Friday, March 13

UCLA professors, researchers show concern about uncertainty in special education

UCLA professors and researchers expressed concern about uncertainty around federal support for special education programs under the Trump administration. The U.S. Department of Education laid off 121 of 135 employees in the Office for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services during the federal government shutdown from Oct. Read more...

Photo: Moore Hall, where UCLA’s School of Education and Information Studies is primarily located, is pictured. UCLA professors and researchers expressed concern about uncertainty around federal support for special education programs under the Trump administration. (Vanessa Man/Daily Bruin)


Proposed state budget includes $350 million increase to UC amid federal cuts

This post was updated Jan. 11 at 10:00 p.m. Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a state budget Friday for the 2026-27 fiscal year that included an increase of $350.6 million in funding to the UC.  The UC would receive $5.3 billion from the state’s general fund, based on the proposal. Read more...

Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom is pictured. Newsom’s proposed 2026-27 budget included an increase of $350 million in funding to the UC. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Judge finalizes ruling against UCLA lecturer who sued UC administrators in 2021

This post was updated Jan. 8 at 10:04 p.m. A Santa Monica Superior Court judge officially sided with UC administrators Monday in a lawsuit brought by a UCLA lecturer who alleged he was unfairly put on leave in 2020 and requested $13 million in damages.   The move followed Judge H. Read more...

Photo: Gordon Klein, a continuing lecturer at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, is pictured. A Santa Monica Superior Court judge officially sided with UC administrators Monday in a lawsuit brought by Klein, who alleged he was unfairly put on leave in 2020 and requested $13 million in damages. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA professor Mark Tramo’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein raise mixed student reactions

This post was updated Jan. 6 at 10:11 p.m. Recently publicized communications between a UCLA professor and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sparked varying levels of disapproval among students. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s Schoenberg Hall is pictured. Recently publicized communications between a UCLA professor and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sparked varying levels of disapproval among students. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Court tentatively rules in favor of UC administrators in lawsuit by UCLA lecturer

This post was updated Jan. 6 at 10:02 p.m. A Superior Court judge in Santa Monica tentatively ruled in favor of UC administrators in a lawsuit brought by a UCLA lecturer requesting more than $13 million in damages. Read more...

Photo: Gordon Klein is pictured. A superior court judge in Santa Monica ruled in favor of UC administrators in a lawsuit brought by Klein. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UC Regent Jose Hernandez comments on tuition hikes, personal background

UC Regent Jose Hernandez expressed approval for recent tuition hikes and spoke about his background as a migrant farmworker at a fireside chat in the Latinx Success Center on Nov. Read more...

Photo: UC Regent Jose Hernandez, a former astronaut and son of migrant workers, is picture. Hernandez spoke to students at an event hosted at the Latinx Success Center Nov. 21. (Victor Simoes/Daily Bruin)


UCLA instructors express privacy concerns amid rise of AI notetaking platforms

This post was updated Dec. 9 at 2:21 p.m. Artificial intelligence-based transcription software has emerged as a popular notetaking tool among college students, but it has left some UCLA instructors with privacy concerns. Read more...

Photo: Otter AI, which converts spoken audio into text, is pictured. Artificial intelligence-based transcription software has emerged as a popular notetaking tool among college students, but it has left some UCLA instructors with privacy concerns. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)



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