Thursday, July 9

UCLA investigated athletic admissions violations in 2014, prior to recent scandal

UCLA knew in 2014 that it violated University policies by offering two students admission after their parents pledged to make donations to the athletics program, according to the Los Angeles Times. Read more...

Photo: UCLA investigated two admissions actions in 2014 and found that staff members in UCLA Athletics had violated University of California and athletic department policies by offering the students admissions after the parents pledged to make donations. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)


Law professors help Puerto Rico address debt, aim to alleviate financial pressures

Two UCLA law professors helped broker a deal that will bring financial relief to Puerto Rico. Law professors Kenneth Klee and Daniel Bussel have been working on restructuring Puerto Rico’s debt since 2017 and finalized the deal in February. Read more...

Photo: Law professors Daniel Bussel (left) and Kenneth Klee (right) have been working on restructuring Puerto Rico’s debt since 2017 and finalized the deal in February. Puerto Rico had accumulated $72 billion in aggregate debt as of 2016. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin)



UCLA program offers seminars developed, facilitated by undergraduate students

Alejandra Cervantes is teaching fellow undergraduate students how to improve STEM teaching in higher education through her own credit-bearing class. Cervantes, a fourth-year mathematics and computer science student, created a seminar called “Lifelong Kindergarten: Reimagining STEM Higher Education Pedagogy” through the Undergraduate Student Initiated Education program. Read more...

Photo: Under the Undergraduate Student Initiated Education program, third-year and fourth-year students can develop and teach a one-unit seminar with the help of faculty supervisors and a chosen advisor over the course of the year. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin staff)


College admissions scandal elicits proposal of new bills by California lawmakers

Experts said state bills proposed in response to the college admissions cheating scandal may not have immediate effects on the role wealth plays in the college admissions process. Read more...

Photo: California lawmakers proposed a package of bills on March 28 in response to the recent college admissions scandal. These bills were aimed at addressing the illegal measures taken by wealthy parents to grant their children admissions into elite universities, including UCLA. (Daily Bruin file photo)


USAC Election Board found to have violated constitution, election code

Student government election coordinators were found Friday to have violated their constitution and election code. The Undergraduate Students Association Council Judicial Board found at a hearing Thursday the USAC Election Board failed to treat all candidates equally and to enforce campaign deadlines, in line with election guidelines. Read more...

Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council Judicial Board found multiple violations that the USAC Election Board had committed. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)