Thursday, October 29

Jackie Joyner-Kersee announced as UCLA College commencement speaker

This post was updated April 14 at 10:56 p.m. Three-time Olympic gold medalist and UCLA alumnus Jackie Joyner-Kersee will speak at the College of Letters and Science commencement ceremonies June 12.  Joyner-Kersee, who graduated UCLA in 1986 with a bachelor’s of arts in history, will give a keynote speech at all three of the UCLA College’s commencement ceremonies, which are scheduled for 11 a.m., 3 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Six-time Olympic medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee is pictured. The UCLA alumnus will speak at the College of Letters and Science commencement ceremonies at Pauley Pavilion June 12. (Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force)


Judge blocks Trump administration’s data demands over alleged affirmative action

This post was updated April 5 at 9:46 p.m. A federal judge blocked the Trump administration Friday from requiring California universities to share the personal data of applicants and admitted students with the federal government. Read more...

Photo: Royce Hall is pictured. A federal judge blocked the Trump administration Friday from requiring California universities to share the personal data of applicants and admitted students with the federal government. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA student organization sponsors state bill targeting digital sexual harassment

A UCLA student organization sponsored a state bill to require California colleges to create policies that address technology-facilitated sexual harassment. The bill, if passed, would require California community colleges, California State University and the UC to provide students who have digitally generated sexually explicit materials made of them with funds of up to $1,000 to help them identify and remove the material. Read more...

Photo: Murphy Hall, where UCLA’s Title IX office is located is pictured. A UCLA student organization sponsored a state bill to require California colleges to create policies that address technology-facilitated sexual harassment. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Some UC language programs are getting moved online. These professors aren’t happy.

This post was updated April 10 at 1:00 a.m. The UC implemented a virtual language education initiative in January, sparking pushback from instructors amid language program cuts. Read more...

Photo: The website for the Global Language Network is displayed on a laptop. The virtual language education initiative has sparked concern among UC instructors. (Joice Ngo/Daily Bruin staff)


Former UCLA CFO Stephen Agostini to serve as Culver City’s CFO

This post was updated April 2 at 1:32 p.m. UCLA’s former chief financial officer, who abruptly departed the university in February after alleging financial mismanagement, will serve as Culver City’s CFO, the city announced Monday. Read more...

Photo: Murphy Hall, which houses the office of UCLA;s chief financial officer, is pictured. Former CFO Stephen Agostini, who left UCLA days after alleging financial mismanagement, will serve as Culver City’s new CFO. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Interim CFO says UCLA’s budget deficit is markedly lower than previous estimates

This post was updated March 29 at 8:01 p.m. UCLA is projected to generate a $220 million deficit for the 2025-26 fiscal year, its interim chief financial officer announced in a Thursday email. Read more...

Photo: An email from Reem Hanna-Harwell, UCLA’s interim chief financial officer, is pictured on a computer. UCLA is projected to generate a $220 million deficit for the 2025-26 fiscal year, Hanna-Harwell announced in a Thursday email. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)


UC basic needs programs might be in danger. What now?

SAN FRANCISCO – Nearly half of all UC undergraduates and one-third of graduate students are currently facing food insecurity, according to data presented at a UC Board of Regents meeting Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: Katherine Newman, the UC’s provost and executive vice president of academic affairs, is pictured at UC San Francisco. Nearly half of all UC undergraduates and one-third of graduate students are currently facing food insecurity, according to data presented at a UC Board of Regents meeting Wednesday. (Maggie Konecky/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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