Critical race theory scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw emphasized the importance of standing up to oppressive systems at a Thursday event promoting her memoir. Crenshaw, a distinguished law professor at UCLA, shared anecdotes from her upcoming book “Backtalker” at the event. Read more...
Photo: Critical race theory scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw speaks at a Thursday event promoting her memoir. Crenshaw emphasized the importance of standing up to oppressive systems. (Elle Smith/Daily Bruin)
James Womack was looking forward to auditioning to become a speaker at the School of Law graduation ceremony in May. But this spring, Womack learned he was barred from doing – or auditioning for – the commencement speech. Read more...
Photo: The School of Law is pictured. The Student Bar Association – the School of Law’s student body government – announced in a March 13 email that only SBA officeholders will provide the commencement remarks in May. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A former United States ambassador to Russia said people should remain hopeful for a more democratic global future in a Thursday talk at the School of Law. Read more...
Photo: Michael McFaul, a former United States ambassador to Russia who served in the Obama administration for five years, is pictured. McFaul said people should remain hopeful for a more democratic global future in a Thursday talk at the School of Law. (Elle Smith/Daily Bruin)
UCLA Samueli School of Engineering students and faculty welcomed hundreds of admitted first-year students to campus Saturday. More than 20 representatives from engineering departments and clubs shared their experiences with admitted students at a “Discover UCLA Engineering” event in the Court of Sciences. Read more...
Photo: The chemical engineering booth is pictured at the engineering welcome. (Courtesy of Leilani Krantz)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved letters and resolutions in support of four different changes to the California constitution at its April 7 meeting. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...
This post was updated April 19 at 9:28 p.m. UCLA is defunding a program that trains educators to teach ethnic studies in K-12 schools, faculty alleged. Read more...
Photo: Ethnic studies books are stacked on a table. Faculty alleged that UCLA is defunding the Ethnic Studies Certificate Program, which is a collaboration between UCLA Center X, the UCLA Institute for American Cultures and UCLA Extension. (Libby Li/Daily Bruin)
Los Angeles residents’ quality of life has reached a historic low, UCLA researchers said at a Wednesday event. Zev Yaroslavsky, the director of the Luskin School of Public Affairs’ Los Angeles Initiative, announced the results of the 11th Los Angeles County Quality of Life Index at the school’s eighth-annual summit, which was held in the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. Read more...
Photo: Josh Haskell, a reporter for ABC7 Eyewitness News; Miguel Santana, the president and CEO of the California Community Foundation; and Zev Yaroslavsky, the director of the Los Angeles Initiative are pictured (left to right). Los Angeles residents’ quality of life has reached a historic low, UCLA researchers said at a Wednesday event. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)
