This post was updated June 22 at 12:51 p.m. Speakers called on graduating students to stay resilient amid political division and academic challenges during the annual College of Letters and Science commencement ceremony Friday. Read more...
Photo: Chancellor Julio Frenk is pictured at the 11 a.m. commencement ceremony. Frenk urged graduating students to not allow disagreements to cause division among the UCLA community during the event. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated June 11 at 3:24 p.m. A UC-wide faculty board will reconsider its stance on requiring standardized testing for first-year admissions, the group announced Thursday. Read more...
Photo: ACT preparation books are stacked on a shelf. A UC-wide faculty board will reconsider its stance on requiring standardized testing for first-year admissions, the group announced Thursday. (Kai Dizon/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated June 10 at 9:50 p.m. The UCLA School of Dentistry will adopt a new billing structure that aims to allow federal aid to cover student veterans’ dental kit fees next fall, following allegations that the university had obstructed students’ ability to access benefits. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA School of Dentistry is featured. A student and faculty members alleged the school’s billing process for dental kits – sets of important and expensive dentistry tools – did not allow the GI Bill to cover the expense for veteran students until a change was made starting fall 2026. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A program that will give some transfer students priority consideration for admission to UCLA is set to be implemented this fall. UCLA created the Associate Degree for Transfer Pilot Program in compliance with Assembly Bill 1291, which Gov. Read more...
Photo: The Transfer Student Center is pictured. A program that will give some transfer students priority consideration for admission to UCLA is set to be implemented this fall. (Joice Ngo/Assistant Photo editor)
Immigrant community members shared fears of detention, deportation and family separation with UCLA School of Law students at a “Know Your Rights” presentation last fall. But one interaction during the presentation – which students held in a South Central Los Angeles church – stood out to Katelyn Zou, who graduated from the School of Law this spring. Read more...
Photo: A “Know Your Rights” card is pictured. The Immigrant Rights Project is a student-run initiative under the UCLA School of Law’s El Centro Legal Projects that provides legal education to Los Angeles immigrants. (Ruby Galbraith/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated June 7 at 9:19 p.m. UCLA students interning in Washington, D.C., this year navigated anti-immigration enforcement protests, congressional budget negotiations during appropriations season and uncertainty surrounding federal funding. Read more...
Photo: The California State Capitol is pictured. UCLA students interning in Washington, D.C., this year faced protests and federal funding uncertainty. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)
UC President James Milliken took the helm of the University 10 months ago, immediately after the federal government froze $584 million of UCLA’s research grants. Since then, the UC has been sued by the Department of Justice three times, seen a proposed increase in state funding and reached contracts with four of its unions. Read more...
Photo: UC President James Milliken sits at a UC Board of Regents meeting. Milliken assumed his position as president of the University 10 months ago, after the federal government froze $584 million of UCLA’s research grants. (Presley Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
