When housing developments and golf courses threatened the natural beauty of her community, Professor Jill Anne Kowalik took action by making educational films about Powder Canyon, the 517-acre park in danger of urbanization. Read more...

A week of events aimed at educating and galvanizing student activism on academic issues culminates today with a concert and carnival scheduled to take place in Bruin Plaza. Read more...

Recent U.S. involvement in the Middle East has created a growing demand for translators to interpret documents for the government, which could lead to job opportunities for UCLA students proficient in Middle Eastern languages. Read more...

College stores in the University of California system will support a recently launched campaign to lower the costs of textbooks for students. The campaign, led by the California Public Interest Research Group, aims to change practices of publishing companies that produce new editions of textbooks with minor revisions, resulting in a significant increase in textbook prices for students. Read more...

The California Public Interest Research Group is conducting a survey to research the reasons behind increasing textbook prices at universities. The study, which will be published early next year, will contain student, faculty and bookstore surveys regarding textbook sales and prices and will offer price comparisons between textbooks at different universities. Read more...

According to a UC annual report, both freshman and transfer student graduation rates have been increasing steadily, especially from 1996 to 2002. The report also shows UC graduation rates are growing faster than the national average and there have been significant upsurges in the graduation rates of many underrepresented minority groups. Read more...

Professors are concerned about a new bill that could harm international studies departments if they do not accommodate government views on how they should teach their courses. Read more...