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UCLA faculty members protest, discuss DACA decision in demonstration

Jorge Herrera migrated to the United State at the age of 4, and he did not think he would go to college. “In my head I would (ask) myself what was the point of me going to college if I couldn’t put my degree to work,” he said. Read more...

Photo: UCLA faculty and staff joined hundreds of others in marching in support of undocumented individuals at a protest in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday.(Sharon Zhen/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UC sues Trump administration over ending DACA

This post was updated Sept. 8 at 12:33 p.m. The University of California is suing President Donald Trump’s administration for ending a program that deferred the deportation of undocumented individuals brought to the United States as children. Read more...

Photo: The University of California is suing President Donald Trump’s administration for ending Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, an Obama-era program that deferred the deportation of undocumented individuals brought to the United States as children. (Grace Zhu/Daily Bruin)


Betsy DeVos announces plans to alter campus Title IX guidelines

This post was updated Sept. 8 at 3:41 p.m. President Donald Trump’s administration announced Thursday plans to roll back federal rules governing campus sexual harassment investigations. Read more...

Photo: On Thursday, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced a rollback of Title IX guidelines issued by former President Barack Obama’s administration, which among other requirements, mandated that colleges have Title IX coordinators. Kathleen Salvaty is the University of California’s systemwide Title IX coordinator. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Students protest ending of DACA program, discuss concerns for future

UCLA students joined thousands of demonstrators gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday after President Donald Trump’s administration announced it will end a program that deferred the deportation of hundreds of thousands of undocumented individuals brought to the United States as children. Read more...

Photo: Thousands of demonstrators marched in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday to protest President Donald Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)


UCLA ranked as top public university nationwide in new report

A 2017-2018 report published Wednesday ranked the UCLA as the nation’s top public university. Times Higher Education, a magazine that reports on higher education, published their World University Rankings report Wednesday, which ranked UCLA 15th in the world, a drop from 14th last year. Read more...

Photo: The Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked UCLA 15th worldwide, ahead of UC Berkeley, which ranked 18th. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UC continues to support DACA recipients despite Trump ending program

This post was updated Sept. 5 at 10:47 p.m. President Donald Trump ended a program Tuesday morning that deferred the deportation of hundreds of thousands of undocumented individuals brought to the United States as children. Read more...

Photo: UCLA students have protested in support of undocumented students following the election of Donald Trump as president. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA law school to create trial advocacy program with $1M donation

The UCLA School of Law is creating a new trial advocacy program following a $1 million donation from one of its alumni. A. Barry Cappello’s donation is funding the A. Read more...

Photo: UCLA School of Law alumnus donated $1million to create a new trial advocacy program and create more opportunities for law students. (Courtesy UCLA Newsroom)