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...
Photo: CalTeach student Brandon Nguyen gives a lesson to students in Sara Linerio’s classroom at Sylmar Charter High School. The UC-wide program was created to encourage undergraduates in STEM to enter K-12 education careers. (Courtesy of Sara Linerio)
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...
Photo: James Druckman, a professor of political science at the University of Rochester, is pictured. Druckman spoke Tuesday at Charles E. Young Research Library on the growing distrust in American democracy. (From left to right: Daily Bruin file photo and Courtesy of University of Rochester)
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...
Photo: Eugene Volokh – the Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law at UCLA – and UCLA law professor Ahilan Arulanantham (left to right) are pictured participating in a panel discussing free speech since Oct. 7. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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...
Photo: The UCLA Initiative to Study Hate hosted “The Uses of Hatred” symposium on Saturday in Royce Hall, which is pictured. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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...
Photo: Recipients of The Big Bang Theory Scholarship pose with the cast and crew of “The Big Bang Theory” and the show’s co-creator Chuck Lorre. A $24.5 million donation will expand the scholarship program, which helps low-income students pursuing education in STEM fields. (Courtesy of Mike Yarish/Warner Bros. Television)
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...
Photo: Pictured is Moore Hall, which houses the School of Education & Information Studies. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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...
Photo: Murphy Hall is pictured. A recent $10 million pledged donation to UCLA’s four ethnic studies centers will further their research capacities. (Daily Bruin file photo)
