After more than three decades in session, the American Indian/Indigenous Languages Seminar at the Department of Linguistics has grown to become a forum for linguists to study Indigenous languages, as well as present and receive feedback on their research in the subject. Read more...
Photo: (Maleeha Zaman/Daily Bruin)
A critical mission studies grant program funded by the University of California to help researchers rewrite the history of the California colonial mission system is coming to a close. Read more...
Photo: Critical missions studies, a grant funded by the University of California, fosters collaboration between academics and Indigenous communities to reframe how the history of the colonial mission system in California is discussed. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Dec. 1 at 9:20 a.m. The Bilingual Lecture Series on Iran at UCLA has allowed the Iranian community of Southern California to further learn about their roots in their native language. Read more...
Photo: A cross-campus collaboration between professors from UCLA and California State University, Northridge created the Bilingual Lecture Series on Iran in 2003. Since then, the series has hosted a variety of speakers to provide lectures in Farsi and English about topics such as Iranian politics, culture and society. (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA will transition learning management systems to host all courses via Canvas on Bruin Learn by winter. A learning management system is a web-based software that manages course materials and resources for institutions, instructors and students. Read more...
Photo: By winter, UCLA will fully transition from CCLE to Bruin Learn, which is hosted on the learning management system Canvas. (Lauren Kim/Daily Bruin)
President Joe Biden nominated distinguished law professor Jerry Kang to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities on Friday. The National Council on the Humanities is made up of 26 citizens appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. Read more...
Photo: Law professor Jerry Kang became a nominee to join the National Council on the Humanities on Friday. Kang stepped down as vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion in 2020 after five years in the position and has worked on research concerning implicit bias and behavioral realism in legal analysis. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA was ranked the No. 14 best university in the world by the U.S. News & World Report. The 2022 Best Global Universities Rankings looked at more than 1,700 public and private universities in the United States and 90 other countries, according to an announcement Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: The U.S. News & World Report listed UCLA as No. 14 in its 2022 Best Global Universities Rankings released Tuesday, based on measures such as global research reputation. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)
Graduate students, undergraduate students and supporters from other labor unions rallied outside Young Hall on Thursday in protest of the University of California’s refusal to recognize the graduate student researcher union. Read more...
Photo: Natalie Moncada, a molecular, cellular and integrative physiology doctoral student, spoke at the rally about their experiences as a graduate student researcher. (Ariana Fadel/Daily Bruin staff)
