This post was updated April 4 at 7:50 p.m. Latino and Black students in Los Angeles continue to face disparities in enrollment and resource allocation within institutions of higher education, according to a February report. Read more...
Photo: Students walk around UCLA’s campus. A February report found that Latino and Black students in Los Angeles experienced disparities in higher education, including a lower transfer rate compared to peers. (Sakshi Joglekar/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated March 14 at 9:14 p.m. Undocumented students at University of California campuses lack resources and proper funding, according to a recent student-led report. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Labor Center, in partnership with the UCLA Dream Resource Center and the Undocumented Student-Led Network, sponsored a student-led report on undocumented student experiences. (Chelsea Rose Westman/Daily Bruin staff)
The University of California is increasingly employing adjunct faculty as the state shifts away from prioritizing higher education, according to a UCLA-led report from February. The UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy published the report titled “The Transformation of Academic Labor: Past as Prologue at the UC” as the first part of a larger three-part series from the LCHP designed to critically and constructively envision a path to build a more just UCLA community. Read more...
Photo: (Katie Frei/Daily Bruin)
The University of California Student Association, which works on advocacy surrounding tuition rates, student voter education and student access to resources, celebrated its 50th anniversary in February. Read more...
Photo: (Kimi Jung/Daily Bruin)
University of California Board of Regents member Richard Blum died Sunday evening at the age of 86 after a long medical history with cancer. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Blum’s wife, released a statement Monday morning announcing his death. “My heart is broken today,” Feinstein said in the statement. Read more...
Photo: University of California Regent Richard Blum died Sunday at the age of 86. (Creative Commons photo by Jonathan Khoo via Flickr)
This post was updated Feb. 28 at 12:29 a.m. UCLA received the largest number of applications across the University of California system for the second year in a row for fall 2022, but systemwide transfer applications decreased by almost 6,000. Read more...
Photo: UCLA received a record number of applications for fall 2022, increasing for the second year in a row. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Unions across the University of California met Tuesday to discuss their goals and how they can incorporate climate change and greener initiatives in their union. Representatives from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, the California Nurses Association, United Auto Workers Local 5810, Student Researchers United – UAW, University Council – American Federation of Teachers, University Professional and Technical Employees, and UC Green New Deal Coalition held a virtual cross-union panel to discuss their respective goals as unions, what they are currently doing and what they hope to achieve in the future. Read more...
Photo: University of California unions and the UC Green New Deal coalition held a joint panel to discuss how to integrate green initiatives into their respective labor goals. (Saumya Gupta/Daily Bruin senior staff)
