Tag: University of California, Los Angeles

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Is Greater Than Any Basketball Record

His N.B.A. career scoring record has been broken, but his legacy of activism and his expansion of Black athlete identity endure.

California Regents Allow U.C.L.A. to Join Big Ten, Strings Attached

By an 11-5 vote, the University of California Board of Regents chose not to block U.C.L.A. from leaving the Pac-12. But it attached conditions to protect U.C. Berkeley.

Georgetown and Columbia Law Schools Withdraw From U.S. News Rankings

Three schools joined Yale and Harvard’s rebellion against U.S. News. And the bar association will no longer require schools to mandate the LSAT or GRE. But rankings still matter.

UCLA’s Football Wins Can’t Mask Its Financial Woes

The Bruins are having their best recent season on the field, yet attendance is falling rapidly. Free tickets haven’t helped, and the athletic department’s balance sheet has suffered.