Sonya Brooks, the 2025-2026 UC student regent, sat down with the Daily Bruin’s national news and higher education editor, Alexandra Crosnoe, to discuss Brooks’ background and goals for her tenure. Read more...
Photo: Sonya Brooks, the 2025-2026 UC student regent, poses for a photo. Brooks sat down for a Q&A with national news and higher education editor Alexandra Crosnoe to discuss her goals. (Courtesy of Infinite Media)
The UC accepted its largest and most diverse incoming class for fall 2024. According to a press release from the UC Office of the President, 166,706 students were admitted to the UC system as undergraduates, with a record 45.4% of California first-year admits coming from underrepresented groups. Read more...
This post was updated Sept. 19 at 3:24 p.m. The UC Board of Regents’ Compliance and Audit Committee approved the allocation of drones, tear gas and less-than-lethal weapons to UCPD on Thursday. Read more...
Photo: The UC Board of Regents discusses the allocation of military equipment to UCPD during its September meeting. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Sept. 19 at 2:57 p.m. UC employees rallied Thursday to announce the filing of an unfair labor practice charge against the UC for its treatment of faculty during pro-Palestine protests. Read more...
Photo: Faculty rally in support of Palestine in May. Faculty associations across the UC have since alleged that the University has combated employees with unlawful retaliation, in violation of the Higher Education Employee-Employer Act. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a resolution calling on the UC to rescind its ban of encampments on all of its campuses Tuesday. The resolution, which passed with a 10-1 vote during the council’s final summer meeting, states that USAC will continue to support the demands of the first Palestine solidarity encampment at UCLA, including the divestment of UC funds from companies tied to the Israeli military and an academic boycott of Israeli universities. Read more...
Photo: The first Palestine solidarity encampment in Dickson Plaza is shown. The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a resolution Tuesday calling on the UC to rescind its ban of such encampments. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Sept. 25 at 11:30 p.m. UCLA announced new regulations governing campus protests Wednesday. Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Monroe Gorden Jr. Read more...
Photo: Pro-Palestine protesters demonstrate on Janss Steps. Under new regulations released by UCLA, students will not be permitted to engage in speech activities on the steps as they are not a designated area. (Zimo Li/Photo editor)
This post was updated Sept. 2 at 10:03 p.m. United Auto Workers Local 4811 filed a Demand to Bargain request over UC President Michael Drake’s recently-announced protest guidelines. Read more...
Photo: Members of United Auto Workers Local 4811 picket in Dickson Plaza. The union filed a Demand to Bargain over UC President Michael Drake’s recently-announced protest guidelines. (Zoraiz Irshad/Daily Bruin senior staff)
