Sunday, July 6

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)


UCLA Initiative to Study Hate hosts symposium exploring hatred in art

This post was updated April 2 at 8:33 p.m. UCLA faculty shared the benefits of studying different forms of hate at a symposium hosted Saturday. Sponsored by the UCLA Initiative to Study Hate, “The Uses of Hatred” symposium was held in Royce Hall and aimed to discuss humanities approaches to studying hate. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Initiative to Study Hate hosted “The Uses of Hatred” symposium on Saturday in Royce Hall, which is pictured. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Bruin Parenting Scholars hosts march to advocate for needs of student parents

The Bruin Parenting Scholars hosted a healing and visibility walk Wednesday to urge UCLA to increase resources, safety and equitability for student parents and their children. Read more...

Photo: Pictured are attendees of the Bruin Parenting Scholars healing and visibility walk in a circle. The event was hosted in response to the recent death of a student parent and the arrest of an Early Care and Education caregiver. (Catherine Hamilton/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA report finds US suburban schools mirroring urban trends

This post was updated April 2 at 8:45 p.m.  A February report from the Civil Rights Project at UCLA found that suburban schools have been increasingly experiencing educational policy trends previously restricted to urban districts. Read more...

Photo: Royce Hall is pictured. A February report from the Civil Rights Project at UCLA found that racial and ethnic diversity are on the rise in suburban schools. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Q&A: Ramesh Srinivasan talks new podcast ‘Utopias,’ future of media technology

This post was updated April 2 at 8:27 p.m. Ramesh Srinivasan, a professor of information studies, sat down with Matthew Royer, the Daily Bruin’s national news and higher education editor, to discuss Srinivasan’s new podcast “Utopias,” which spotlights his outlook on the future of media and what he hopes students will learn in a world surrounded by new technologies. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is Ramesh Srinivasan, a professor of information studies, speaking at the UC’s Academic Congress on Artificial Intelligence on Feb. 28. Srinivasan launched a podcast last month titled “Utopias.” (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


‘The Big Bang Theory’ creator’s $24.5M pledge expands universe for Bruins in STEM

A $24.5 million pledge from “The Big Bang Theory” co-creator Chuck Lorre’s foundation is set to create a new universe for Bruins in STEM. The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation has provided scholarships, mentorship and support to incoming freshmen with financial need via The Big Bang Theory Scholarship since 2015. Read more...

Photo: Recipients of The Big Bang Theory Scholarship pose with the cast and crew of “The Big Bang Theory” and the show’s co-creator Chuck Lorre. A $24.5 million donation will expand the scholarship program, which helps low-income students pursuing education in STEM fields. (Courtesy of Mike Yarish/Warner Bros. Television)



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