This post was updated May 6 at 10:39 p.m. Two major UC unions struck on campus Thursday, limiting access to dining halls and cleaning services. The University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 – which represents researchers and technical workers – and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 – which represents service, patient care and skilled craft workers – called for the strike in response to the UC’s systemwide hiring freeze. Read more...
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May 2, 4:18 pm
James Milliken appointed by UC Board of Regents as next University president
This post was updated May 6 at 10:26 p.m. The UC Board of Regents appointed James Milliken to be the University’s next president Friday. Milliken, the current chancellor of the University of Texas system, will assume the role Aug. Read more...
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April 29, 8:30 pm
AFSCME Local 3299, UPTE-CWA 9119 to strike May 1 in response to UC hiring freeze
This post was updated April 29 at 11:12 p.m. Two UC unions have called on nearly 60,000 of their members to strike this Thursday for the third time in three months. Read more...
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April 27, 5:43 pm
UCLA researchers express concerns on academic funding cuts, NIH indirect costs cap
This post was updated April 27 at 10:17 p.m. UCLA researchers expressed concerns about academic funding cuts under the Trump administration. The National Institutes of Health announced it would cap indirect costs for its grants at 15%, a decline from its previous average for indirect cost rates between 27% and 28%. Read more...
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April 23, 12:01 am
UCLA California Health Professional Student Alliance lobbies for health care
Undergraduate students from the UCLA and UC Berkeley chapters of the California Health Professional Student Alliance traveled to the California State Capitol to lobby for health equity. Read more...
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April 21, 12:14 am
UCLA Law students lead protest against professor who opposes affirmative action
Around 100 people rallied in the Shapiro Courtyard on Thursday to protest against a UCLA School of Law professor who opposes affirmative action. The rally, hosted by the Black Law Students Association and several other student organizations, protested Richard Sander, co-founder of the anti-affirmative action group Students Against Racial Discrimination, which sued the UC on Feb. Read more...
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April 17, 11:41 pm
Students with disabilities sue UCLA, UC Regents for discrimination
This post was updated April 18 at 7:00 p.m. Two students are suing UCLA and the UC Board of Regents for allegedly discriminating against people with disabilities, thereby violating federal and state law. Read more...