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Higher Education, National, UC

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May 14, 10:30 pm

UCLA students react to Trump’s attacks on higher education, federal funding cuts

This post was updated May 16 at 12:35 a.m. Students said UCLA should fight back against the Trump administration’s attacks on higher education. The United States Department of Education has withheld funding from Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Harvard University, Northwestern University, Princeton University and University of Pennsylvania since the beginning of the Trump administration. Read more...

Photo: Students walk down Bruin Walk. Students said UCLA should fight back against the Trump administration’s attacks on higher education. (Alexandra Crosnoe/Daily Bruin senior staff)

A Closer Look, National, News, Westwood

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May 13, 11:40 pm

Local churches voice concern over potential raids following new immigration policy

Inmaculada García-Sánchez used to conduct research at a Los Angeles church, where the gates were open to all. But the church now looks like a fortress, she said. Read more...

Photo: A “know your rights” poster is pictured. Local churches expressed concern over potential raids from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Alexandra Crosnoe/Daily Bruin senior staff)

A Closer Look, Academics, Higher Education, Science & Health

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May 13, 5:10 pm

From starlight to spotlight: UCLA professor Amy Mainzer defends planetary science

This post was updated at 11:23 p.m. Amy Mainzer didn’t plan on studying asteroids when she graduated from her doctoral program in 2003. But now, Mainzer – who received her doctorate of astronomy from UCLA – is building a telescope that will be sent to space to detect asteroids before they hit Earth’s surface. Read more...

Photo: Amy Mainzer stands in the UCLA Meteorite Museum. Mainzer will testify before Congress on Thursday on NASA’s planetary defense strategy. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin staff)

Campus, News

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May 12, 2:26 pm

Ralina Joseph to become UCLA’s inaugural vice provost of inclusive excellence

This post was updated May 13 at 11:06 p.m. Ralina Joseph will be UCLA’s inaugural vice provost of inclusive excellence, according to a Monday announcement. Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt announced the appointment of the University of Washington professor of communication in a Monday campuswide email. Read more...

Photo: Murphy Hall, which hosts the offices of some members of the UCLA administration, is pictured. The new vice provost of inclusive excellence was announced Monday. (Daily Bruin file photo)


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