As Chancellor Albert Carnesale rounds out the final year of his stint as head of UCLA, a key talking point in the search for the campus’ ninth chancellor will circle around a nationwide trend of ever-increasing paychecks for university executives. Read more...

Planning programs, campaigning and advocating on behalf of students is nothing new to undergraduate student government. But this year, one councilmember is aiming to redesign student government itself. Read more...

Following the realization that universities in the areas directly affected by Hurricane Katrina would not be able to offer their normal fall semester, UCLA opened its undergraduate, law and graduate schools to students displaced from their home universities in the Gulf Coast region. Read more...

Four years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, UCLA professors and researchers from various departments continue to work to better understand how the events affect American society and the world. Read more...

Under his watchful eye, the fledging effort to raise over $1 billion for the needs of the UCLA community soared to the point where it now anticipates accruing three times that amount. Read more...

Wanted: new leader of public university in Los Angeles; must have work experience in higher education, public or private; charisma and multi-billion-dollar fundraising skills a plus; 40+ hours/week; $222,000/yr., plus benefits. Read more...