The Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars has not received new funding despite a rise in admitted international students, a UCLA spokesperson said. The Dashew Center serves international students by promoting interaction between international and domestic students, providing visa services and hosting workshops. Read more...
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August 11, 11:28 pm
Director of the UCLA Center for Korean Studies retires, looks to further research
When John Duncan announced he was retiring as director of the UCLA Center for Korean Studies, former students from across the world flew back to Los Angeles to say goodbye. Read more...
Photo: John Duncan, a professor in the Asian languages and cultures department, retired in June. Duncan, who served in Korea during the Vietnam War, helped create the Center of Korean studies when he arrived to UCLA in 1989.(Courtesy of Peggy McInerny/UCLA)
International, News
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August 11, 11:22 pm
Hong Kong is now a city of protests and tear gas, a city indomitable in its ideals
I was on a two-week trip to visit family in Taiwan when I decided to make an impromptu visit to Hong Kong during its eighth week of political unrest. Read more...
Photo: Hong Kong has been experiencing mass protests for the last 10 weeks over a controversial extradition bill that would allow criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland China. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam indefinitely suspended the bill July 9, but has refused to fully withdraw the bill. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin)
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July 17, 6:32 pm
UCLA ranked No. 2 public university in the country, No. 9 overall globally
An international reputation rankings list placed UCLA as the No. 2 public university in the country for the second year in a row. The magazine Times Higher Education published its World Reputation Rankings 2019 on Wednesday, which finds and ranks the top 100 public and private universities globally. Read more...
Photo: UCLA was ranked the second-best public university for the second year in a row, according to a list published Wednesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)