This post was updated May 27 at 11:56 p.m. UCLA’s administrative vice chancellor will retire at the end of 2026, he announced Tuesday. Michael Beck – who stepped into the role in 2016 – oversees UCLA Housing and Hospitality, facilities management, transportation, procurement and information technology. Read more...
Photo: Michael Beck, UCLA’s administrative vice chancellor, is pictured. Beck announced in a Tuesday email he will retire at the end of 2026. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
The Trump administration requested more than $15 billion in cuts to federal research funding for a second consecutive year, leaving UCLA professors concerned about the future of scientific research. Read more...
Photo: A pipette kit in a research laboratory is pictured. Professors warn additional funding cuts could cause detrimental impacts on research. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated May 27 at 12:30 p.m. More than 2,000 information technology and technical employees across the UC unionized Thursday. The employees voted to unionize with University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 – which now represents about 8,400 workers in its technology bargaining unit – forming the largest union of its kind in the United States, a union spokesperson said in an emailed statement. Read more...
Photo: Members of University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 march. More than 2,000 information technology and technical workers voted to unionize with UPTE-CWA 9119 on Thursday. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
UCLA’s Teacher Education Program plans to discontinue one of its signature course offerings, faculty said. The program’s critical media literacy classes help students analyze media, evaluate the quality of information sources and examine representation online, according to the TEP website. Read more...
Photo: An empty lecture hall is pictured. The UCLA Teacher Education Program will no longer offer its standalone critical media literacy course after spring 2026, faculty said. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 21 at 11:12 p.m. Senior Continuing Lecturer Young Kee Markham has taught gerontology to graduate nursing students for 27 years. But starting next fall, Markham said UCLA plans to significantly reduce her teaching appointments amid changes to the graduate degree. Read more...
Photo: The School of Nursing is pictured. Senior Continuing Lecturer Young Kee Markham said her teaching appointments were cut despite her 27 years of experience following a graduate program change. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 17 at 10:49 p.m. Gov. Gavin Newsom kept proposed funding for the UC steady in his May revision of the 2026-27 state budget released Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to a crowd. Newsom kept proposed funding for the UC steady in his May revision of the 2026-27 state budget released Thursday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A union representing about 40,000 UC workers reached a contract with the University early Thursday morning after more than two years of negotiations, averting an open-ended strike hours before it was set to begin. Read more...
Photo: People supporting the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 – a union representing about 40,000 UC workers – picket on UCLA’s campus. The union reached a contract with the University early Thursday morning after more than two years of bargaining, averting an open-ended strike hours before it was set to begin. (Ruby Galbraith/Daily Bruin staff)
