UCLA tour guides each give tours at least twice a week, showing prospective students and their families UCLA’s campus and giving them a feel for what it means to be a Bruin. Read more...
A graduate student accused of falsifying data said he stands behind his research in an email statement Friday. In a study published in December, Michael LaCour and his co-author, Columbia professor Donald Green, reported results that suggested voters’ support for same-sex marriage increases following a 20-minute conversation with a gay advocate for same-sex marriage. Read more...
Photo: Michael LaCour, a UCLA graduate student, said in an email statement Friday that he stands by his study published in Science magazine in December. (UCLA)
The dean of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs was named chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, officials announced Friday. Frank Gilliam, named dean in 2008, has played roles in furthering UCLA’s civic engagement through research and partnerships within the community, according to a UCLA statement. Read more...
Photo: Frank Gilliam, dean of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, was named chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. (UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs)
University of California President Janet Napolitano said Thursday that the UC should adopt the U.S. Department of State’s definition of anti-Semitism, which includes denying Israel’s right to exist. Read more...
Two months had passed since Yolanda Barclay’s son was arrested, and she was starting to feel desperate. Barclay couldn’t afford to pay for a private law firm. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumna Lindsay Vose founded Justice Crusaders Legal Services, which has rates based on clients’ incomes. (Courtesy of Lindsay Vose)
While many have praised the governor’s state budget plan, which was endorsed by the University of California Board of Regents Committee on Finance on Thursday, some UC faculty members expressed concern that the deal’s pension plan will reduce the quality of faculty at the UC. Read more...
The Westwood Village Improvement Association, also known as the BID, is a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of Westwood Village. The BID was created by property and business owners in August 2011 to provide Westwood Village with services the City of Los Angeles could not provide. Read more...
