An actress and UCLA alumna will deliver the 2018 college commencement address in June, UCLA officials announced Wednesday. Mayim Bialik, who is known for her role in the sitcom “The Big Bang Theory,” will speak at both commencement ceremonies in Pauley Pavilion on June 15. Read more...
Photo: Mayim Bialik, known for her role in the comedy series “Big Bang Theory” is the 2018 college commencement speaker.(Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)
Students can now use their meal plan swipes to get kosher food at Hillel at UCLA’s building on Hilgard Avenue. Rabbi Aaron Lerner, the executive director at Hillel, announced the program Thursday on Facebook. Read more...
Photo: Students can now use their meal plan swipes to get kosher food at Hillel at UCLA’s dining facility. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)
The Chancellor’s Advisory Council on Immigration Policy will hold a town hall Thursday to inform students about the steps UCLA is taking to support undocumented and international students. Read more...
Photo: Abel Valenzuela, special adviser on immigration policy to the chancellor and a Chicana/o studies professor at UCLA, recently sat down with a Daily Bruin reporter before an immigration town hall that will take place Thursday. (Michael Zshornack/Photo Editor)
BruinBus plans to change its routes and add additional stops starting April 16. BruinBus, a year-round bus service students and faculty can use to travel around campus and areas near UCLA, will operate two new routes in clockwise and counterclockwise loops, according to UCLA Transportation. Read more...
Photo: BruinBus, which provides year-round transportation to students and faculty traveling around campus, will be adding new stops to its routes starting April 16. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A professor in health policy and management will serve as the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Center for Health Policy Research’s next director. Ninez Ponce will begin her position on July 1, according to an email statement from the Fielding School. Read more...
UCLA staff members remember Ricardo Garcia for being a caring leader who was a mentor to his colleagues. Garcia, a staff member in UCLA Information Technology Services who worked on campus for almost 20 years, died in February. Read more...
Photo: Ricardo Garcia, a staff member in UCLA Information Technology Services who worked at campus for almost 20 years, died in February. (Courtesy of Louisa Ovanesian)
Graduate students who provide academic counseling to undergraduates say a university-mandated reduction in their job benefits will impact the quality of their services. College Academic Counseling told graduate students who work as College Academic Mentors on March 16 that starting next year, they will no longer be eligible for the fee remission and healthcare benefits they currently receive. Read more...
Photo: College Academic Mentors provide academic counseling services for about 18,000 first- and second-year undergraduate students, and advise students who are interesting in applying to graduate school. (Daily Bruin file photo)
