The association that represents University of California students is calling on President Joe Biden’s administration to double the Pell Grant to make college more affordable. The UC Student Association has met with federal representatives, nonprofit leaders and mobilized UC students to advocate for its Double the Pell campaign since the association initiated the campaign in August, said Joshua Lewis, the UCSA government relations chair and a student at UC Berkeley. Read more...
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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 20, 12:24 pm
UCLA faculty consider causes, consequences of Trump’s second impeachment
The second impeachment of former President Donald Trump shows the United States needs to formalize constitutional norms, establish checks on executive power and address divisions in the country, UCLA faculty said. Read more...
Photo: The U.S. House of Representatives impeached former President Donald Trump for the second time Jan. 13. UCLA faculty said Trump’s impeachment demonstrates the country’s need to address divisions and to formalize constitutional norms. (Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin staff)
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January 12, 5:53 pm
UC system sees increased fall enrollment while other institutions face decreases
The number of students enrolled at the University of California increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite nationwide trends of dropping college enrollment rates affecting other California public universities. Read more...
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January 8, 2:10 pm
More than 1,900 political scientists call for Trump’s removal in open letter
This post was updated on Jan. 10 at 4:50 p.m. At least 20 UCLA professors, along with hundreds of political scientists, signed an open letter, calling for the removal of President Donald Trump from office. Read more...
Photo: More than 1,900 political scientists, including at least 20 UCLA professors, signed an open letter calling for President Donald Trump’s removal from office following the riot that took place at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. (Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin staff)
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January 7, 5:16 pm
International students anticipate changes to visa, immigration laws under Biden
Some international students said they were concerned about their U.S. immigration status during President Donald Trump’s administration and said they hoped President-elect Joe Biden’s presidency would improve job stability. Read more...
Photo: During President Donald Trump’s administration, international students were concerned about their immigration status. However, President-elect Joe Biden plans to roll back policies made during Trump’s term, such as by reforming the temporary visa system. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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January 7, 2:27 pm
UCLA students share their reactions to riots, violence at US Capitol
This article was updated Jan. 10 at 4:42 p.m. News of riots at the U.S. Capitol distracted Vedant Sathye from his classes Wednesday. Sathye, a third-year computer science student, said he tried to multitask, swapping back-and-forth between his lectures and watching the news. Read more...
Photo: One student couldn’t focus on school and another was disheartened after hearing the news about Wednesday’s riots in Washington, D.C. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)