It seems impossible that Albert Carnesale, who succeeded me as UCLA chancellor upon my retirement, is now himself leaving; although when I look carefully at the calendar I realize he will have served for nine years when he leaves office on June 30. Read more...

I present to you definitive proof that conservatives in the U.S. have their heads lodged far up in their posteriors. An online article from the foremost conservative magazine, The National Review, claims to list the 50 best �conservative� rock songs. Read more...

If there�s one thing I hate about college, it�s school. The partying and free movie screenings are great, and living in a matchbox in the dorms with two roommates isn�t too terrible. Read more...

At Locke High School in downtown Los Angeles, only 46 percent of the Class of 2006 has passed the math section of the California High School Exit Exam. Read more...

On June 30, Albert Carnesale’s tenure as UCLA Chancellor will end. Carnesale has been the fifth individual to hold the title of UCLA chancellor and only the eighth chief executive officer in the 87-year history of this university. Read more...

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Carnesale is a great leader, colleague Al Carnesale and I became chancellors at around the same time ““ recruiting him from Harvard was a real coup for the University of California system, and there was tremendous excitement about his arrival ““ so we learned the ropes together, and we became friends and allies, even when our campuses were in fierce competition for the California Institutes for Science and Innovation. Read more...