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Category: Education


Brentwood Beautiful flourishes with interest of younger generations

July 11, 2014

July 11, 2014

The San Vicente tree-watering initiative – otherwise known as “Brentwood Beautiful” – seems to have branched out to the younger...

Former UCLA Employee Files Racial and Age Discrimination Lawsuit

June 26, 2014

June 26, 2014

A black former UCLA employee who says her supervisor joked she wanted to wear a noose around her neck for...

UCLA Report: California and U.S. Economies to Rebound

June 12, 2014

June 12, 2014

The California and national economies are expected to rebound from a sluggish first quarter and continue on an upward trend...

MFA in Film & Television to Be Offered at Mount St. Mary’s College

June 11, 2014

June 11, 2014

Mount St. Mary’s College announced on June 11 it is broadening its array of film degrees by launching a master...

Santa Monica Businessman Donates $15 Million to USC

June 10, 2014

June 10, 2014

USC trustee and real estate magnate Thomas J. Barrack, Jr., donated $15 million to the university’s Marshall School of Business...

Grammy Foundation Selects 173 Students for Camp Program

June 10, 2014

June 10, 2014

The Grammy Foundation announced today that 173 students — 167 from the U.S. and six from abroad — have been selected...

U.C. Irvine Law School Granted Full Accreditation

June 7, 2014

June 7, 2014

Though the UCLA School of Law is in the Westside’s backyard and USC’s Gould School of Law, Loyola Law School,...

New Gene Involved in Parkinson’s Disease Identified by UCLA Researchers

June 5, 2014

June 5, 2014

UCLA researchers identified a new gene involved in Parkinson’s disease – a finding that may provide a target for a...

LAUSD Board Seat Heads to August Runoff

June 4, 2014

June 4, 2014

Former Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) administrator and educator George McKenna did not earn a simple majority in a...

Sebastian Ridley-Thomas Pushes Bill To Raise Preschool Teacher Salaries

June 3, 2014

June 3, 2014

Assemblyman Sebastian Ridley-Thomas, D-Century City, aims to shore up preschool education in California with Assembly Bill 2125 (AB 2125), which...