Chancellor Julio Frenk on Friday condemned a School of Law symposium that included a defense attorney who represented an alleged organizer of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Read more...
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September 3, 1:40 pm
Daily Bruin joins amicus brief urging appeals court to protect student press freedom
This post was updated Sept. 3 at 8:08 p.m. The Daily Bruin joined 39 college newspapers on an amicus brief filed Wednesday calling on an appeals court to defend student press freedom. The brief – filed by the Student Press Law Center, a legal advocacy nonprofit – urges the United States 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a district court’s ruling that argues a university’s decision to operate student publications is government speech and therefore not subject to the First Amendment. Read more...
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September 2, 11:22 am
California Legislature approves bill to allow undocumented students to hold campus jobs
The California Legislature approved a bill Friday that would allow undocumented students to hold campus jobs at UCLA and other public universities across the state. The Opportunity for All Act – or Assembly Bill 713 – would bar the UC, California State University and California Community Colleges from denying students employment based solely on their ability to provide proof of federal work authorization. Read more...
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August 31, 7:18 pm
UC-backed $7.5 billion research bond moves closer to 2028 ballot
This post was updated Sept. 6 at 9:11 p.m. The California State Assembly passed a UC-backed multibillion-dollar bond measure Monday that, if approved by voters, would fund scientific research throughout the state. Senate Bill 895 – or the California Science and Health Research Bond Act – would create the California Foundation for Science and Health Research, which would award $7.5 billion in grants and loans to private and public research institutions, including the UC. Read more...
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August 31, 4:59 pm
UCLA doctoral student sues UC Regents, alleges unfair suspension for pro-Palestine protest participation
This post was updated Aug. 31 at 7:14 p.m. A UCLA doctoral student filed a lawsuit against the UC Board of Regents on Tuesday, alleging that the university unfairly suspended him for participating in pro-Palestine protests. Read more...
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August 27, 10:12 pm
UC has increased reliance on tuition revenue due to funding changes, report finds
This post was updated Aug. 31 at 6:38 p.m. The UC has become more reliant on tuition revenue because of state funding fluctuations, according to a June report from a California research institute. Read more...
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August 25, 12:44 pm
UCLA pauses some international students’ work authorizations after ICE memo
This post was updated Aug. 30 at 11:20 p.m. UCLA paused some international students’ work authorizations after it received an Aug. 12 memo from United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a UCLA Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. Universities suspected of using curricular practical training programs to create employment for international students instead of reasons required for academic studies could lose their certification to enroll exchange and international students, the memo stated. Read more...