UCLA was ranked the 24th-best national university in the 2017 edition of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings of national universities, released Monday evening, slipping slightly from last year. Read more...
Photo: UCLA tied with Carnegie Mellon and University of Virginia for the 24th best national universities in the 2017 U.S. News & World Report rankings. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA settled a lawsuit Thursday that was filed by two graduate students who claimed they were sexually harassed by professor Gabriel Piterberg. According to a UCLA statement, the UC Board of Regents agreed to pay one student $350,000 and the other student $110,000. Read more...
Photo: Two graduate students who claimed they were sexually harassed by professor Gabriel Piterberg received a dissertation year fellowship and $460,000 total in settlements from the UC Board of Regents. (Jintak Han/Assistant photo editor)
UCLA plans to host a U.S. Senate debate between candidates Rep. Loretta Sanchez and California Attorney General Kamala Harris at Royce Hall on Oct. 14. Sanchez, a Democrat from Orange County, accepted the debate offer after she met with students and faculty Tuesday morning to discuss her goals for education as senator, said Rafi Sands, undergraduate student government external vice president. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Government and Community Relations and KNBC TV will partner to host a U.S. Senate debate at Royce Hall on Oct. 14. Loretta Sanchez has accepted the invitation, while Kamala Harris has yet to accept. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Heading to work on the first day of her internship, Kendall Schreiberg found herself in a line of people in suits and ties. The environment was intimidating and made her wonder, “What am I doing walking into the White House?” Schreiberg, a fourth-year political science student, was on her way to her internship program in the Office of Presidential Correspondence, which communicates with people who have written to the president. Read more...
Photo: Kendall Schreiberg, a fourth-year political science student, was a White House intern this summer and worked in the Office of Presidential Correspondence, which deals with communication from people across the country written to the president. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin)
The LGBT Campus Resource Center added pads and tampons to its selection of free products for students, which includes condoms and dental dams. The center partnered with the Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center in early August to provide the pads and tampons, said Raja Bhattar, the center’s director, in an email statement. Read more...
Photo: The LGBT Campus Resource Center is offering free pads and tampons for students, in addition to condoms and dental dams. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Andres Dae Keun Kwon’s most memorable moment as a law student was telling a man who had been in prison for 20 years that he would soon be free. Read more...
Photo: UCLA students and faculty part of the law school’s Criminal Defense Clinic helped a man receive clemency last month. (Courtesy of Todd Cheney)
UCLA officials announced in a campuswide email Thursday the members of a new student advisory board for the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Jerry Kang asked students to apply for the newly created board in May. Read more...
Photo: Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Jerry Kang announced the members of the new student advisory board Thursday, (Daily Bruin file photo)
