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June 4, 10:47 pm

Former Armenian president emphasizes strength of small nations at UCLA event

The former President of Armenia urged audiences not to overlook small nations, especially those leveraging their strategic leadership and innovation May 28. Armen Sarkissian, a physicist who served as Armenia’s president from 2018 to 2022, was the guest speaker for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations’ annual Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace. Read more...

Photo: Former Armenian President Armen Sarkissian and Burkle Center director Kal Raustiala are pictured. The former President of Armenia urged audiences not to overlook small nations, especially those leveraging their strategic leadership and innovation May 28. (Zimo Li/Photo Editor)

A Closer Look, Higher Education, News

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June 4, 12:16 pm

Q&A: Pre-inauguration, Chancellor Julio Frenk talks higher education, tenure

This post was updated June 4 at 9:48 p.m. Ahead of his Thursday inauguration, UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk spoke with National News and Higher Education editor Alexandra Crosnoe and News editor Dylan Winward to discuss his experience in higher education and tenure to date. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk is pictured. Frenk, whose inauguration is on Thursday, discussed with the Daily Bruin his experience working in higher education and tenure to date. (Video still by Carolina Barsakov/Daily Bruin)

A Closer Look, Campus, News

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June 3, 10:08 pm

Former UCLA vice chancellor for academic affairs C.Z. Wilson dies at 95

Charles Zachary “C.Z.” Wilson, UCLA’s former vice chancellor for academic affairs, died Nov. 21, 2024. He was 95. Wilson served as vice chancellor for academic affairs for 14 years and was the highest-ranking Black person to become a senior academic administrator at the University during his tenure. Read more...

Photo: Charles Zachary “C.Z.” Wilson, the university’s former vice chancellor for academic affairs, is pictured. A former professor in UCLA’s Graduate Program in Education, Wilson died Nov. 21, 2024 at age 95. (Courtesy of the UCLA Black Alumni Association)

A Closer Look, Academics, Campus, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health

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June 2, 10:21 pm

UCLA Epicenter provides students with innovative industry experience

Raffi Simonian wanted to give students experience in solving real-world business and technology problems. That’s why he decided to lead the UCLA Epicenter, which partners with companies to create quarterly Innovation Challenges – hands-on projects where student teams try to solve real world issues in fields like data science, marketing, e-commerce and sales – said Simonian, the program’s director. Read more...

Photo: Simonian presenting the format of the 2023 Fall Innovation Challenge to students interested in participating. Simonian leads the UCLA Epicenter, which partners with companies to create quarterly Innovation Challenges. (Courtesy of UCLA Epicenter)

A Closer Look, Campus, Higher Education, News

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June 1, 11:54 pm

Maya Abdallah went on 9 day hunger strike to encourage UCLA to divest, disclose

Maya Abdallah stopped eating May 9 in support of Palestine. Eight days later, she left campus in an ambulance after losing consciousness from hunger. Abdallah, a third-year film and television student, went on a hunger strike to demand that the university divest from companies associated with the Israeli military and disclose its financial investments. Read more...

Photo: Maya Abdallah, a third-year film and television student, wears a shirt marking the seventh day of her hunger strike. Abdallah went on a nine-day hunger strike to demand that the university divest from companies associated with the Israeli military and disclose its investments. (Courtesy of Maya Abdallah)

A Closer Look, Academics, International, News

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May 29, 12:40 am

UCLA research cohort finds list of alleged war criminals granted refuge in Canada

This post was updated May 29 at 3:47 p.m. Editor’s note: The following piece contains mentions of persecution, which could be disturbing to some readers. Read more...

Photo: Jared McBride is pictured. The assistant history professor led a research cohort of undergraduate students that uncovered a list that included alleged war criminals who immigrated to Canada after World War II. (Celia Kebbeh/Daily Bruin)

A Closer Look, News, Westwood

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May 24, 5:27 pm

Co-op residents defend rooster dropped off in nearby lot despite disturbances

For about a week, residents of the University Cooperative Housing Association didn’t need an alarm clock – they were roused by a rooster’s crowing. The rooster, who was deemed “Baraaack” – after former president Barack Obama – lived in a then-vacant lot near the co-op – a student-led, nonprofit housing space – from April 6 to April 14. Read more...

Photo: Baraaack stands in an open field. The rooster, named after former president Barack Obama, lived in a then-vacant lot near the University Cooperative Housing Association for about a week. (Courtesy of Carrie Tiong)


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