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February 19, 12:40 am

Disability rights advocate Judith Heumann talks accessibility in Regents’ Lecture

Disability rights advocate Judith Heumann spoke about the need to increase the accessibility of higher education in a Zoom lecture Thursday. Heumann has been advocating for disability rights since the 1970s and has worked on legislation including Section 504, the Individuals with Education Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act, and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, according to a UCLA press release. Read more...

Photo: Disability rights advocate Judith Heumann spoke with student leaders and at the Regents’ Professors and Lecturers Program to discuss the accessibility of higher education. (Screen capture by Sakshi Joglekar/Assistant Photo editor)

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Campus, News, Student Government

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February 17, 5:07 pm

Student leaders suspend sit-in, reach agreement with UCLA administrators

This post was updated March 1 at 6:51 p.m. Students’ 16-day sit-in is now over. Student leaders decided Wednesday morning to suspend their 16-day sit-in at Murphy Hall after reaching an agreement with UCLA administrators regarding their demands for increased accessibility and education equity. Read more...

Photo: After coming to an agreement with the university, student leaders suspended their sit-in at Murphy Hall. (Seth Van Matre/Daily Bruin)

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Campus, News

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February 17, 3:39 pm

Students convey inconvenience caused by lengthy, repetitive symptom survey

Students said the new Daily Symptom Monitoring Survey is helpful for COVID-19 safety but should be shortened for more convenience and to increase compliance. UCLA created the Daily Symptom Monitoring Survey in June 2020 to improve campus safety by asking students, faculty and staff whether or not they are exhibiting any symptoms of COVID-19. Read more...

Photo: (Ayumi Bergan/Daily Bruin)

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February 17, 1:23 pm

UCLA medical school faculty allege racially biased practices in psychiatry department

Faculty of color in the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences said they experienced and observed racial discrimination in various instances, including being passed over for promotions, ignored in decision-making and discouraged in efforts to hire more faculty of color. Read more...

Photo: (Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor)

Academics, Campus, News

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February 15, 12:31 am

UCLA extends class drop deadline to week nine for winter quarter

Faculty and student leaders expressed optimism after UCLA announced that students can drop classes until week nine without fee or transcript notation. The new policy in place for the winter quarter allows students to drop both impacted and nonimpacted classes much later into the quarter than previously allowed. Read more...

Photo: UCLA is allowing students to drop impacted classes through week nine without fee or transcript notation to accommodate for unforeseen circumstances. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin staff)

Campus, News

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February 8, 6:15 pm

Students voice concerns about efficacy of sexual assault prevention training

This post was updated Feb. 9 at 11:12 p.m. Amid a rise in sexual assault allegations, some students said they feel uncertain about the effectiveness of UCLA’s recent mandatory sexual assault prevention training. Read more...

Photo: UCLA requires all students complete an online course called “Sexual Assault Prevention Ongoing: Healthy Relationships,” but some students are concerned the training will not be effective. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)


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