This post was updated Sept. 2 at 10:03 p.m. United Auto Workers Local 4811 filed a Demand to Bargain request over UC President Michael Drake’s recently-announced protest guidelines. Read more...
Photo: Members of United Auto Workers Local 4811 picket in Dickson Plaza. The union filed a Demand to Bargain over UC President Michael Drake’s recently-announced protest guidelines. (Zoraiz Irshad/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Sept. 2 at 10:10 p.m. The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute and Arizona State University Center for Latina/os and American Politics Research announced the launch of the joint Latino Data Hub Action Lab, welcoming a cohort of fellows who will use the database toward projects to support the Latino community. Read more...
Photo: The Luskin School of Public Affairs is pictured. UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute, a part of the Luskin School of Public Affairs, announced the Latino Data Hub Action Lab in collaboration with Arizona State University’s Center for Latina/os and American Politics Research. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Aug. 25 at 11:22 p.m. The UCLA Department of History has received a gift of $25 million from two alumni. The Department of External Affairs announced July 16 that UCLA alumni Meyer and Renee Luskin donated the gift to the history department, with the couple saying their goal is to expand opportunities for students and for them to engage with history and build greater public appreciation for historical understanding. Read more...
Photo: Bunche Hall, which hosts the offices of the UCLA Department of History, is pictured. UCLA alumni Meyer and Renee Luskin donated $25 million to the department, which will now be named after the couple. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The UC announced Monday that it would not allow encampments across any of its campuses. The move, made public by UC President Michael Drake in a Monday email to the University community, comes after pro-Palestine protesters erected encampments on several UC campuses, demanding divestment from companies associated with the Israeli military. Read more...
Photo: The first Palestine solidarity encampment is pictured. UC President Michael Drake announced in an email Monday that encampments would no longer be tolerated across the University. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Aug. 24 at 10:54 a.m. A federal district court judge ruled Tuesday that UCLA cannot let pro-Palestine protesters obstruct Jewish students’ access to campus. Read more...
Photo: The first Palestine solidarity encampment is pictured. A federal district court judge ruled Tuesday that UCLA cannot let pro-Palestine protesters obstruct Jewish students’ access to campus. (Julia Zhou/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A national study offered details on the juvenile lifer population and revealed disparities between states in their resentencing and release rates of minors. The recent open-access study, published in the Journal of Criminal Justice, is part of a three-year research project funded by a grant from the philanthropy foundation Arnold Ventures. Read more...
Photo: The Luskin School of Public Affairs is pictured. Laura Abrams, a professor of social welfare at UCLA, recently co-authored a study about minors who have been given life sentences in prison. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Aug. 4 at 10:11 p.m. UC President Michael Drake announced Wednesday that he would step down from his role at the end of the 2024-2025 academic year. Read more...
Photo: UC President Michael Drake is pictured. Drake announced Wednesday that he would step down from his position at the end of the 2024-2025 academic year. (Zimo Li/Photo editor)
