Friday, May 16

31 UC faculty members step down from editorial boards in protest of Elsevier

This post was updated Sept. 2 at 11:18 p.m. About 30 University of California faculty members suspended their editorial services for Elsevier’s journals starting Aug. 7 to protest the publisher’s alleged lack of productive negotiations with the UC. Read more...

Photo: University of California professors stepped down from editorial positions at Elsevier journals in protest of the publisher’s alleged lack of productive negotiations with the University. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCOP’s revised SVSH policy expands on live hearing processes, accuser protections

The University of California Office of the President revised its sexual violence and sexual harassment policy Aug. 1, which detailed a new structure for investigating complaints. Read more...

Photo: Janet Napolitano, president of the University of California, announced revisions to the University Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy earlier this month. Changes detailed a new structure for investigating complaints. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA potentially unfairly pursues misconduct allegations against Hill resident

This post was updated Sept. 24 at 1:57 p.m. UCLA pursued student misconduct allegations against an alleged victim of an on-campus assault during a student conduct meeting Friday. Read more...

Photo: Alethea Sung-Miller, a third-year electrical engineering student, claims she was the victim of an alleged assault in Delta Terrace. She fears UCLA is casting her as the assailant in the incident and unfairly threatening her student status, she said. (James Schaap/Daily Bruin)



UCLA’s involvement in Thirty Meter Telescope prompts protest from student groups

UCLA students and faculty remain divided over the University of California’s involvement in the development of a massive telescope in Hawaii, as construction continues to be delayed by protesters for a sixth week. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Pacific Islands’ Student Association held a town hall in February and invited local Hawaiian leaders to discuss their opinions on the Thirty Meter Telescope. The student organization held a public protest and received almost 5,000 signatures on a petition to demonstrate opposition to the TMT to the UC Board of Regents, according to PISA member Uriah Blackwell. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA alumna Janet Reilly appointed to UC Board of Regents

A UCLA alumna has been appointed to the University of California Board of Regents, according to an August 9 press release from the governor’s office. Janet Reilly, who is a co-founder and board president of a free volunteer-based health clinic called Clinic by the Bay, will fill the position on the board previously held by Ellen Tauscher, who died in April. Read more...

Photo: Janet Reilly, a UCLA alumna has been appointed to the University of California Board of Regents, according to an August 9 press release from the governor’s office. As a regent, she will vote on issues concerning the UC system, including tuition and policy. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UC ordered to pay $1.5 million to former UCLA employee in workplace hostility case

The University of California Board of Regents has been ordered to pay $1.58 million to a former UCLA employee over claims of a hostile work environment, according to a press release from the former employee’s lawyers Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: The University of California Board of Regents has been ordered to pay a former UCLA employee $1.58 million by a Los Angeles jury. The former employee claimed co-workers harassed her and made racially charged comments toward her. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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