The scorching sun beat down on his shoulders. Despite the heat, William Dever kept digging and digging in the hard, dry dirt, at an excavation site in Be’er Resisim, a hilltop site in Israel – alongside 50 of his students. Read more...
Photo: William Dever is a visiting professor who is teaching two ancient Near East courses this quarter – one undergraduate and one graduate. He has led excavations in Israel and the West Bank over the past 40 years.
At a forum held Tuesday, state and educational leaders and industry professionals proposed dozens of ideas for incorporating online education into public universities, but questioned whether these ideas would fit in with or change the value of a California education. Read more...
Photo: California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom came to UCLA Tuesday to talk about online education.
Graduate students studying foreign languages are predicted to have more job opportunities than those studying English, for the first time in more than a decade, according to a recent publication by the Modern Language Association. Read more...
Patricia Turner recently took over as the dean and vice provost for undergraduate education at UCLA, after more than two decades as a faculty member and administrator at UC Davis. Read more...
Photo: Patricia Turner has taken over for Judith Smith as the new dean and vice provost for undergraduate education.
A UCLA student was walking on the walkway between Parking Structure 9 and Engineering IV when a man ran up to her from behind and hugged her, according to a university police report released Monday. Read more...
Students, faculty and staff at UCLA received an email last week inviting them to participate in the University of California’s first survey on campus climate – the largest survey of its kind within any institution of higher education. Read more...
After most students had packed their bags and gone home for winter break, voices continued to echo through the cold corridors of Sproul Hall, as a select group of students chose to spend their winter break on the Hill. Read more...
Photo: Since last year, the Office of Residential Life has offered students the option to stay on the Hill during winter break. Several students, including first-year neuroscience student Zhongyue Zhang, chose to stay in on-campus housing instead of going home.
