The number of students enrolled at the University of California increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite nationwide trends of dropping college enrollment rates affecting other California public universities. Read more...
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January 8, 2:10 pm
More than 1,900 political scientists call for Trump’s removal in open letter
This post was updated on Jan. 10 at 4:50 p.m. At least 20 UCLA professors, along with hundreds of political scientists, signed an open letter, calling for the removal of President Donald Trump from office. Read more...
Photo: More than 1,900 political scientists, including at least 20 UCLA professors, signed an open letter calling for President Donald Trump’s removal from office following the riot that took place at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. (Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin staff)
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January 7, 5:16 pm
International students anticipate changes to visa, immigration laws under Biden
Some international students said they were concerned about their U.S. immigration status during President Donald Trump’s administration and said they hoped President-elect Joe Biden’s presidency would improve job stability. Read more...
Photo: During President Donald Trump’s administration, international students were concerned about their immigration status. However, President-elect Joe Biden plans to roll back policies made during Trump’s term, such as by reforming the temporary visa system. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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January 7, 2:27 pm
UCLA students share their reactions to riots, violence at US Capitol
This article was updated Jan. 10 at 4:42 p.m. News of riots at the U.S. Capitol distracted Vedant Sathye from his classes Wednesday. Sathye, a third-year computer science student, said he tried to multitask, swapping back-and-forth between his lectures and watching the news. Read more...
Photo: One student couldn’t focus on school and another was disheartened after hearing the news about Wednesday’s riots in Washington, D.C. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
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December 10, 11:50 pm
Federal judge reinstates DACA program, but UCLA recipients say more must be done
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is accepting new applications, but undocumented students still seek long-term solutions, DACA students at UCLA said. The administration of President Donald Trump announced that it reinstated the program Monday after a Dec. Read more...
Photo: Even though DACA is now accepting applications for the first time since 2017, DACA students think that President-elect Joe Biden should make long-term solutions for DACA. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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December 9, 11:35 pm
Despite ongoing legal challenges, faculty say DACA restoration indicates progress
The restoration of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program may alleviate UCLA accessibility concerns for undocumented students despite continuing challenges to its legality, UCLA faculty said. Read more...
Photo: (Jaelen Cruz/Daily Bruin)
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November 19, 6:28 pm
Biden seeks to make higher education more accessible for low-income students
President-elect Joe Biden’s plans for higher education could make the University of California system more accessible for low-income students, students and faculty said. Biden campaigned on eliminating tuition for households with an annual income of less than $125,000. Read more...