For Cathryn Dhanatya, volunteering is more than just a kind gesture. It is a way of life. When e-mails circulated from the UCLA College seeking a graduate student who could fulfill the voluntary role of discussion leader for an education course that addresses students’ adjustments to college life, Dhanatya willingly took interest. Read more...

In recent weeks, UCLA has been getting a lot of coverage in the international press, but not the kind of publicity the school desires. The story of two UCLA medical center employees arrested in connection with the illegal sale of cadavers donated to the UCLA Willed Body Program has been covered by everyone from CNN and Reuters to Yahoo! Read more...

The recent crisis in Haiti has caused concern among curators at the Fowler Museum of Cultural History over the safety of important artifacts residing in the beleaguered country. Read more...

Chancellor Albert Carnesale said Friday that he had a special place in his heart for the Stanford men’s basketball team ““ that, like UCLA, the Palo Alto-based institution operates under the constraints of admitting athletes who must also excel as students. Read more...

Students who skate to class might want to think twice, as new signs forbidding skateboarding on campus allow police to cite them now. Signs that read “No Skating or Skateboarding” were put in Bruin Plaza on March 15 by the UCLA Facilities Management Department. Read more...

More applicants to the University of California than originally thought had private information, including their Social Security numbers, displayed to other applicants because of a glitch on a UC application Web site. Read more...

President Bush has pledged to leave no child behind, but higher education may be lagging on his priorities. Bush has continued to fund existing higher education needs such as financial aid and institutional development, but has not devoted the same attention or the publicity given to younger students. Read more...