This post was updated April 18 at 9:03 p.m. Growing up, education just never seemed to click for Daria Rego. “I’ve always had a hard time connecting with education,” Rego said. Read more...
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April 11, 10:40 pm
UCLA-hosted talk discusses link between distrust of science, partisan divide
On Tuesday, James Druckman, a professor of political science at the University of Rochester, presented to around 20 students and faculty on the relationship between growing distrust in science and growing division in politics. Read more...
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April 7, 6:23 pm
Legal scholars host panel discussing freedom of speech since Oct. 7
This post was updated April 8 at 3:33 p.m. Legal scholars disagreed Thursday during a panel about the extent of permissible speech on college campuses in the context of the Israel-Hamas war. Read more...
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April 2, 5:33 pm
UCLA Initiative to Study Hate hosts symposium exploring hatred in art
This post was updated April 2 at 8:33 p.m. UCLA faculty shared the benefits of studying different forms of hate at a symposium hosted Saturday. Sponsored by the UCLA Initiative to Study Hate, “The Uses of Hatred” symposium was held in Royce Hall and aimed to discuss humanities approaches to studying hate. Read more...
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March 7, 9:58 pm
‘The Big Bang Theory’ creator’s $24.5M pledge expands universe for Bruins in STEM
A $24.5 million pledge from “The Big Bang Theory” co-creator Chuck Lorre’s foundation is set to create a new universe for Bruins in STEM. The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation has provided scholarships, mentorship and support to incoming freshmen with financial need via The Big Bang Theory Scholarship since 2015. Read more...
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March 5, 4:57 pm
Community college bachelor’s degree programs positively affect Latino community
This post was updated on March 7 at 10:03 p.m. A recent issue brief by UCLA researchers found that community college bachelor’s degree programs may positively affect the Latino community. Read more...
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February 26, 6:34 pm
Alumni donate $10M to support ethnic studies research centers at UCLA
This post was updated Feb. 27 at 11:34 a.m. A recent $10 million pledge from UCLA alumni Helen and Morgan Chu will help support and strengthen the university’s ethnic studies research. Read more...