New program to help UCLA staff advance careers Workshops, mentors provide skills for management jobs By Kathryn Combs UCLA officials have developed a program to help current staff gain the experience and knowledge to advance their career within the university. Read more...

Selection process for student regent debated Concerns arise over regents’ amount of control over decision By Michael Howerton Daily Bruin Staff SAN FRANCISCO — Though the UC Regents will announce the new student regent today, there was growing concern at last week’s meeting that the selection process deprives the students control over choosing their representative. Read more...

New executive vice chancellor selected By Brooke Olson Concluding an intensive five-month search, the UC Board of Regents approved the nomination of Charles Kennel to UCLA’s second-highest campus office. Read more...

UCLA professorships still dominated by men Number of female professors slowly gaining with time By Patrick Marantal A first-year student walks into her general chemistry class. Read more...

UC delays affirmative action decision Regents postpone preference program review until March By Michael Howerton Daily Bruin Staff SAN FRANCISCO — After a morning of student protests, arrests and sharp criticism from faculty representatives for ignoring the input of the university community, the Board of Regents dodged two proposals to change their July vote eliminating affirmative action. Read more...

Yale, UCLA share graduate student dilemma Grade withholding, protests provide link between universities By Michael Angell Imagine calling URSA for grades and hearing that well-known voice say "Your grade is … walking a picket line." Yale undergraduates recently went through a similar experience as graduate students withheld grades for two weeks in a bid for union recognition. Read more...

Protestors arrested for disruptions Students cited for speaking over time limit By Phillip Carter Daily Bruin Senior Staff SAN FRANCISCO –Demonstrations erupted at yesterday’s Board of Regents’ meeting as debate continued over whether to rescind last July’s vote to end affirmative action in the University of California. Read more...