Saturday, May 10

Examining parallels to 1985 student calls for divestment from South Africa

This post was updated April 25 at 1:05 a.m. Student and faculty calls for divestment Thursday echoed the demands made against apartheid in South Africa in 1985, which led to divestment from the UC a year later. Read more...

Photo: Student and faculty calls for divestment from South Africa in 1985 hold similar demands to protests launched Thursday against Israel by students and supported by faculty. (Daily Bruin file photos. Photo illustration by Mia Tavares/Assistant Design director)



Opportunity for All advances in state legislature with new bill

This post was updated April 10 at 10:01 p.m. A new bill passed through the state assembly committee Tuesday could allow for the establishment of on-campus job opportunities for students without legal immigrant status in the UC. Read more...

Photo: Student activists and community members march up Janss Steps in November in support of Opportunity for All. Assembly Bill 2586 could allow for the establishment of on-campus job opportunities for UC students without legal immigrant status. (Brandon Morquecho/Photo editor)


UCLA experts discuss potential impact of CA’s budget deficit on UC funding

This post was updated April 16 at 9:53 p.m.  As Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California legislature tackle the state’s nearly $60 billion estimated budget deficit, some UCLA experts said the UC’s funding might be at risk – which could lead to tuition hikes or altered admissions – while others said the University will remain unaffected.  Budget deficits occur when state expenditures exceed revenue. Read more...

Photo: The California State Capitol is pictured. (Wikimedia Commons photo by Thomas W. Toolanvia via Upload Wizard)


Williams Institute’s annual conference explores LGBTQ+ rights in California

This post was updated April 9 at 9:41 p.m. UCLA community members discussed California’s role in protecting LGBTQ rights at the Williams Institute’s annual update conference last Friday. Read more...

Photo: Kerith Conron, the research director of the Williams Institute, presents during the opening panel of the institute’s annual update conference last Friday. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin)


Luskin School of Public Affairs to launch Master of Real Estate Development program

The Luskin School of Public Affairs has been approved to launch its new Master of Real Estate Development program starting in the fall of 2025. The 11-month program, which was first proposed three years ago, will give students graduate-level professional training in real estate and urban development, said Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, the Luskin School’s interim dean. Read more...

Photo: The Meyer and Renee Luskin School of Public Affairs is pictured. The school’s Master of Real Estate Development program will be offered starting this fall. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Legal scholars host panel discussing freedom of speech since Oct. 7

This post was updated April 8 at 3:33 p.m. Legal scholars disagreed Thursday during a panel about the extent of permissible speech on college campuses in the context of the Israel-Hamas war. Read more...

Photo: Eugene Volokh – the Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law at UCLA – and UCLA law professor Ahilan Arulanantham (left to right) are pictured participating in a panel discussing free speech since Oct. 7. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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