Sunday, April 5

UCLA Early Care and Education’s executive director to resign

The executive director of the UCLA Early Care and Education program will step down from her position in March, university officials announced in late January. Jayanti Tambe will leave the center March 20 to pursue a doctoral degree in transformative social change, according to a letter sent by university officials to faculty and student parents. Read more...


UCLA plans low-cost housing for disadvantaged students

UCLA plans to open new low-cost housing apartments next year for underserved students. The housing project will be open to all students, but UCLA will reserve spaces for students from various groups under the Bruin Resource Center, including undocumented students, veterans and former foster youth, said Monroe Gorden Jr., interim vice chancellor of student affairs, in an interview with the Daily Bruin editorial board. Read more...


USAC, Dashew Center discuss creation of international student committee

This post was updated Oct. 7 at 3:37 p.m. UCLA may soon have a campus-wide executive committee to address international student concerns. The Dashew Center and the undergraduate student government Committee of International Relations held the first-ever Dashew Community meeting Friday to discuss how to better identify and address issues foreign students face. Read more...

Photo: Student leaders and administration officials discussed creating a campus-wide committee to address international student issues at a meeting Friday. (Derek Yan/Daily Bruin)


Assistant professor works with Pueblo tribes to preserve their languages

Erin Debenport works with indigenous tribes in the Rio Grande Valley to help preserve their languages. But she has to keep her work a secret. Debenport, an assistant professor of linguistic and sociocultural anthropology who joined the UCLA faculty in fall 2016, said the tribes she works with are losing their languages because young people are not learning their native language. Read more...

Photo: Erin Debenport, an assistant professor of linguistic and sociocultural anthropology, works with indigenous tribes in the Rio Grande Valley and helps produce dictionaries, databases and curriculum to preserve their languages. (Courtesy of Erin Debenport)




Solar charging umbrellas installed on Kerckhoff patio

Students can now charge their cell phones at outdoor charging stations on Kerckhoff patio. Associated Students UCLA worked with the Undergraduate Students Association Council to have five solar umbrellas with USB ports installed Wednesday morning, said USAC Facilities Commissioner Sandra Rhee. Read more...

Photo: The USAC Facilities Commission and ASUCLA added five solar umbrellas with charging stations on Kerckhoff patio Wednesday. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)