The University of California Student Association is working with the UC to urge the U.S. Congress to double the maximum value of the Pell Grant. The UC launched the Double the Pell campaign and announced its partnership with UCSA on Feb. Read more...
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February 11, 6:31 pm
Removal of standardized testing may have contributed to UC application increase
This post was updated Feb. 15 at 08:57 p.m. The elimination of standardized testing in admissions may have been a factor in the record-high number of people who applied for fall 2021 admissions at the University of California, faculty and students said. Read more...
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January 29, 3:22 pm
UCLA receives record number of applications for fall 2021
This post was last updated Jan. 31 at 8:42 pm. UCLA received a record number of applications for fall 2021 admission, including an increase in applications from historically underrepresented communities. Read more...
Photo: Record numbers of students from underrepresented communities applied to UCLA for fall 2021. The school received the highest number of applications in its history. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
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January 26, 9:10 pm
UC considers alternatives to standardized testing in admissions process
A University of California-specific standardized test may not be a viable option, UC professors and administrators told the UC Board of Regents at a meeting Thursday. Read more...
Photo: The UC Board of Regents discussed the possibility of modifying an existing test for admissions and whether creating a new test would be viable by 2025. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)
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January 25, 2:55 pm
UC Regents recap – Jan. 19-21
The University of California Board of Regents, the governing body of the UC, met for their bimonthly meeting from Tuesday to Thursday via teleconference. The board discussed federal and state funding, the possibility of a new test in admissions and campus diversity. Read more...
Photo: The Board of Regents met for its bimonthly meeting from Tuesday to Thursday. The board discussed the possibility of using a new test for admissions starting in 2025 and federal and state funding. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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January 20, 1:08 pm
Biden’s nominee for secretary of education draws support from students, faculty
President Joe Biden’s nomination of Miguel Cardona to be the next secretary of education is a promising choice, UCLA faculty and students said. Cardona previously taught as a fourth-grade teacher and is currently Connecticut’s commissioner of education. Read more...
Photo: UCLA faculty and students said Miguel Cardona, President Joe Biden’s nomination for secretary of education, is a promising choice. (Courtesy of Ryan Glista/University of Connecticut Neag School of Education)
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January 14, 2:26 pm
CALPIRG leads push for UC-wide open textbooks grant plan
University of California students and faculty are asking the UC Board of Regents to fund a systemwide open textbook grant program. The California Public Interest Research Group, a student activist organization, began a textbook affordability campaign in 2007 after other student PIRGs started similar campaigns. Read more...
Photo: Students and faculty have signed petitions asking the UC Board of Regents to implement a systemwide open textbook grant plan. The California Public Interest Research Group has its own textbook affordability campaign and is aiming to work with the regents on the program. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)