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...
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October 2, 10:56 pm
Contract negotiations between UC-AFT Local 1990 and UC likely to reach impasse
This post was updated Oct. 5 at 12:50 a.m. The contract negotiations between the UCLA lecturers union and the University of California are deadlocked, as the UC braces for budget cuts amid financial deficits. Read more...
Photo: University Council-American Federation of Teachers Local 1990 remains in negotiation deadlock with the University California, dropping demands of higher salaries to ensure job security amid the pandemic. (Bernard Mendez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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September 26, 2:44 pm
UCLA reinstates accounting lecturer previously on leave for controversial email
UCLA reinstated a lecturer after it found his communications to students did not warrant a formal investigation, despite student petitions calling an email to students “tone-deaf” and insensitive. Read more...
Photo: The Anderson School of Management reinstated a disputed lecturer after putting him on leave.(Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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September 22, 11:04 am
UCLA becomes first UC to offer interdisciplinary Pilipino studies minor
UCLA will offer a Pilipino studies minor in the fall, a first for the University of California. Bruins who declare the minor will study class, labor, gender, migration and other issues related to the experiences of Filipino people. Read more...
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September 22, 10:57 am
Students express concern over priority research areas for national fellowship program
The National Science Foundation will prioritize three computing research areas for one of their graduate fellowship programs, which some students say could hurt the diversity of researchers and their research topics. Read more...
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September 13, 10:57 pm
UCLA named top public university by US News and World Report for fourth time in a row
For the fourth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report ranked UCLA as the No. 1 public university in the U.S. U.S. News & World Report releases annual rankings of U.S. Read more...
Photo: UCLA was ranked as the No. 1 public university in the U.S., according to U.S. News & World Report. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
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September 5, 1:30 pm
Gov. Newsom signs bill requiring CSU students to take ethnic studies class
A new state law will require all California State University students to take an ethnic studies course to graduate. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1460 into law Aug. Read more...
Photo: California passed a law Aug. 17 requiring California State University students to take an ethnic studies course in order to graduate, causing a debate about the scope of the requirement and the legislature’s oversight in the education curriculum. (Daily Bruin file photos. Photo illustration by Emily Dembinski/Illustrations director)