UCLA’s admission rate reached 16.1 percent this year, its lowest level ever. The university also admitted a higher percentage of out-of-state students than in-state students and increased the percentage of students it admitted from underrepresented minority groups. Read more...
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For first-generation UCLA student Aaron Lopez, talking to his family about college is a challenge. Lopez, a fourth-year English and gender studies student, said as the first person in his family to go to college, he often felt he had to navigate college alone without much family support. Read more...
Several students said that while they appreciate UCLA’s improvement in college rankings this year, they are skeptical of the rankings’ criteria. Times Higher Education recognized UCLA as the best public university in the nation earlier this month, while UCLA tied with UC Berkeley on Monday for the No.1 spot in the 2018 U.S. Read more...
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The governing board of the University of California met for the last day of its September meeting at UC San Diego on Thursday. The Board of Regents discussed the previous two days’ committee meetings and approved the actions committees voted on during Wednesday’s meeting. Read more...
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The governing board of the University of California met for the second day of its September meeting at UC San Diego on Wednesday. The Board of Regents discussed recent state audits of the UC, campus admissions verification procedures and the development of the UC’s next budget. Read more...
Photo: At the University of California Board of Regents’ bimonthly board meeting at UC San Diego on Wednesday, regents discussed campus admissions verification procedures and the UC’s upcoming budget, among other topics. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Gov. Jerry Brown and leaders in the state legislature announced a proposal Tuesday to allocate $30 million to support undocumented students. The state proposes spending an additional $20 million on immigrant legal services through the One California program, a state program that supports immigrant Californians. Read more...
Photo: Gov. Jerry Brown and leaders in the state legislature announced $30 million in funding for undocumented students Tuesday.
This post was updated Sept. 12 at 4:25 p.m. UCLA tied with UC Berkeley for the No. 1 spot in the 2018 U.S. News & World Report’s list of top public universities nationwide released Monday night. Read more...
Photo: UCLA topped a ranking for public universities for the second time in the last week. (Daily Bruin file photo)
