The UCLA Center for Accessible Education will be renovated by the end of spring quarter, with the aim of creating a community space for students with disabilities. Read more...
Photo: The Center for Accessible Education will undergo renovations that are set to be done by the end of spring quarter at the latest to make the space more accessible with funds from the undergraduate student government and the office of Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Monroe Gorden Jr.. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin)
The senior dean of the UCLA College of Letters and Sciences will be stepping down this June after four years at the head of the College. Patricia Turner, a world arts and cultures and African American Studies professor, will step down as dean and vice provost of the Division of Undergraduate Education and senior dean of the College on June 30, 2020, according to an email sent by Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Emily Carter to UCLA College faculty and staff. Read more...
Photo: The senior dean of the UCLA College of Letters and Science and the dean and vice provost of the Division of Undergraduate Education Patricia Turner will be stepping down from her posts in June. Turner will continue at UCLA as a professor. (UCLA Department of Communication)
Pi Kappa Alpha is back at UCLA, and this time the fraternity is determined to stay for good. The fraternity, also known as PIKE, closed its UCLA chapter in 2015 because of low membership. Read more...
Photo: Pi Kappa Alpha, or PIKE, left UCLA in 2015 because of low membership. It is back on campus to find and recruit new fraternity founders, seeking referrals from campus leaders and coaches. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A humanities foundation wrapped up its violin donation to the Herb Alpert School of Music with a bow. The school of music received a donation of 12 valuable violins and violin bows, including a rare Stradivarius, worth a total of almost $3.5 million, according to a Feb. Read more...
Photo: The Twiford foundation, which invests in humanities and cultural education, donated 12 violins and bows to the Herb Alpert School of Music. Among the collection was a Stradivarius violin, which is now the second in UCLA’s collection. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Students can do a load of laundry on the Hill for $1 less starting next month, following a price reduction effort led by student government and housing officials. Read more...
Photo: A load of laundry will cost $1 less – from $2.75 to $1.75 – after March 1 following a price reduction effort led by the Undergraduate Students Association Council and UCLA Housing. (Marilyn Chavez-Martinez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Candidates for the office of Los Angeles District Attorney pledged to rely on science in prosecutions at a UCLA event Wednesday. The candidate Q&A at Geffen Hall was hosted by the Science Policy Group at UCLA, a student group that advocates for social issues related to science, health, technology and the environment. Read more...
Photo: The Science Policy Group at UCLA, a student group that advocates for social issues related to science, health, technology and the environment, hosted a Q&A for candidates for the office of Los Angeles District Attorney on Wednesday. (Xuxin Zhang/Daily Bruin)
A UCLA board dedicated to privacy and data protection has silently disbanded, leaving students with fewer outlets to provide direct input to policy changes. The UCLA Board on Privacy and Data Protection, composed of students, faculty and administrators, reviewed policies, established standards and resolved conflicts concerning privacy and technology. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Board on Privacy and Data Protection is supposed to review policies concerning privacy and data with faculty, staff and student input. However, the board silently disbanded in 2018. (Daily Bruin file photo)
