Wednesday, April 8

Officials appoint new dean for Luskin School

UCLA officials appointed a new dean for the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs on Thursday. Gary Segura, professor of political science at Stanford University, will start his term Jan. Read more...

Photo: Gary Segura will start his term as the new dean for the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs from Jan 1, 2017. (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)


Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – Sept. 15

The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to Westwood Village and the surrounding areas. Comments by public officials Janet Turner, a field representative for Congressman Ted Liu’s office, said the city will rename Barrington Park to “Veteran’s Barrington Park,” and will move an existing dog park off its land if an alternate site can be found. Read more...


UC Regents recap – Sept. 15

The University of California Regents, the governing body of the UC, met for the second day of its board meeting at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center. Read more...

Photo: (Jintak Han/Assistant photo editor)



California Secretary of State to partner with UC on voter registration

This post was updated on Sept. 18 at 1:15 p.m. The California Secretary of State signed a memorandum with the University of California Thursday that aims to increase student voter registration and turnout. Read more...

Photo: Alex Padilla, California Secretary of State, announced a partnership with the University of California to increase voter registration and turnout. (Jintak Han/Assistant photo editor)


UC Regents recap – Sept. 14

The University of California Regents, the governing body of the UC, met Wednesday for its bimonthly board meeting at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. Read more...

Photo: The University of California Board of Regents discussed transfer student policies and debt management on the first of their meetings at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant photo editor)


UCLA ties for No. 24 spot on U.S. News & World Report ranking

UCLA was ranked the 24th-best national university in the 2017 edition of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings of national universities, released Monday evening, slipping slightly from last year. Read more...

Photo: UCLA tied with Carnegie Mellon and University of Virginia for the 24th best national universities in the 2017 U.S. News & World Report rankings. (Daily Bruin file photo)