This post was updated July 5 at 10:53 p.m. UC undergraduate degrees give students greater financial security and higher earnings compared to non-University degree-holders, according to a June study by the University’s Institutional Research and Academic Planning department. Read more...
Photo: Two stacks of dollar bills are pictured. A UC study found that degrees from the University have a higher return on investment than those from other schools. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated July 5 at 10:28 p.m. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed California’s state budget for the upcoming fiscal year Monday, increasing the UC’s funding by $350 million. Read more...
Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom is pictured. He signed a state budget for the 2027-28 fiscal year Monday that includes a $350 million increase to the UC’s funding. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated June 26 at 3:42 p.m. Californians will vote on a bond that would allocate $350,000,000 to new affordable student housing projects in the November election. Senate Bill 417 – the Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026 – passed the California State Senate and was approved by Gov. Read more...
This post was updated June 22 at 12:51 p.m. Speakers called on graduating students to stay resilient amid political division and academic challenges during the annual College of Letters and Science commencement ceremony Friday. Read more...
Photo: Chancellor Julio Frenk is pictured at the 11 a.m. commencement ceremony. Frenk urged graduating students to not allow disagreements to cause division among the UCLA community during the event. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated June 11 at 3:24 p.m. A UC-wide faculty board will reconsider its stance on requiring standardized testing for first-year admissions, the group announced Thursday. Read more...
Photo: ACT preparation books are stacked on a shelf. A UC-wide faculty board will reconsider its stance on requiring standardized testing for first-year admissions, the group announced Thursday. (Kai Dizon/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated June 10 at 9:50 p.m. The UCLA School of Dentistry will adopt a new billing structure that aims to allow federal aid to cover student veterans’ dental kit fees next fall, following allegations that the university had obstructed students’ ability to access benefits. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA School of Dentistry is featured. A student and faculty members alleged the school’s billing process for dental kits – sets of important and expensive dentistry tools – did not allow the GI Bill to cover the expense for veteran students until a change was made starting fall 2026. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A program that will give some transfer students priority consideration for admission to UCLA is set to be implemented this fall. UCLA created the Associate Degree for Transfer Pilot Program in compliance with Assembly Bill 1291, which Gov. Read more...
Photo: The Transfer Student Center is pictured. A program that will give some transfer students priority consideration for admission to UCLA is set to be implemented this fall. (Joice Ngo/Assistant Photo editor)
