In response to childhood tantrums about hating school and not wanting to do homework, we have heard parents and teachers repeatedly emphasize that receiving an education is not a right, but rather a privilege, something legal residents may take for granted but is a hard reality hitting illegal immigrants. Read more...

As chairs of the UCLA and University of California committees that oversee undergraduate admissions (Committee on Undergraduate Admissions and Relations with Schools, and Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools, respectively), we are deeply troubled by a baseless charge that UCLA is violating Proposition 209, which prohibits consideration of race, sex or ethnicity for admission to public institutions, to admit more black students. Read more...

Something about this election is different. Read more...

New school year? Yes, finally. Read more...

I joined Amigos de UCLA my first year, and due to my affection for the kids we work with and the camaraderie in our club, I've stuck with it ever since. Read more...

I guess it's time to embrace another Bruin-y year. Read more...

Many things at UCLA will be different than they were in high school or at other colleges you've attended. Read more...