I’m not particularly good at laying bricks. Yet about a year ago, over spring break, I found myself doing just that for a non-governmental farmer-support organization in rural Nicaragua with 10 other UCLA students – none of whom were any more adept than myself at masonry. Read more...
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This August, Mark Yudof will step down from his position as president of the University of California. Read more...
UCLA’s tobacco-free policy isn’t about restricting individual choice. It’s about saving lives. Read more...
California cut state funding for the University of California system by more than $1 billion in the past five years. To shore up the UC’s budget, the University has proposed various alternative revenue-generating strategies to be enacted as soon as the upcoming fiscal year. Read more...
If Californians want to reinvest in public higher education, they’re going to need to look further than the bottom of a cigarette carton for a solution. Read more...
Last year, Governor Jerry Brown, in the face of fiscal austerity, tied education spending to his proposed tax hike, Proposition 30. Now, with the passage of the sequester putting research and education-related jobs on the chopping block, lawmakers once again have the ability to stimulate conversation about education funding through tax reform. Read more...
The UCLA campus may be adhering to the University of California system’s motto, “Fiat Lux,” or “Let there be light,” a little too literally. If you stroll across campus past midnight, you’ll find that many of the buildings still have their lights on. Read more...
