Friday, March 29


UCLA names Stephen Agostini as new vice chancellor, chief financial officer

This post was updated Feb 15 at 9:45 p.m. Stephen Agostini will become the new vice chancellor and chief financial officer of the university, UCLA announced Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Stephen Agostini, the new vice chancellor and chief financial officer of UCLA, is pictured. Agostini is currently the associate vice chancellor of finance and leadership at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and having worked for several city governments. (Courtesy of UCLA Media Relations)


UCLA to pilot program guaranteeing admission for associate degree holders

UCLA will pilot an Associate Degree for Transfer Program in the 2026-2027 academic year. Established by Assembly Bill 1291, which was signed into law by Gov. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is outside Janns Steps, with Royce Hall in the background. Assembly Bill 1291 designated that UCLA will be the first UC campus to implement an associate degree for transfer pathway. (Mia Tavares/Daily Bruin senior staff)


‘We put the SEE in the UC’: Optometrists picket against unfair labor practices

This post was updated Feb 6. at 9:44 p.m. Record rains did not stop UC optometrists from calling it as they see it, picketing outside Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Tuesday to demand higher salaries, lower patient wait times and good-faith contract bargaining from the UC. Read more...

Photo: Nearly 50 optometrists, health workers and community members are pictured picketing outside Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Optometrists across the UC began a two-day strike Tuesday morning to protest what they allege is unfair labor practices. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA Faculty for Justice in Palestine hosts vigil for educators killed in Gaza

Over 100 people gathered at the top of Janss Steps on Tuesday for a vigil honoring educators killed in the Gaza Strip. The vigil – which was organized by UCLA Faculty for Justice in Palestine – was held from 5 to 7 p.m. Read more...

Photo: An altar, which was used as part of a vigil hosted by UCLA Faculty for Justice in Palestine, is pictured. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)


UC Regents recap – Jan. 23-25

The UC Board of Regents, the University’s governing body, gathered at San Francisco Mission Bay from Jan. 23 to 25 for its bimonthly meetings. In teleconferenced and in-person sessions, the board discussed UC athletics, student employment opportunities, academic freedom and the state’s proposed budget. Read more...

Photo: UC San Francisco is pictured. The UC Board of Regents discussed the board discussed UC athletics, student employment opportunities, academic freedom and the state’s proposed budget at its January meetings. (Courtesy of Alfred Twu via Wikimedia Commons Courtesy)


UCLA instructors, union leaders talk implications of successful CSU faculty strike

UCLA faculty and union leaders discussed the recent California State University faculty strike, which ended Jan. 22 with a new contract. The California Faculty Association – a labor union representing 29,000 lecturers, professors, counselors, librarians, coaches and other faculty in the CSU – planned a weeklong strike after over half a year of failed negotiations with the CSU to amend previous contracts and raise faculty wages. Read more...

Photo: California State University, Northridge is pictured. Faculty members across all 23 CSU campuses suspended instruction Jan. 22 to call for a 12% raise for all university faculty, as well as increased parental leave and improved working conditions. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)



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