Tuesday, July 1

UCLA students celebrate identity-based graduations despite growing DEI scrutiny

Family members rely on identity-specific graduation celebrations to honor their graduating Bruins’ accomplishments. Identity-based graduation ceremonies – including the Latinx Celebration and the Samahang Pilipino Student Celebration – seek to honor seniors who share a particular identity, said Lindsey Sambilay, the Pilipinx Graduation Celebration admin coordinator. Read more...

Photo: (Christine Rodriguez / Daily Bruin staff)


Federal budget cuts hurt JusticeCorps interns, low-income communities

Editors note: This article contains a mention of domestic abuse that some readers may find distubring. Alexis Bembry’s client was ready to give up before walking into the Stanley Mosk Courthouse. Read more...

Photo: JusticeCorps members are sworn at a courthouse. JusticeCorps Los Angeles, which students access through the UCLA Center for Community Engagement, has been impacted by budget cuts of around $400 million to AmeriCorps. (Courtesy of the Los Angeles Superior Court)


From schedule changes to strikes, students discuss UCLA Dining experiences

Matilda Weaver planned to move off-campus after her freshman year. The UCLA dining experience changed her mind. Weaver, a first-year biology student, is among the thousands of undergraduate students wrapping up their first year of eating UCLA dining options – from food trucks like BittieBitez Mini-Donuts to the more traditional Bruin Plate breakfasts. Read more...

Photo: (Sid Francis/Daily Bruin staff)


Academic Advancement Program to pause some programs, reduce staff amid budget cuts

This post was updated June 9 at 4:48 p.m. Mariah Strawder, a first-generation student, said she felt the weight of setting a good example for her younger brothers after her mother died. Read more...

Photo: The front doors to the Academic Advancement Program office is pictured. AAP will undergo program pauses and staffing reductions July 1 because of budget cuts to UCLA’s Division of Undergraduate Education. (Ruby Galbraith/Daily Bruin)



UCLA students exchange AI-driven data solutions in Healthcare Analytics Symposium

Students, researchers and health care leaders convened for the second annual Healthcare Analytics Symposium at the UCLA Anderson School of Management on May 16. Hosted by the Morrison Family Center for Marketing and Data Analytics and the UCLA Anderson’s Master of Science in Business Analytics program, participants at the symposium shared perspectives on potential solutions to health care’s most complex data management problems. Read more...

Photo: The second annual Healthcare Analytics Symposium was held at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA’s new Latinx Success Center serves Latino students, builds community

This post was updated June 20 at 3:06 p.m. UCLA’s new Latinx Success Center aims to support the university’s Latino community. The center, located in De Neve Birch, was established following a 2022 recommendation from UCLA’s Hispanic-Serving Institution Task Force. Read more...

Photo: People pose for a photo while demonstrating a ribbon-cutting at the opening of the Latinx Success Center. The center was launched March 31. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)