Higher Education
Sept. 25, 2026 1:42 p.m.
Union members hold signs. UC communication workers voted to ratify a union contract and joined United Auto Workers Local 4811 on Thursday. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
UC communication workers voted Thursday to join a union representing more than 60,000 student employees, researchers and educators across the University.
UC Communication, Marketing and Sales Specialists ratified a union contract Thursday to join United Auto Workers Local 4811.
By Rune Long
Campus
Sept. 24, 2026 12:25 p.m.UCLA’s year-end budget deficit for the 2026 fiscal year was about $160 million lower than its initial projections, Chancellor Julio Frenk said in a campuswide email Thursday.
The university was projected to generate a $220 million budget deficit for the 2025-26 fiscal year, said Reem Hanna-Harwell, UCLA’s interim chief financial officer, in a March campuswide email.
By Nicholas Mouchawar
A Closer Look
Sept. 22, 2026 7:28 p.m.Bruins connect across majors and interests at Enormous Activities Fair
This post was updated Sept. 23 at 10:53 p.m.
Hundreds of booths took over UCLA’s campus for the Enormous Activities Fair on Tuesday, offering everything from origami trinkets to community service opportunities.
By Keira Perkin
A Closer Look
Sept. 22, 2026 12:08 p.m.Student-led bill promoting lung cancer screening awareness reaches Newsom’s desk
This post was updated Sept. 23 at 11:06 p.m.
A bill conceptualized by four UCLA students aimed at fighting lung cancer is now awaiting final approval from Gov.
By Caitlin Brockenbrow
Academics
Sept. 21, 2026 6:34 p.m.UCLA regains No. 1 spot in U.S. News & World Report public universities rankings
This post was updated Sept. 23 at 10:46 p.m.
UCLA is once again the country’s No. 1 public university, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s annual university rankings released Monday.
UCLA fell to the second-best public university last year after eight years at the top.
By Alexis Muchnik
Higher Education
Sept. 20, 2026 8:17 p.m.International students face uncertainty after pause on federal work authorization
This post was updated Sept. 21 at 4:03 p.m.
UCLA paused some international students’ work authorizations over the summer following federal scrutiny, which students said could impact their academic and professional success.
By Sophia Pu
California
Sept. 20, 2026 6:00 p.m.Newsom vetoes bill which would have allowed undocumented students campus jobs
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Sunday that would have allowed undocumented students to hold jobs on public university campuses across the state.
Assembly Bill 713 – the Opportunity for All Act – would have prevented the UC, California State University and California Community Colleges from barring undocumented students from on-campus jobs because they are unable to provide proof of federal work authorization.
By Alexis Muchnik
Campus
Sept. 20, 2026 12:03 a.m.UCLA students embrace free athletics tickets, hope for easier game-day access
This post was updated Sept. 23 at 11:04 p.m.
Preston Lin only attended one football game his first year. He said he wouldn’t have gone to any more games this year if tickets weren’t free.
By Nury Salazar-Ibanez
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