain technology. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Blockchain UCLA)
UCLA administrators strategized how students should respond to continual decreases in state funding as enrollment increases. Jeff Roth, associate vice chancellor of Academic Planning and Budget, said at a town hall Wednesday that general core funds per student, which is a combination of tuition fees and state support, has decreased over 30 percent since 2000. Read more...
Photo: Administrators said general core funds have decreased 35 percent, or $11,000 per student, since 2000. They said student advocacy is needed to prevent further decreases. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin)
