Today we need to pay attention. And not only because of the inauguration of the 55th U.S. president. All college students should take note because George W. Read more...

Textbook policies a result of faculty needs Ilana Fried’s recent column, “Pricey books can be avoided” (Jan. 13), was a bit off the mark. Fried attacks publishing practices but does little to explain how the textbook publishing industry actually works. Read more...

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The vote taken by the faculty of the UCLA College last month concerning the diversity requirement should have come as no surprise. Although discussions on diversity have concentrated on the lack of a diversity requirement and the continued decline of students of color attending the University of California’s two flagship campuses, one major component of a diverse campus climate has gone unnoticed, or rather ignored: the lack of faculty diversity. Read more...

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“Has academia become too liberal?” This was the question posed in an article that appeared in the winter 2004 issue of “UCLA Magazine.” Perhaps in answering this question about our own campus, we should consider the results of the recent faculty vote regarding instituting a “diversity requirement.” Just as the fall quarter was wrapping up, Academic Senate members of the UCLA College rejected the diversity requirement proposal by a margin of 141 to 108. Read more...

In his Jan. 14 submission (“Education shouldn’t be for sale”), Matthew Kennard claims that “the introduction of private funding into any enterprise changes its whole complexion. Read more...