Wednesday, April 15

Jerry Kang to step down as EDI vice chancellor after five years

This post was updated June 19 at 3:35 p.m. Jerry Kang is stepping down as the vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion after a five-year term and will return to teaching as a professor of law and Asian American studies June 30. Read more...

Photo: Jerry Kang will step down as the EDI vice chancellor on June 30. Anna Spain Bradley will start her term on Sept. 1. (Daily Bruin file photo)


USAC recap – June 9

The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Summer council meetings take place every other Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...


UCLA announces fall quarter plans for classes, housing, health precautions

The majority of courses for the fall 2020 quarter will be taught virtually. Around 15% to 20% of the courses will be conducted in person or as an in-person and online hybrid, according to an email to students from Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Emily Carter. Read more...

Photo: UCLA announced plans for fall quarter. Most courses will be offered online with up to 20% of the courses being offered in person or in a hybrid fashion. Housing will be decided based on a number of factors such as financial need, and health precautions will be implemented on campus.(Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA selects Carole Goldberg to serve as interim EDI vice chancellor

Carole Goldberg will serve as the interim vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion, announced Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Emily Carter in an email Monday.  Goldberg, a distinguished research professor and Jonathan D. Read more...

Photo: Carole Goldberg will be the interim vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion until Anna Spain Bradley starts her term in September. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UC Board of Regents unanimously votes in support of restoring affirmative action

The University of California Board of Regents unanimously voted to endorse affirmative action at a special regents meeting Monday.  The board accepted UC President Janet Napolitano and Regent Chair John Pérez’s recommendation to endorse Assembly Constitutional Amendment 5 in a vote 17-0 and the repeal of Proposition 209 in a vote 19-0. Read more...

Photo: The University of California Board of Regents unanimously voted to endorse Assembly Constitutional Amendment 5 and the repeal of Proposition 209 at a special regents meeting Monday. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Westwood community adjusts to life under lockdown during COVID-19 pandemic

Westwood Village has become a ghost town, said Ashley Carpenter, a first-year physics student who stayed on campus for spring quarter. “Usually, there are thousands of people walking around or exercising, but now there are only some,” she said. Read more...

Photo: Students were encouraged to move out of campus housing because of health concerns regarding the coronavirus. As many students complete spring quarter courses remotely, those who remain in Westwood adjust to a new way of life. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff)