This post was updated Nov. 6 at 1:56 a.m. Scholars from UCLA and Berlin discussed strategies for voter outreach at an Oct. 22 UCLA Law School panel. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA School of Law is pictured. Scholars from UCLA and Germany discussed voter outreach at a Oct. 22 UCLA Law School panel. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Nov. 1 at 5:52 p.m. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 announced Thursday that members voted to authorize a strike. Read more...
Photo: Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 are pictured. The union announced Thursday it voted to authorize a strike. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
California voters will decide next Tuesday whether to approve a $10 billion bond for school renovations. If passed, Proposition 2 will allow the state to sell $8.5 billion in bonds to repair K-12 schools and $1.5 billion in bonds to improve community college campuses, said Steven Brint, a distinguished professor of public policy and sociology at UC Riverside. Read more...
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Japan’s richest man donated $31 million to the study of Japanese humanities at UCLA on Oct. 3. Tadashi Yanai, the president of Japanese retail company Fast Retailing – the parent company of clothing company Uniqlo – committed the donation to the Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities. Read more...
Photo: Bunche Hall, which hosts the Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies, is pictured. Uniqlo founder Tadashi Yanai pledged $31 million to initiatives that promote work in Japanese humanities. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Two students and two faculty members filed a lawsuit against the UC on Tuesday, alleging the University has unfairly repressed pro-Palestine protests. The lawsuit – filed by attorneys from the Southern California chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union – alleges the University violated the rights of protesters who participated in the spring Palestine Solidarity Encampment at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Graeme Blair, an associate professor of political science and member of Faculty for Justice in Palestine at UCLA, speaks at a press conference announcing a lawsuit against the UC. Two faculty members and two graduate students filed the lawsuit Tuesday, calling for injunctions against the University. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Oct 17 at 11:45 p.m. The University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 will conduct a strike authorization vote Oct. Read more...
Photo: A member of the University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 holds a picket sign. The union will hold a strike authorization vote Oct. 21 after alleging unfair labor practices against the UC. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Two Democratic Californian legislators reintroduced a bill designed to target the basic needs crisis among students in higher education Sept. 18. The Basic Assistance for Students in College Act – which Democrats first introduced in June 2021 – would create a $1 billion grant program for higher education institutions to provide funds for research and address food, housing, health care, child care, technology and transportation needs, according to a press release from Senator Alex Padilla, one of the people who introduced the bill. Read more...
Photo: Students walk across the UCLA campus. Two Democratic legislators recently reintroduced a bill that would help provide basic necessities to students pursuing higher education. (Daily Bruin file photo)
