This post was updated Aug. 30 at 11:20 p.m.
UCLA paused some international students’ work authorizations after it received an Aug. 12 memo from United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a UCLA Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. 
Universities suspected of using curricular practical training programs to create employment for international students instead of reasons required for academic studies could lose their certification to enroll exchange and international students, the memo stated.

This post was updated Aug. 23 at 6:14 p.m.
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The UC signed on to an amicus brief filed July 22, standing by Harvard University’s April 2025 lawsuit against the Trump administration.
The University was one of 36 colleges and universities that signed the brief, which urges the First Circuit Court of Appeals to side with Harvard in its lawsuit to restore the nearly $2.2 billion in research grants that the federal government suspended in April 2025.

This post was updated July 5 at 10:53 p.m.
UC undergraduate degrees give students greater financial security and higher earnings compared to non-University degree-holders, according to a June study by the University’s Institutional Research and Academic Planning department.

This post was updated June 8 at 6:35 p.m.
Incumbent Karen Bass and city councilmember Nithya Raman will advance to a November runoff for Los Angeles mayor, the Associated Press announced Monday. 
Fourteen candidates were on the ballot for the June 2 primary election.

This post was updated May 22 at 9:26 p.m.
The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously approved a letter condemning a UCLA event with a former Israeli hostage at its April 14 meeting.

This post was updated May 5 at 6:19 p.m.
A UCLA community service club paused its programming after federal agents performed an immigration raid at the organization’s volunteering site in the San Fernando Valley.

UCLA sororities hired private security in response to patterns of street harassment on Hilgard Avenue, the Panhellenic Council president said.
UCPD received reports of multiple incidents on Hilgard this year, with complaints including trespassing and threats with intent to terrorize, according to published UCPD crime statistics.

Two candidates for the Undergraduate Students Association Council Financial Supports commissioner pledged to prioritize financial transparency during a Thursday debate.
The USA Elections Board and the Daily Bruin co-hosted a series of debates between candidates in the upcoming USAC election.

When the government shutdown delayed Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, Californians – from state leaders to local organizations – stepped in to support those in need.