UCLA’s year-end budget deficit for the 2026 fiscal year was about $160 million lower than its initial projections, Chancellor Julio Frenk said in a campuswide email Thursday. The university was projected to generate a $220 million budget deficit for the 2025-26 fiscal year, said Reem Hanna-Harwell, UCLA’s interim chief financial officer, in a March campuswide email. Read more...
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September 22, 7:28 pm
Bruins connect across majors and interests at Enormous Activities Fair
This post was updated Sept. 23 at 10:53 p.m. Hundreds of booths took over UCLA’s campus for the Enormous Activities Fair on Tuesday, offering everything from origami trinkets to community service opportunities. Read more...
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September 22, 11:08 am
Lunch on the go: UCLA Dining to launch new To-Go Lunch program
UCLA students in a rush can soon skip the dining hall lines and take the meals to go. UCLA Dining will launch a new To-Go Lunches program Thursday. Read more...
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September 20, 12:03 am
UCLA students embrace free athletics tickets, hope for easier game-day access
This post was updated Sept. 23 at 11:04 p.m. Preston Lin only attended one football game his first year. He said he wouldn’t have gone to any more games this year if tickets weren’t free. Read more...
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September 19, 10:20 pm
Judge exempts conservative group from UC deadnaming, misgendering policy
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the UC from enforcing parts of its sexual harassment policy on members of a conservative advocacy organization. Defending Education filed a lawsuit against the University on June 18, alleging that its Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy and the accompanying frequently asked questions section on its website violated students’ free speech rights. Read more...
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September 19, 2:35 pm
Law professors nationwide demand Chancellor Frenk retract 9/11 symposium condemnation
One week after Chancellor Julio Frenk condemned a School of Law symposium about the 9/11 terrorist attacks, more than 270 law professors nationwide are raising concerns about academic freedom at the university. Frenk said in a Sept. Read more...
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September 19, 2:13 pm
‘A narcissist’: UCLA employees alleged top administrator misused funds, bullied staff
This post was updated Sept. 22 at 9:22 p.m. Seven current and former UCLA employees alleged in at least 22 separate whistleblower and retaliatory reports that the university’s head of strategic communications fostered a toxic work environment and mismanaged department funds, according to court documents. Mary Osako, UCLA’s vice chancellor for strategic communications since 2019, filed a lawsuit against the UC Board of Regents on Aug. Read more...