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June 4, 12:16 pm

Q&A: Pre-inauguration, Chancellor Julio Frenk talks higher education, tenure

This post was updated June 4 at 9:48 p.m. Ahead of his Thursday inauguration, UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk spoke with National News and Higher Education editor Alexandra Crosnoe and News editor Dylan Winward to discuss his experience in higher education and tenure to date. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk is pictured. Frenk, whose inauguration is on Thursday, discussed with the Daily Bruin his experience working in higher education and tenure to date. (Video still by Carolina Barsakov/Daily Bruin)

Fire, Los Angeles, Los Angeles City Council, News

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June 4, 10:51 am

LA City Council approves revised budget with reduced layoffs, public safety funds

The Los Angeles City Council finalized and approved a revised version of Mayor Karen Bass’ $13.9 billion budget proposal Friday for this coming fiscal year. The city currently faces a nearly $1 billion budget deficit caused by overspending, liability payouts, lower tax revenue, labor contracts, scheduled city official raises and fire recovery, among other factors, according to ABC7 LA. Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles City Hall is pictured. The LA City Council approved a revised version of Mayor Karen Bass’ $13.9 billion budget proposal Friday. (Daily Bruin file photo)

California, Higher Education, Los Angeles, National, News, Science & Health

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June 3, 10:25 pm

Medical community claims unilateral UCLA leadership support in Israel-Hamas war

On Oct. 16, 2023 – nine days after an attack by Palestinian political party and militant group Hamas killed around 1,200 people in Israel, and more than 2,700 Palestinians were killed by Israeli retaliatory airstrikes – UCLA Health administrative leaders sent an email to the medical community. Read more...

Photo: The David Geffen School of Medicine is pictured. (Daily Bruin file photo)

A Closer Look, Campus, News

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June 3, 10:08 pm

Former UCLA vice chancellor for academic affairs C.Z. Wilson dies at 95

Charles Zachary “C.Z.” Wilson, UCLA’s former vice chancellor for academic affairs, died Nov. 21, 2024. He was 95. Wilson served as vice chancellor for academic affairs for 14 years and was the highest-ranking Black person to become a senior academic administrator at the University during his tenure. Read more...

Photo: Charles Zachary “C.Z.” Wilson, the university’s former vice chancellor for academic affairs, is pictured. A former professor in UCLA’s Graduate Program in Education, Wilson died Nov. 21, 2024 at age 95. (Courtesy of the UCLA Black Alumni Association)

Campus, News, Student Government

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June 3, 11:23 am

ASUCLA Board of Directors recap – May 13-15

The ASUCLA Board of Directors announced during its 10th meeting of the 2024-2025 academic year that CalFresh recipients can use their benefits at ASUCLA stores. The board, composed of a student majority, has financial oversight over ASUCLA entities, including the Undergraduate Students Association Council, the Graduate Student Association and the ASUCLA Communications Board – which oversees UCLA Student Media. Read more...

A Closer Look, Academics, Campus, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health

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June 2, 10:21 pm

UCLA Epicenter provides students with innovative industry experience

Raffi Simonian wanted to give students experience in solving real-world business and technology problems. That’s why he decided to lead the UCLA Epicenter, which partners with companies to create quarterly Innovation Challenges – hands-on projects where student teams try to solve real world issues in fields like data science, marketing, e-commerce and sales – said Simonian, the program’s director. Read more...

Photo: Simonian presenting the format of the 2023 Fall Innovation Challenge to students interested in participating. Simonian leads the UCLA Epicenter, which partners with companies to create quarterly Innovation Challenges. (Courtesy of UCLA Epicenter)


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