For Jasmine Mundo, the most valuable lessons she learned at UCLA came not from the classroom but from meeting students around the world. The UCLA Global Siblings program, which is run by the UCLA Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars, aims to pair UCLA students from the United States with international Bruins to learn about each other’s cultures, according to the program’s website. Read more...
Photo: (Anna Richardson/Daily Bruin)
Advocates for the UCLA disabled community are working to establish a Disability Cultural Center that will offer a space for disabled empowerment, provide academic and career resources for disabled students, and celebrate disabled culture and history. Read more...
Photo: The “death stairs” on the Hill are pictured. The newly created Disability Cultural Center may be located on the Hill, which many disabled students said is inaccessible, until it can find a permanent location. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)
Umiemah Farrukh’s upcoming graduation will fulfill a dream not only for her, but for her two siblings, who will graduate alongside her. The Farrukh siblings – Umiemah, Qasim and Humzah – grew up in Vancouver, Canada. Read more...
Photo: A photo of Umiemah, Qasim and Humzah Farrukh, three siblings who will all be graduating from UCLA in the same year. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated June 13 at 5:53 p.m. Multiple politicians will deliver keynote addresses at UCLA commencement ceremonies next week, alongside artists, activists and other speakers. Read more...
Photo: A commencement ceremony is pictured. Speakers ranging from politicians to artists will join graduates to give commencement speeches. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Jim Davis, the vice provost of information technology and the head of the Office of Advanced Research Computing, will step down June 30, leading to an organizational restructuring. Read more...
Photo: Royce Hall is pictured. Jim Davis, the current vice provost of information technology, will step down, spurring an organizational change in the department. (Kyle Kotanchek/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Mitchell Chang will take over as interim vice provost and head of the UCLA Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Office on July 1, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt announced Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Murphy Hall is pictured. Mitchell Chang will be the interim vice chancellor of equity, diversity and inclusion for two years. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA is changing its COVID-19 protocols, including the COVID-19 Call Center, testing and wastewater surveillance, the Infectious Diseases Management Team announced Wednesday. These changes follow the end of federal, state and county COVID-19 public health emergencies, the announcement said. Read more...
Photo: A COVID-19 testing kit vending machine and collection box are pictured. The university will remove vending machines and collection boxes at some locations and make other changes to COVID-19 protocols. (Daily Bruin file photo)
