Before she entered the University of Pennsylvania, Janina Montero wanted to become an engineer. But she fell in love with literature instead. After graduating with degrees in Spanish and Hispanic literature, Montero began teaching Romance languages at Wesleyan University, where she developed a lifelong passion for helping students. Read more...
Photo: Janina Montero will retire from her position as UCLA’s vice chancellor of student affairs this year. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
University of California students, administration and leaders showed their support for UCLA after the murder-suicide Wednesday. UC Riverside and UC Irvine students held vigils Friday night to mourn the death of mechanical and aerospace engineering professor, William Klug. Read more...
Photo: UC Irvine students held vigils Friday night to mourn the death of UCLA professor, William Klug in Wednesday’s murder-suicide at UCLA. (Courtesy of Caroline Nguyen)
A UCLA student group visited a University of California regent’s office Friday to deliver thank-you letters for his support for divestment from fossil fuel companies. About 15 students and alumni from Fossil Free UCLA, UC Berkeley and State University of New York campuses delivered letters to the office of Regent Richard Sherman, the next chair of the committee on investments for the UC Regents. Read more...
A state assembly subcommittee voted Tuesday to withhold $176 million from the University of California unless the UC eliminates one of its proposed retirement benefit plans. Read more...
Photo: The UC board of regents approved different retirement benefit options in March. A state legislature wants the UC to get rid of one of those options to receive funding to pay off its $7 billion pension debt. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA history professor Gabriel Piterberg, who has been accused of sexual harassment by several graduate students, resigned Sunday from a visiting scholar appointment in Florence, Italy, according to an email from the European University Institute. Read more...
Photo: Students and faculty called for professor Gabriel Piterberg’s removal in an April demonstration. Piterberg resigned from a European University Institute position after a petition asked for his removal. (Daily Bruin file photo)
More UCLA employees will be eligible for overtime pay due to updated pay rules released May 18. The United States Department of Labor released new rules stating executive, administrative and professional salaried employees making less than $47,476 a year now qualify for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Read more...
Gov. Jerry Brown proposed $4 million to expand a program that allows high school students to take UC-required courses and Advanced Placement courses online. The funding, proposed in Brown’s May budget revision, would update and add new courses to UC Scout, a program that offers A-G and AP courses, according to the budget revision. Read more...
