The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music appointed a music professor as its inaugural dean, a university press release announced Friday. Eileen Strempel will begin her term July 8. Read more...
Photo: Eileen Strempel will begin her term as the inaugural dean of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music on July 8. Strempel has previous experience in music, academia and administration. (Courtesy of Eileen Strempel)
A UCLA report recommended California’s health insurance agency expand its coverage and make insurance more affordable. The report, which was published Friday and co-written by Wes Yin, an associate professor of public policy, analyzed policy options that could improve market stability and affordability of health insurance. Read more...
This post was updated Feb. 5 at 2:25 p.m. University of California librarians and the UC Office of the President have been out of contract for four months but are still negotiating. Read more...
Photo: University of California librarians fundraised for a potential strike. UC and the librarians’ union have been out of contract for over four months, with no end to negotiations in sight. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA received fewer freshman applications than last year for admission in fall 2019, according to data released Tuesday. The number of applicants decreased by about 2 percent, from 113,695 in 2018 to 111,266 in 2019, according to preliminary data released by the University of California Office of the President. Read more...
Photo: The number of applicants decreased by about 2 percent, from 113,695 in 2018 to 111,266 in 2019, according to preliminary data released by the University of California Office of the President. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget for next year would increase funding for the University of California. The proposed budget would allocate $36.4 billion for higher education, an increase of $1.4 billion from this year’s budget. Read more...
Students may become eligible for more grants through new reforms to a California financial aid program. The California Student Aid Commission approved a proposal to reform the Cal Grant program Nov. Read more...
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This post was updated Jan. 24 at 3:36 p.m. The U.S. Government Accountability Office recommended that federal agencies better publicize food assistance programs in order to combat food insecurity on college campuses in a report released Jan. Read more...
