Saturday, October 10

UCLA Health pauses chair selection process to address diversity, transparency concerns

UCLA Health and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA administrators halted their search for a new psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences department chair to address faculty concerns about diversity, leadership logistics and transparency. Read more...

Photo: Faculty members said in two town halls that the search committee was not sufficiently diverse. Out of the 11 original members on the search committee, 10 were white and eight were men.(Anirudh Keni/Daily Bruin)


Plans for Sepulveda Pass rail station near UCLA are en route for completion by 2035

Los Angeles Metro representatives discussed plans to launch a station on UCLA’s campus for a proposed rail line at a community meeting Wednesday. Metro discussed the feasibility of different transportation concepts for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project, a proposed rail line intended to connect the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles International Airport and the Westside. Read more...



UCLA sees decrease in fall 2019 freshman applications by about 2 percent

UCLA received fewer freshman applications than last year for admission in fall 2019, according to data released Tuesday. The number of applicants decreased by about 2 percent, from 113,695 in 2018 to 111,266 in 2019, according to preliminary data released by the University of California Office of the President. Read more...

Photo: The number of applicants decreased by about 2 percent, from 113,695 in 2018 to 111,266 in 2019, according to preliminary data released by the University of California Office of the President. (Daily Bruin file photo)