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Academics
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October 22, 11:13 pm
Graduate health, science programs offer some in-person courses with precautions
Some UCLA graduate schools are now operating with increased COVID-19 safety precautions for in-person instruction. In-person classes are limited to essential workforce training programs that cannot be deferred to an online format, said UCLA spokesperson Ricardo Vazquez in an emailed statement. Read more...
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October 22, 6:27 pm
Posthumous $9M donation from married professors to support students, faculty
A married pair of UCLA professors posthumously left the university nearly $9 million that will go toward scholarships, department chairs and seminars. Bernice Wenzel and Wendell Jeffrey, two married psychology professors at UCLA who passed away in 2018 and 2015, respectively, donated $8.7 million to UCLA, said Lynn Andrews, the professors’ niece, in an emailed statement. Read more...
A Closer Look, Academics, News
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October 20, 4:32 pm
Online discussion sections miss the mark when it comes to community, collaboration
When Stephen Cucharo taught a political science seminar over Zoom, he struggled to read the room – an issue he has had since the transition to remote learning. Read more...
A Closer Look, Academics, News
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October 16, 8:49 pm
Students, faculty call for increased measures to prevent, address Zoombombings
This post was updated Oct. 18 at 6:40 p.m. UCLA is investigating multiple incidents of Zoombombing, but some students said the university should implement more security measures to curb Zoombombing. Read more...
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October 11, 6:53 pm
Department of Film, TV and Digital Media suspends fall 2021 graduate applications
The UCLA Department of Film, Television and Digital Media is suspending applications to its graduate degree programs to reevaluate the structure of its graduate programs. The Department of Film, Television and Digital Media, a department in the School of Theater, Film and Television, will not accept applications to its graduate programs for fall 2021 to review its programs and build a curriculum that better integrates its department programs, said interim department chair Steve Anderson in an emailed statement. Read more...
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October 6, 10:41 pm
Resources are available for students experiencing technological difficulties
This post was updated Oct. 11 at 1:45 p.m. UCLA and student government offices are offering university grants and lending hardware to students who need technological access during remote learning. Read more...