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U.S. News & World Report listed UCLA’s student-faculty ratio at 19-1, a ratio far higher than some private universities in California. The September report found that although UCLA is in a similar range to other UC campuses, it still differs significantly in comparison to other top-ranked universities such as the University of Southern California and Stanford, which have student-faculty ratios of 9-1 and 6-1, respectively.

After four weeks in her introductory chemistry course with nothing but physics material, Ella Ghazinouri felt out of her depth. “I thought it was really difficult, (but) I still just kept pushing through this class,” Ghazinouri, a third-year chemistry student, said.

I heard yesterday that my friend and former advisor Irven DeVore died. He was important, amazing, charming, difficult, harsh, brilliant, fun, annoying. My relationship to him as an advisee and a friend was complex, important to me for many years, and formative. For those who don't know he was instrumental in developing several subfields of anthropology, including behavioral biology, primate behavioral studies, hunter-gatherer research, and even ethnoarchaeology.

Looking for a quick read between semesters and a little career boost? Here are some book recommendations.

The Journalism Lab for Higher Education has selected the best 10 higher education books this year.