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January 11, 4:13 pm

Students show support for UCLA professor who loses home to Los Angeles fires

This post was updated Jan. 12 at 11:49 p.m. Students raised over $15,000 to support a chemistry senior lecturer who lost his home to the Los Angeles County wildfires.  Laurence Lavelle announced in a Thursday classwide email that he lost his home, adding that the only clothes he owns are the ones he wore to work the previous day. Read more...

Photo: A GoFundMe page set up for senior chemistry lecturer Laurence Lavelle is pictured. The page raised over $15,000, but the professor declined the donations and asked for them to be returned to the donors. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin)

Academics, Campus, Fire, Los Angeles, News, Westwood

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January 11, 1:38 pm

UCLA extends remote instruction through Friday as evacuation zones near campus

This post was updated Jan. 12 at 10:53 p.m. UCLA classes will move to online instruction until Friday, marking the second time in under nine months that a weeklong change to virtual instruction has been made. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA campus is pictured as fires expand across Los Angeles County. (Max Davis-Housefield/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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January 10, 5:37 pm

UCLA Academic Senate approves Monday remote class, further modifications undecided

This post was updated Jan. 10 at 10:58 p.m. UCLA students will not return to in-person instruction Monday. In a Friday afternoon BruinPost to members of the UCLA community, Chancellor Julio Frenk announced that the UCLA campus will continue to curtail its operations for at least three more days, adding that the UCLA Academic Senate has allowed remote classes to go ahead Monday. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA campus is pictured amid poor air quality, following recent fires across Los Angeles County. (Ruby Galbraith/Daily Bruin)

Academics, California, Los Angeles, News

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January 6, 7:56 pm

Phone-Free School Act bans cellphones in K-12 schools, emphasizes mental health

Gov. Gavin Newsom approved an act to ban the use of cell phones in K-12 schools in September 2024. Assembly Bill 3216 – also known as the Phone-Free School Act – mandates that every school district, charter school or county office of education at the K-12 level develop a rule that will prohibit or limit student use of cellphones when at school or under the supervision of an employee of the school district by July 2026. Read more...

Photo: The social media app TikTok is pictured on a cell phone screen. California recently passed a law banning the usage of cell phones in K-12 schools. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Academics, Campus, News

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January 5, 8:10 pm

TFT Dean Brian Kite appointed as dean and vice provost of graduate education

School of Theater, Film and Television Dean Brian Kite will be UCLA’s next dean and vice provost of graduate education. In a Dec. 20 announcement, then-Interim Chancellor Darnell Hunt announced that Kite, who had been TFT dean since November 2023 – and, prior to that, the interim dean since 2020 – would be appointed to the role effective Feb. Read more...

Photo: Murphy Hall, which hosts the office of the dean of graduate education, is pictured. Then-Interim Chancellor Darnell Hunt announced Dec. 20 that School of Theater, Film and Television Dean Brian Kite would become UCLA’s new dean of graduate education. (Daily Bruin file photo)

A Closer Look, Academics, California, Higher Education, News, UC

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December 26, 6:31 pm

UC faculty delay proposal for ethnic studies requirement for incoming students

This post was updated Dec. 26 at 9:11 p.m. UC faculty have delayed sending the UC President and Board of Regents a first-year ethnic studies admissions proposal until they get more clarity from the state legislature’s upcoming budget. Read more...

Photo: Royce Hall is pictured. UC faculty decided to delay until April the furthering of a proposal for an ethnic studies requirement for first-year admits to its colleges, including UCLA. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Academics, California, News, Science & Health

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December 3, 6:12 pm

California partners with hardware firm for AI education in community colleges

California is collaborating with an artificial intelligence company to further integrate AI into the lives of community college students, educators and workers. Gov. Gavin Newsom and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang signed an initiative this August to form a partnership between the California government and NVIDIA, an AI hardware supplier. Read more...

Photo: A classroom is pictured. Gov. Gavin Newsom recently announced a partnership between California community colleges and NVIDIA, an artificial intelligence company. (Daily Bruin file photo)


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