UCLA reinstated a lecturer after it found his communications to students did not warrant a formal investigation, despite student petitions calling an email to students “tone-deaf” and insensitive. Read more...
Photo: The Anderson School of Management reinstated a disputed lecturer after putting him on leave.(Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
All UCLA students will have accounts with the communication tool Slack, among other resources UCLA will provide the student body, to prepare for a remote quarter, UCLA administrators told student leaders at a Monday event. Read more...
Photo: UCLA administrators discussed ways to help student leaders connect with the campus community as students conduct remote learning. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The University of California is pursuing federal funding to alleviate its nearly $2 billion revenue loss caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The UC system has incurred high costs since the beginning of the pandemic and hopes to obtain additional funding if the federal government passes new stimulus packages, said UC spokesperson Stett Holbrook in an emailed statement. Read more...
Photo: The University of California has lost about $2 billion in revenue since the start of the pandemic and is pursuing federal funding to help alleviate that loss. (Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin)
A new state law will require all California State University students to take an ethnic studies course to graduate. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1460 into law Aug. Read more...
Photo: California passed a law Aug. 17 requiring California State University students to take an ethnic studies course in order to graduate, causing a debate about the scope of the requirement and the legislature’s oversight in the education curriculum. (Daily Bruin file photos. Photo illustration by Emily Dembinski/Illustrations director)
Budget cuts from the university have forced several campus programs that help marginalized communities at UCLA to restructure or dissolve after. Since February, UCLA has cut funding to a program that supports student activists and a program that provides tutoring to front-line workers. Read more...
Photo: (Vaibhavi Patankar/Daily Bruin)
The union that represents lecturers at UCLA is calling on University of California President Michael Drake to continue contract negotiations to increase job stability for lecturers. Read more...
Photo: Dozens of protesters demanded greater job security for lecturers at the University of California in front of UC Regent George Kieffer’s Brentwood home Monday. (Bernard Mendez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Newly appointed Student Regent Alexis Zaragoza said she will advocate for equity for underrepresented demographics in the University of California system. Zaragoza, a rising fifth-year geography student from UC Berkeley, will serve from 2021 to 2022. Read more...
Photo: Alexis Zaragoza, the 2021-2022 UC student regent, said she will advocate for equity for underrepresented students and staff in the UC. (Medha Vallurupalli/Daily Bruin)
