UCLA is once again the country’s No. 1 public university, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s annual university rankings released Monday. UCLA fell to the second-best public university last year after eight years at the top. Read more...
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August 23, 9:17 am
LADWP contains water main burst, limits flooding to UCLA structures
A water main burst on Sunset Boulevard, flooding several UCLA structures, including parking lots 4 and 7 and the Intramural Field. The pipe has since been shut off and the water has been contained, a UCLA official said. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
By Bernard Mendez
This post was updated Aug. 23 at 2:30 p.m. A water main break that flooded multiple structures on campus Sunday morning has been contained, UCLA officials said.
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September 20, 8:17 pm
International students face uncertainty after pause on federal work authorization
This post was updated Sept. 21 at 4:03 p.m. UCLA paused some international students’ work authorizations over the summer following federal scrutiny, which students said could impact their academic and professional success. Read more...
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September 20, 6:00 pm
Newsom vetoes bill which would have allowed undocumented students campus jobs
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Sunday that would have allowed undocumented students to hold jobs on public university campuses across the state. Assembly Bill 713 – the Opportunity for All Act – would have prevented the UC, California State University and California Community Colleges from barring undocumented students from on-campus jobs because they are unable to provide proof of federal work authorization. Read more...
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September 20, 12:03 am
UCLA students embrace free athletics tickets, hope for easier game-day access
Preston Lin only attended one football game his first year. He said he wouldn’t have gone to any more games this year if tickets weren’t free. Read more...
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September 19, 10:20 pm
Judge exempts conservative group from UC deadnaming, misgendering policy
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the UC from enforcing parts of its sexual harassment policy on members of a conservative advocacy organization. Defending Education filed a lawsuit against the University on June 18, alleging that its Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy and the accompanying frequently asked questions section on its website violated students’ free speech rights. Read more...
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September 19, 2:35 pm
Law professors nationwide demand Chancellor Frenk retract 9/11 symposium condemnation
One week after Chancellor Julio Frenk condemned a School of Law symposium about the 9/11 terrorist attacks, more than 270 law professors nationwide are raising concerns about academic freedom at the university. Frenk said in a Sept. Read more...
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September 19, 2:13 pm
‘A narcissist’: UCLA employees alleged top administrator misused funds, bullied staff
This post was updated Sept. 19 at 2:46 p.m. Seven current and former UCLA employees alleged in at least 22 separate whistleblower and retaliatory reports that the university’s head of strategic communications fostered a toxic work environment and mismanaged department funds, according to court documents. Mary Osako, UCLA’s vice chancellor for strategic communications since 2019, filed a lawsuit against the UC Board of Regents on Aug. Read more...
