This post was updated Aug. 20 at 9:32 p.m. Members of the campus community expressed surprise following the announcement of UCLA Chancellor Gene Block’s retirement. Block announced that he would retire in summer 2024 on X, formerly known as Twitter, and through a campuswide email announcement. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is Gene Block speaking at commencement. (Courtesy of UCLA Media Relations)
This post was updated Sept. 21 at 1:17 p.m. For many medieval and early Renaissance scholars, manuscripts serve as the gospel for research and learning. Tomislav Matic, a visiting scholar at UCLA, finds that scribbles in the margins are also interesting. Read more...
Photo: Visiting scholar Tomislav Matic (center) presents about Bishop John Vitez at UCLA. Also pictured is Director of the Center for Early Global Studies Zrinka Stahuljak (left) and Consul General of the Republic of Croatia in Los Angeles Renee Pea. (Courtesy of Tomislav Matic)
A trade union launched a new initiative in July that includes a national bus tour, with a stop in Los Angeles on Saturday. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees – a trade union of public employees – launched its Staff the Front Lines initiative in July, which entails a bus tour across the U.S. Read more...
Photo: Lisa Palombi, the president of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 36 and a librarian in Los Angeles, speaks at an AFSCME press conference on Saturday as part of the union’s Staff the Front Lines bus tour. The bus tour aims to fill vacant roles in public service by connecting with individuals and helping them with the job application process. (Courtesy of AFSCME)
Student leadership and members of the UC Board of Regents held a discussion panel Tuesday to discuss the future implementation of university employment for students without legal status. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA School of Law is pictured. Student leadership and the UC Board of Regents hosted a panel to discuss the future of university employment for students without legal status. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The University of California admitted the largest class of California freshmen and historically underrepresented students in the system’s history for the upcoming 2023-24 academic year The preliminary data findings from the UC Office of the President said 88,285 California residents were admitted to the University this year, composing 68% of the total incoming freshman class. Read more...
Photo: Royce Hall is pictured. The University of California admitted a record number of California freshman and historically underrepresented students for the 2023-2024 academic year. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A new app marketed by two students allows Bruins to connect across campus and Westwood. DownTo is a location-based social media platform that notifies users when their friends are in the same area as they are. Read more...
Photo: The Powell library is pictured. The new app allows users to see when their friends are at popular spots on campus, allowing them to meet them in person. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to reports of smoke smelled and seen at UCLA’s Schoenberg Hall on Wednesday. Brian Humphrey, a spokesman for LAFD, said the incident was first reported at 11:50 a.m. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s Schoenberg Hall is pictured. At 11:50 a.m., the LA Fire Department responded to reports of smoke at the building. (Daily Bruin file photo)
