Whether they hope to get ahead in their studies or graduate on time, students are enrolling in summer sessions at the same high rate as last year. Read more...
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May 31, 2:22 am
Summer school enrollment levels see increase in international students and first-year admits
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May 31, 2:19 am
Civic engagement minor combines hands-on volunteer work with academics
Although Mark Prandini grew up in a family of teachers, the idea of a career as an educator didn't strike him until his third year in college. Read more...
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May 27, 1:21 am
Revised SHIP policy will join UC-wide health insurance plan, increasing coverage for Bruins next fall but at a higher cost
Although student groups initially opposed joining UC-wide health insurance plan, a new policy will be implemented next fall after university representatives and the UC Office of the President reached an agreement to maintain all previous services and cut down on additional student costs. Read more...
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The Ashe Center provides medical care at reduced costs to students who have SHIP. Next fall, UCLA will join the UC-wide insurance program that will cost students about $200 more.
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May 27, 1:18 am
UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities study to track environmental effects on children’s health is gathering subjects
The UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities will conduct the world's largest study on the effects of the environment on children's health. Read more...
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May 27, 1:17 am
Angela Sanchez starts a UCLA chapter of School on Wheels, providing tutoring for homeless K-12 students in hopes that they will attend college
It was an experience in high school that motivated Angela Sanchez to start the UCLA chapter of a tutoring program for homeless children. Read more...
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Second-year history student Angela Sanchez started UCLA’s chapter of School on Wheels, a nonprofit organization that provides tutoring for homeless students. Sanchez received tutoring in calculus from School on Wheels during her last year of high school.
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May 27, 1:15 am
U.S. Supreme Court may hear lawsuit challenging AB 540, which lets undocumented students pay in-state tuition in California
A California law allowing undocumented students to pay in-state tuition after attending a California high school for three years may be on its way to the U.S. Read more...
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May 26, 1:25 am
UCLA rushes to expand
The prospect of the largest freshman class in UCLA's history has sent administrators and faculty scrambling to expand classes to meet future demands. Read more...
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Due to UCLA accepting the largest freshmen class in its history campus administrators scramble to add classes and hire instructors to accommodate.