Saturday, February 14

AISA, USAC members honor Indigenous history, land with NAGPRA teach-in

About 30 students honored Indigenous history at a teach-in about the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act on Nov. 12. The event, which was hosted at the Student Activities Center, aimed to educate the campus community about the NAGPRA – a federal law passed in 1990, which outlines requirements for federally-funded agencies and museums to return Native American human remains and funerary objects to their respective peoples. Read more...

Photo: A computer open to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act section of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activities website is pictured. The American Indian Student Association educated students on NAGPRA at a teach-in Nov. 12. (Joice Ngo/Daily Bruin)


UAW units rally, threaten strike for fair wage, job protections in new UC contract

This post was updated Nov. 21 at 10:50 p.m. UCLA representatives of United Auto Workers’ academic and non-academic units threatened to strike at a Thursday rally in Bruin Plaza if the University’s allegedly unfair labor practices continue. Read more...

Photo: Members of United Auto Workers’ academic and non-academic units are pictured. Representatives from the union threatened to strike if the University continues to not meet their demands. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UC Regents approve infrastructure funding request, budget and financial plans

The UC Board of Regents approved a one-time, $1.43 billion request to the state government to fund infrastructure improvements – including 16 projects at UCLA – at its meeting Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Michael Cohen, the chair of the UC Board of Regents’ finance and capital strategies committee, is pictured at UCLA. The UC Board of Regents approved a one-time, $1.43 billion request to the state government to fund infrastructure improvements – including 16 projects at UCLA – at its meeting Thursday. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA First Year Scholars Program goes on hiatus after years of denied funding

Samantha Talbot said exploring humanities research felt daunting when she came to UCLA. Talbot added that because academia is a predominantly white field, she felt out of place as a student of color. Read more...

Photo: Murphy Hall — where the Center for Academic Advising in the College is located — is pictured. The Center for Academic Advising in the College paused the First Year Scholars Program, which offers academic guidance to first-year humanities and social science students. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA names Christine Lovely to new vice chancellor position

Christine Lovely will serve as UCLA’s inaugural vice chancellor for campus human resources and chief people officer, UCLA announced Wednesday. Currently Cornell University’s chief human resources officer, Lovely was appointed to the position and will start her new role Dec. Read more...

Photo: Murphy Hall is pictured. Chancellor Julio Frenk announced Wednesday that Christine Lovely, Cornell University’s chief human resources officer, will become UCLA’s inaugural chief people officer and vice chancellor for campus human resources. (Daily Bruin file photo)


MyUCLA, Eduroam outage impacts students during enrollment, midterms

Multiple student services – including MyUCLA and Eduroam – shut down Thursday morning because of a campus-wide outage, sparking concern from students. The impacted services included MyUCLA – which students use to access enrollment information, official records, class planners and their Bruin Bills – and Eduroam, a campus Wi-Fi option, according to the Digital & Technology Solutions website. Read more...

Photo: MyUCLA is pictured. Multiple student services shut down Thursday morning because of a campus-wide outage. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA outreach, retention programs manage staffing constraints

Student staff alleged that a lack of administrative support has placed strain on UCLA’s student-initiated outreach and retention projects for marginalized groups. ELAS SEMILLA de UCLA – a retention program which mentors Latino high school students – was put on “indefinite pause,” according to SEMILLA’s Sept. Read more...

Photo: Posters of UCLA’s student-initiated outreach and retention projects are pictured in the Student Activities Center. Student staff alleged that a lack of administrative support has placed strain on the projects, which aim to uplift marginalized groups.(Daily Bruin file photo)



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