Executive Vice Chancellor Daniel Neuman predicts that budget cuts combined simultaneously with enrollment growth will continue to be the greatest challenge for the university in the short term. Read more...

Both candidates running for student welfare commissioner said the post could use some improvement, but disagreed on the levels of dedication and experience needed to make this progress. Read more...

Erica Husse and Omar Qudrat are running for financial supports commissioner in this year’s undergraduate student elections because they want to make it easier for students to focus on their studies rather than on paying for their educations. Read more...

The entertainment industry has found a home within UCLA’s faculty. Barbara Boyle, a producer and president of Valhalla Motion Pictures, will be stepping up as the new chairwoman for the UCLA Department of Theater, Film and Digital Media. Read more...

A recent report by the Competitiveness Task Force made suggestions on how the school can improve its ability to compete with other universities. “How do we become better than we are?” was the agenda, said task force chairman and Executive Vice Chancellor Daniel Neuman. Read more...

The University of California shocked anti-sweatshop activists Tuesday by opposing bills that would require state contractors to certify that they do not use sweatshop labor. The pair of nearly identical bills, AB 1557 and SB 578, were passed by the state Legislature on Tuesday. Read more...

In a major setback to the University of California, U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham announced Wednesday that he will invite competition for the contract to manage Los Alamos National Laboratory. Read more...