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Angela Vera (i) y Daniela Estrada son parte de la población Latina en crecimiento en UCI

Por primera vez, los latinos son el grupo más grande de californianos admitidos en la Universidad de California

July 17, 2020 at 1:27 p.m.

En un cambio histórico, los latinos son ahora el grupo más grande de estudiantes de primer año aceptados en la Universidad de California para el curso que inicia en otoño...

Students accused of sexual misconduct get stronger protections under new federal rules

May 6, 2020 at 11:18 a.m.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos unveiled sweeping changes Wednesday to campus sexual misconduct rules that would bolster the rights of the accused and give colleges more flexibility in how they handle...

A’s for all? Pass/fail? Colleges grapple with grading fairness during coronavirus

March 30, 2020 at 3:26 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Zuleika Bravo, a UCLA senior and low-income single mother, has tons to worry about besides grades. The coronavirus outbreak has shut down her young daughter's school, saddling...

Paramedics transport a man believed to be Hong Kong's first coronavirus patient to a hospital on Jan. 22, 2020.

Ohio State, Harvard, UC Berkeley join growing list of universities moving classes online over coronavirus fears

March 10, 2020 at 11:42 a.m.

Colleges and universities across the country are launching sweeping measures across core campus operations — including instruction, lab work, admissions and financial aid — as they confront the fast-moving global...

Desiree Félix, de 18 años, desempaca en su dormitorio ubicado en Hedrick Hall, en la UCLA. La joven es la primera de su familia en asistir a la universidad. (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

UCLA inauguró un piso de dormitorios enteramente dedicado a estudiantes de primera generación

June 2, 2018 at 3:37 a.m.

Desiree Félix no llegó a la UCLA con la ayuda de padres sobreprotectores que contrataron tutores, acosaron maestros o editaron sus ensayos de inscripción. Su padre es empleado de mantenimiento...

A fight breaks out during Berkeley protests several weeks ago. The city and university have planned a large police presence and other security measures for a conservative writer's talk this week.

Unprecedented measures at Berkeley for conservative writer’s speech, from pepper spray to emotional counselors

August 22, 2019 at 12:53 a.m.

To see what free speech looks like in 2017 at the birthplace of the famed movement, consider the elaborate preparations underway for a talk Thursday by a conservative writer. Ben...

Conservative commentator Milo Yiannopoulos in 2015.

Trump hints at cutting federal funds to UC Berkeley after violent protests over Milo Yiannopoulos

August 21, 2019 at 9:59 p.m.

A speech by conservative firebrand Milo Yiannopoulos was canceled at UC Berkeley on Wednesday amid violent protests that prompted President Trump to suggest cutting federal funding to the university. "If...

The word "clear" written on a wall near smashed doors on the fourth floor of the Engineering Building at the University of California at Los Angeles.

UCLA prof held office door closed after gunshot, keeping gunman contained

August 21, 2019 at 6:37 p.m.

University of California at Los Angeles professor Ajit Mal was in his campus office Wednesday getting ready to teach his 10 a.m. engineering class when he heard an odd sound....

Alton Luke II, an African American student at Occidental College, says he has been criticized for not joining the school's diversity movement. "It's not a healthy environment," he says.

Some on campuses criticize activists’ tactics as intimidation

May 17, 2019 at 8:12 p.m.

Alton Luke II is an African American sophomore at Occidental College who backs the broad goal of racial equity for students. But he has chosen not to support the minority...

College students confront subtler forms of bias: ‘microaggressions’

June 20, 2019 at 4:39 p.m.

USC junior Vanessa Diaz was raised in Dallas. But at a party two years ago, she was asked if she could speak English. When Diaz became offended, the other student...

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