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Hands type on a keyboard. UCLA laid off 27 employees in its digital and technology solutions department in late June. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

UCLA cuts 27 DTS jobs amid budget deficit, UPTE-CWA 9119 alleges contract violation

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UCLA laid off 27 employees in its digital and technology services department and eliminated their positions around late June. Digital and Technology Solutions eliminated several open positions and adjusted organizational structures to align with the university’s priorities and finances, said Lucy Avetisyan – the associate vice chancellor and chief information officer – in an emailed statement.



Payton Brennan transfers to Texas after career year with UCLA baseball

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Coach John Savage was able to fend his program from the beast for two-straight offseasons. But Monday, the SEC took a bite out of the Bruins.


Serbian star Nikola Kusturica joins UCLA men’s basketball roster

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Mick Cronin has his guy. Serbian FC Barcelona Bàsquet wing Nikola Kusturica committed to UCLA men’s basketball Thursday, the California Post reported. 


Driply transforms UCLA’s Chabad House lobby into an unexpected Westwood cafe

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Tucked into the lobby of the Chabad House at UCLA, a Jewish student center in Westwood, is a small shop serving lattes and pour-over coffee. Chabad’s lobby space was largely unused before Driply took it over in October, said Moshe Kashani, the shop’s founder and owner.


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Trump’s DEI crackdown: How federal pressure influences the UC, UCLA

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Since the start of his second term, President Donald Trump has cracked down on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives from the halls of federal government agencies to K-12 schools.

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Academic student workers and graduate student researchers represented by the United Auto Workers union recently ended a nearly six-week strike in which they called for better working conditions and equitable wages. The contract stipulates pay increases for all workers – for some, pay increases of up to 80% – as well as anti-harassment policies and increased childcare support. However, the negotiations have struck controversy among some UAW members dissatisfied with the results of the contract. What are your thoughts on this issue? Submit View results without voting »