This post was updated Oct.8 at 9:17 p.m. Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to Darnell Hunt, UCLA’s interim chancellor, on Aug. 9 on behalf of Bruin Alumni in Defense of Free Speech. Read more...
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July 26, 7:41 pm
Op-ed: Julio Frenk’s transition will greatly benefit UCLA, but UM will miss him dearly
This post was updated Oct. 3 at 7:35 p.m. A year after Dr. Julio Frenk’s inauguration as president of the University of Miami, I began my undergraduate studies there in Fall 2016. Read more...
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June 27, 2:03 pm
Op-ed: 21st Century Policing Solutions investigation is a ‘sham’ shielding UC, police
This post was updated Aug. 25 at 7:40 p.m. We write as members of the UCLA community to state our refusal to participate in the investigation being conducted by 21st Century Policing Solutions on the police response to demonstrations and protests occurring in solidarity with the struggle to end Israel’s ongoing genocidal attack on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Read more...
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June 18, 8:14 pm
Op-ed: Rick Braziel’s messaging belies disregard for police accountability, student safety
This post was updated July 14 at 5:52 p.m. The only official statement issued by UCLA following another major episode of unrestrained police violence against students and faculty on our campus June 10 came not from the university’s academic leadership but from the new “associate vice chancellor for campus safety.” This new appointee, Rick Braziel, has stepped into and now occupies a void left by the upper administration. Read more...
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June 12, 6:54 pm
Op-ed: The instructors, staff of Dodd Hall demand that our workplace be restored
This post was updated June 30 at 9:10 p.m. Editor’s Note: This submission is an edited version of a statement signed by over 100 UCLA faculty and staff who work in Dodd Hall. Read more...
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May 31, 5:26 pm
Op-ed: Negotiate with students, workers first – faculty decline private invite from Hunt
Editor’s note: This is an open letter in response to a private invitation from Darnell Hunt, the executive vice chancellor and provost, to speak with faculty members over lunch regarding recent campus events. Read more...
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May 18, 8:51 pm
Op-ed: After witnessing horror on protest frontlines, I demand Chancellor Block to resign
This post was updated May 19 at 7:47 p.m. Locking arms to create a human shield in the Palestine solidarity encampment with respected faculty, staff and students to protect peaceful college students from state-sanctioned violence enabled by UCLA was one of the most horrific events I’ve witnessed. Read more...