Writing in the California Post, UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk highlighted the critical role universities play in developing U.S. Olympic athletes and called for preserving a system that pairs elite competition with educational opportunity. With UCLA set to host the Olympic Village in 2028, Frenk warned that mounting financial pressures on college athletics could particularly threaten women’s and Olympic sports and narrow opportunities for future student-athletes. (The opinion piece appeared across New York Post Media Group channels.) Read more about UCLA in today’s Los Angeles Times, Mercury News and others.
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More highlights from UCLA in the News: October 2, 2026
California’s economic growth expected to continue, but slowly | Los Angeles Times
Boosted by investments in AI, a revitalized aerospace industry and a growing U.S. defense budget, California’s economic growth is expected to continue outpacing the nation, according to a forecast from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. However, tariffs, deportations and high energy prices are likely to somewhat slow growth, though it should pick up next year and in 2028, the fourth-quarter report said. (UCLA’s Jerry Nickelsburg was quoted.)
Cross-sector collaboration needed to address homeless student barriers | K–12 Dive
The education sector should collaborate more closely with housing, health and community systems to address barriers to homeless students’ learning, according to a series of reports released by the UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools. (UCLA’s Mayra Cazares-Minero was quoted.)
SCOTUS to review Trump’s mandatory detention policy | LAist’s “AirTalk”
“I think my colleague is right to say that the statutory question is what’s first and foremost before the court now, and the question really is: does the Immigration and Nationality Act, as the Trump administration suggests, require that people who have been living in the United States — sometimes for months and years, following entry — does it require those individuals be detained without an opportunity to seek bond before an immigration judge while the removal proceedings are winding their way through the immigration courts?” said UCLA’s Talia Inlender (approx. 9:35 mark).
The surprising allies backing Boulder’s climate case before the Supreme Court | Grist
Oil majors have pulled out all the stops to stymie the dozens of climate lawsuits that local and state governments have brought against them, with billions and billions of dollars on the line. With a conservative-dominated Supreme Court and the Trump administration’s Department of Justice as a powerful ally, oil companies saw their chance to stop these suits, said Alejandro Camacho, a professor at UCLA School of Law.
Bass, Raman court Latino voters as mayor’s race approaches | Los Angeles Times
Matt Barreto, a professor of political science and Chicana/o and Central American studies at UCLA, said that if Bass can get Latinos focused on the Trump administration and the ICE raids from 2025, she could put herself in good position. “If she can establish that she is fighting against President Trump, that will be very compelling to Latino voters in Los Angeles,” he said. (UCLA’s Chris Zepeda-Milan was also quoted.) (med)
What you need to know about Prop. 40 | CalMatters
The definition of wealth and property has to be broad to close possible loopholes, said Kirk Stark, a UCLA tax law professor. “Otherwise there would be a very simple workaround, which is, if there’s something that’s exempt then you know there would be an incentive to just shift wealth from one form to another,” Stark said. (med)
Bay Area transit became a victim of its success | Mercury News
(Commentary by UCLA’s Jacob Wasserman) The Bay Area’s largest transit providers are victims of their own success. As the backbones of the region’s economy and lifelines for those who depend on them, they must now adapt their funding and service models from ones that worked well before the pandemic to new circumstances. That will likely require that they collect a larger share of their revenues from taxes instead of fares and that they serve more passengers outside of traditional peak commute hours.
