This post was updated Feb. 3 at 12:57 a.m. A coalition of University of California community members is calling upon the UC to implement more concrete actions to promote environmental justice across campuses. Read more...
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January 30, 2:44 pm
UC campuses provide varying levels of COVID-19 testing access to community members
Students and professors expressed concerns with the varying levels of COVID-19 testing accessibility across the University of California system amid an impending return to in-person classes. Read more...
Photo: (Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)
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January 23, 10:57 pm
UC to offer course on Indigenous heritage preservation, repatriation
University of California professors are creating an educational online course about Indigenous peoples’ experiences to improve the University’s relationship with Indigenous communities. UC Office of the President is providing a three-year $879,000 grant to the Centering Tribal Stories project, led by Mishuana Goeman and Wendy Teeter. Read more...
Photo: “Carrying Our Own Ancestors Home” is a collection of videos featuring Indigenous individuals speaking about repatriation. It is the start of a larger University of California project called Centering Tribal Stories meant to highlight issues important to Indigenous communities. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)
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January 18, 3:17 pm
UCLA Prison Education Program brings college courses to incarcerated individuals
After being incarcerated as a juvenile, Abel Diaz didn’t see college as an option until he took classes through the UCLA Prison Education Program. “It kind of allowed us to escape from the predicament that we were in at the time. Read more...
Photo: Program coordinators and participants of the UCLA Prison Education Program come together in a classroom. The UCLA Prison Education Program gives incarcerated individuals access to postsecondary education. (Courtesy of Claudia Peña/Co-director of the UCLA Prison Education Program)
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January 9, 6:45 pm
University of California fully recognizes student researchers union
This post was updated Jan. 18 at 7:46 p.m. The University of California officially recognized the student researchers union in its entirety in December. Student Researchers United-United Auto Workers, a union that represents more than 17,000 UC student researchers, announced in a press release that the University agreed to recognize a union including student researchers, trainees and fellows Dec. Read more...
Photo: Student Researchers United-United Auto Workers held rallies across all University of California campuses during the fall quarter. (Ariana Fadel/Daily Bruin staff)
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December 30, 3:44 pm
Former students file 2nd sexual abuse lawsuit against retired UCLA OB-GYN
This post was updated Jan. 6 at 12:09 a.m. Editor’s note: The article mentions details of sexual assault allegations that may be disturbing to some readers. Read more...
Photo: A second sexual abuse lawsuit has been filed against former UCLA gynecologist Edward Wiesmeier and the University of California Board of Regents. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
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December 4, 5:09 pm
UC Regents decide to end standardized testing for admissions
The University of California Board of Regents ruled that the UC system will not use any standardized tests in the application process for the foreseeable future during its November meeting. Read more...
Photo: The SAT and ACT tests will not be replaced with another standardized test in the University of California admissions process. (Daily Bruin file photo)