From SFGATE: ...Geffen Academy at UCLA had the highest acceptance rate for UCLA with 26%, or 16 out of 61 applicants, gaining admission. Not far behind was the LA County High School for the Arts, with a 25% acceptance rate...
Full story at https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/acceptances-uc-high-schools-22187590.php.
From the Alabama Reflector: The Jacksonville State University Board of Trustees voted... to dissolve its faculty senate and staff council, the latest school to do so after passage of a state law this spring. In a statement Tuesday, Randall Jones, the chair of the board, said it had “a responsibility to ensure Jacksonville State University complies with Alabama law while providing sound governance, accountability, and responsible stewardship of the public resources entrusted to the university.”
...HB 580, sponsored by Rep. Troy Stubbs, R-Wetumpka and signed by Gov. Kay Ivey in April, limits faculty senate bodies to advisory roles; requires periodic reviews for tenured professors and give boards of trustees at colleges and universities the final say in developing curriculum. It was passed in April and is set to go into effect Oct. 1.
Auburn University’s Board of Trustees voted in June to abolish its faculty senate and take direct control of curricula, even though the law had provisions for Auburn and the University of Alabama, both established under the state Constitution, that the law would not be construed to impede the authority “to manage its respective campuses.” ...
Full story at https://alabamareflector.com/2026/08/17/jacksonville-state-university-board-of-trustees-dissolves-faculty-senate-staff-council/.
Note that there is confusion in the item above between "UCLA" and UC (systemwide) Investments. It is the latter that apparently made the purchase. This transaction may be (yet) another attempt to fix Westwood's chronic vacancy problems which date back decades. The Daily Bruin reports that the Urban Outfitters store shown above - part of the purchase - is closing:
It would seem logical, or at least in keeping with Economics 1, that if you want to fill vacancies, you need to cut the rents (maybe a lot) until commercial tenants are attracted.
From the Yale Daily News: ...Two digital billboards appeared alongside stretches of Interstate 91 and Interstate 95 in New Haven decrying Yale’s settlement talks with the Trump administration. The digital billboards, which are 14 feet tall and 48 feet wide and went live on Aug. 10, display the message “Yale is failing intro to ethics by cutting a deal with Trump” alongside a circled red “F.” They were purchased by Indivisible, a national advocacy group whose aims include defending against the Trump administration’s attacks on higher education, according to its website.
The group is hoping to raise awareness about Yale’s negotiations with the Department of Justice as students return to campus this fall, according to Indivisible’s National Advocacy Director Andrew O’Neill. Yale College, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Law School are under federal investigation for allegedly discriminating against white and Asian applicants. The University has proposed at least two offers to the Justice Department amid settlement negotiations...
Full story at https://yaledailynews.com/articles/billboards-along-i-95-join-chorus-urging-yale-not-to-settle-with-trump.
From The Dartmouth: ...Coalition for Open Democracy — a nonpartisan activist group focused on political equality based in Concord, N.H. — filed a lawsuit challenging N.H. H.B. 323. The bill, which was signed into law by Gov. Kelly Ayotte on April 3 and went into effect on June 2, eliminated the option to use student ID cards as proof of identity when obtaining a ballot on election day. The lawsuit claims that H.B. 323 “unconstitutionally burden[s] the fundamental right to vote” and therefore violates the First, 14th and 26th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution... Before H.B. 323, school-issued student identification cards served as a valid form of ID to obtain a ballot at polling locations. Now, only government-issued ID — a driver’s license, nondriver identification card, military ID or passport — will be sufficient...
The lawsuit cites Dartmouth’s vehicle policy, which restricts first- and second-year students from having a vehicle on campus. This, they wrote, leaves students with “no incentive to obtain costly driver’s licenses” and “limited ability to access DMV locations in order to obtain a state-issued identification card.” The nearest DMV to the College is in Newport, N.H., which is 37 miles away...
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Assemblymember Dorothy M. Donahoe who pushed the 1960 Master Plan through the Legislature (Donahoe Act) but died before it was signed. |
From the Sacramento Bee: Over the last decade, community colleges in California have slowly entered into what has historically been the purview of the University of California and the California State University: providing bachelor’s degrees. With the goal of increasing access and affordability, this new baccalaureate program adds to the California Community College system’s main offerings of certificate programs and two-year associate degrees. At present, more than 30 of the state’s 116 community colleges offer bachelor’s degrees in subjects including respiratory care, dental hygiene and mortuary science. But to be approved, these degrees must ensure not only that they meet regional workforce needs but also that they do not duplicate programs offered by the UC and CSU systems. This condition aimed to preserve the original mission of each higher education segment and ensure efficient use of state resources.
Now, a pair of bills moving through the California Legislature may ease that restriction. Senate Bill 960 and Assembly Bill 2694, though somewhat different, would both allow community colleges to duplicate programs offered by traditional four-year public universities if they are not within the same geographic region. SB 960, in addition, would authorize duplication of bachelor’s degrees offered at CSUs in the same region if those programs have been oversubscribed for three consecutive years...
Full story at https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article316937137.html.
Note: The original Master Plan is at:
Bruin Community,
UCLA will serve as one of several locations participating in a coordinated regional active assailant training exercise taking place across Southern California on Wednesday, August 26. As part of the regional exercise, the UCLA Police Department (UCPD) and partner public safety agencies will conduct training at Hedrick Court and Parking Lot 10 from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
This is a controlled training exercise only. There is no active threat to the UCLA campus or surrounding community, and no protective action is required.
During the exercise, community members may see a significant law enforcement presence, including personnel in uniform and tactical gear carrying firearms and training equipment, role players, emergency response vehicles and helicopter activity in and around the exercise area. Simulated gunfire and other loud sounds may also be heard.
UCLA’s participation is one component of a broader regional exercise designed to strengthen coordination, emergency preparedness and the ability of public safety agencies across Southern California to respond together during a critical incident.
UCPD will continue providing regular public safety services throughout the exercise. Community members should avoid the immediate training area and follow all posted signage and directions from public safety personnel.
We recognize that the sights and sounds associated with this type of training may be alarming. Signage and public safety personnel will be positioned around the exercise area to help identify the activity as training and answer questions.
We appreciate the patience and cooperation of the UCLA community and surrounding neighborhoods while UCLA and participating agencies take part in this important regional exercise.
Sincerely,
Office of Campus & Community Safety
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Or direct to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrbqmzCZS_A.
