Tuesday, February 24

UCLA faculty member remembered for contributions to LGBTQ studies, dance

Doran George had a distinctive and infectious laugh that their friends and colleagues said was outrageous. “Anybody that you speak to could mimic their laugh. It was pure joy and you never knew when it was coming,” said Dan Froot, a professor in the world arts and cultures/dance department. Read more...

Photo: Doran George, a UCLA alumnus and former faculty member in the LGBTQ Studies Program and the department of world arts and cultures/dance, died in November 2017.(Courtesy of UCLA LGBTQ Studies Program)


UCLA Extension relocating to make room for new student housing

UCLA Extension is relocating its administrative building to make room for new student housing. UCLA Extension began moving from its location at Le Conte Avenue on June 26 and is scheduled to complete the relocation process by July 13, according to a university press release. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Extension will relocate from its original location at Le Conte Avenue to offices on Gayley Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard. (MacKenzie Coffman/Assistant Photo editor)



Campuswide speaker system to be installed, facilitate emergency announcements

UCLA will install speakers on campus next year to make announcements during emergencies. The UCLA Office of Emergency Management will implement a new speaker system along poles and buildings on Bruin Walk in 2019 in order to issue immediate emergency alerts about situations, such as fires or active shooters, said OEM director Art Kirkland, in a June interview. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Office of Emergency Management plans to install speakers throughout campus in 2019 to issue immediate alerts in emergency situations, such as fires or active shooters. (MacKenzie Coffman/Assistant Photo editor)



UCLA students, incarcerated individuals discuss social justice in joint classes

When she was 11 years old, Rosie Rios mobilized members of her community to protest the bulldozing of her neighborhood. Rios’ passion for advocacy manifests itself in her work as the administrative director for the UCLA Prison Education Program, where she engages incarcerated individuals and UCLA students in discussions about art, social justice and advocacy. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Rosie Rios)


Former employees file lawsuit against UCLA, allege sexual harassment

This post was updated June 18 at 4:13 p.m.  Four UCLA employees are accusing their former supervisor of workplace sexual harassment, according to lawsuits filed Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: Four former UCLA employees filed lawsuits against the UCLA and UC Board of Regents this week, alleging the university did not act appropriately to previous complaints. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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