A Closer Look
May 5, 2025 10:58 p.m.
The UCLA Veteran Resource Center is pictured. Sgt. 1st Class Kate Cole, a senior military science instructor at UCLA Army ROTC, is among 32 plaintiffs suing President Donald Trump’s administration for its ban on transgender people serving in the military.
(Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)
Sgt. 1st Class Kate Cole, a senior military science instructor at UCLA Army ROTC, is among 32 plaintiffs suing President Donald Trump’s administration for its ban on transgender people serving in the military.
By Warren Riley and Micah Hoffman
Higher Education
May 2, 2025 4:18 p.m.This post was updated May 2 at 4:32 p.m.
The UC Board of Regents appointed James Milliken to be the University’s next president Friday.
Milliken, the current chancellor of the University of Texas system, will assume the role Aug.
By Alexandra Crosnoe
A Closer Look
April 27, 2025 5:43 p.m.UCLA researchers express concerns on academic funding cuts, NIH indirect costs cap
This post was updated April 27 at 10:17 p.m.
UCLA researchers expressed concerns about academic funding cuts under the Trump administration.
The National Institutes of Health announced it would cap indirect costs for its grants at 15%, a decline from its previous average for indirect cost rates between 27% and 28%.
By Savan Bollu and Josephine Murphy
Higher Education
April 25, 2025 11:31 a.m.Trump administration announces restoration of international students’ visas
This post was updated April 27 at 9:51 p.m.
The United States Department of Justice announced it would restore the visas of international students who had theirs revoked in recent weeks.
By Alexandra Crosnoe
A Closer Look
April 25, 2025 12:13 a.m.California joins suit against Trump administration for cuts to educational grants
California has joined a lawsuit suing the Trump administration for cutting grants designed to combat a nationwide teacher shortage.
Eight states sued the Trump administration for terminating $600 million worth of grants.
By Lucine Ekizian
National
April 22, 2025 11:46 p.m.Anderson Forecast predicts possible recession due to Trump administration policies
UCLA Anderson Forecast predicted in March that, if enacted, the Trump administration’s economic policies will lead to recession.
Clement Bohr, the economist who authored the recession watch report, cited concerns about President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, mass deportations and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency – an initiative to cut federal spending.
By Micah Hoffman
A Closer Look
April 22, 2025 11:41 p.m.UCLA admitted students’ weekend programs instructed to remove exclusive wording
Editor’s note: This post was updated May 2 at 5:26 p.m. to replace a photo of the Community Programs Office, which was unassociated with this event, with a photo of Bruin Day celebrations.
By Vivian Stein and Amanda Velasco
Campus
April 13, 2025 8:55 p.m.UAEM hosts 2nd annual conference to promote advancing health equity
This post was updated April 13 at 11:31 p.m.
Students, researchers and policymakers expressed concerns about how the Trump administration will impact health equity and called for student advocacy at a Saturday conference.
By Leilani Krantz
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