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DOJ launches second suit against UC, alleging antisemitism against UCLA students

This post was updated May 27 at 11:10 p.m. The United States Department of Justice is again suing the UC over alleged antisemitism, claiming that UCLA allowed discrimination against Jewish and Israeli students. Read more...

Photo: The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building is pictured. The United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the UC on Tuesday, alleging the University allowed discrimination against Jewish and Israeli UCLA students. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA to combine administrative roles, use settlement funds for Athletics deficit

This post was updated May 27 at 11:45 p.m. UCLA will use bond funds to reduce UCLA Athletics department’s budget deficit and consolidate its chief financial officer and administrative vice chancellor roles, Chancellor Julio Frenk announced in a Tuesday morning State of the Campus address.  Frenk outlined a three-step plan to address UCLA’s financial shortfalls at the inaugural address, which university administrators, student government leaders, faculty and UC Office of the President representatives attended. Read more...

Photo: Chancellor Julio Frenk delivers a speech on stage. Frenk announced in a Tuesday morning State of the Campus address that UCLA will use a UC Regents bond fund to reduce UCLA Athletics department’s budget deficit and consolidate administrative roles. (UCLA/David Esquivel)


Administrative vice chancellor Michael Beck to retire at the end of 2026

This post was updated May 27 at 11:56 p.m. UCLA’s administrative vice chancellor will retire at the end of 2026, he announced Tuesday. Michael Beck – who stepped into the role in 2016 – oversees UCLA Housing and Hospitality, facilities management, transportation, procurement and information technology. Read more...

Photo: Michael Beck, UCLA’s administrative vice chancellor, is pictured. Beck announced in a Tuesday email he will retire at the end of 2026. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)


UCLA faculty, students voice concern over discontinued media literacy class

UCLA’s Teacher Education Program plans to discontinue one of its signature course offerings, faculty said. The program’s critical media literacy classes help students analyze media, evaluate the quality of information sources and examine representation online, according to the TEP website. Read more...

Photo: An empty lecture hall is pictured. The UCLA Teacher Education Program will no longer offer its standalone critical media literacy course after spring 2026, faculty said. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


USAC recap – April 21

The Undergraduate Students Association Council allocated more than $150,000 in excess funding to student organizations at its April 21 meeting. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...


Interim dean of Luskin School of Public Affairs soon to be permanently instated

This post was updated May 25 at 11:00 p.m. A distinguished professor in urban planning will become the permanent dean of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs on June 1. Read more...

Photo: Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris sits in an office at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. Loukaitou-Sideris will become the school’s permanent dean June 1 after serving as interim dean since 2023. (Courtesy of Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris)


UCLA historians preserve documents, photos in ‘Power from the Past’ online archive

UCLA historians launched a revamped digital labor history archive in April, preserving materials from movements led by Southern California unions. The Memory Work Research Initiative at UCLA – which the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment oversees – digitized documents, images and flyers on an online archive called Power from the Past. Read more...

Photo: (Rachel Kristen Lee Yokota/Daily Bruin staff)



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