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November 23, 2009

Chancellor Block meets with students in town hall session on budget, fees

Chancellor Gene Block and other top officials met with students in a town hall meeting to answer questions about the budget crisis, fee increases and a range of other issues.
November 20, 2009

Artist John Outterbridge to deliver UC Regents Lecture at UCLA

Artist and activist Outterbridge, former director of the Watts Tower Art Center, is known for using discarded objects to make sculptures and other pieces.
November 20, 2009

Campbell Hall reopens for classes

Protesters who locked themselves in Campbell Hall on the UCLA campus left voluntarily on Thursday evening. The building has been reopened and classes will be held as scheduled today.   The protesters' website said their occupation...
November 19, 2009

UC Regents approve fee hikes during a second day of protests at UCLA

The University of California Board of Regents, meeting at UCLA, today approved an increase in student fees next year while raucous protesters gathered on campus for a second day.   Faced with a state funding gap of $1.2...
November 19, 2009

Chancellor Block statement on students occupying Campbell Hall

About 30 to 50 protesters locked themselves overnight in Campbell Hall on the UCLA campus. Their website says the protest began about 12:30 a.m. and is linked to the UC Regents' plan to increase student fees. The site also refers to the...
November 18, 2009

UC Regents advance fee increases amid protests, 14 arrests

Protests by students from several campuses disrupted today's UC Board of Regents meeting to consider a budget plan and fee increases.   UC police said 12 students and two others were arrested and cited for...
November 18, 2009

UCLA ranks 8th in foreign students, 5th in number of students studying abroad

UCLA is the only UC campus listed in the top 10 in either category in an annual report on U.S. colleges and universities released this week.
November 16, 2009

2009 UCLA Awards to honor alumni for outstanding service and achievements

UCLA Chancellor Gene D. Block, his wife, Carol, and the UCLA Alumni Association will honor six prominent alumni for their outstanding service and professional achievements.

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