Monday, March 9

Discrimination prevention officers to bring legal expertise to UCLA

More than a year after an internal report urged UCLA to better address discrimination on campus, two new officers are starting to examine the university’s discrimination policies for faculty and reach out to members of the campus community. Read more...

Photo: Lillie Hsu, a former UCLA law professor, and UCLA alumna Dion Cherie Raymond were appointed discrimination prevention officers in September. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)




Inspired by grandfather, 13 cousins devote themselves to charity work

Sara Boodaie’s 13 grandchildren share more than a physical resemblance – they’re all UCLA students or alumni and each wants to give back to their community. Read more...

Photo: The grandchildren of Yehuda Boodaie and his wife Sara Boodaie all share a drive to do charitable work. They said they were inspired to give back to their communities by their grandfather.




Authors’ Series Lecture to focus on Black Panther memoir

A UCLA research and academic center will host a talk Tuesday about a book detailing the experiences of a member of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in Los Angeles during the 1970s. Read more...

Photo: Karin Stanford, who co-authored “Nine Lives of a Black Panther: A Story of Survival,” will conduct a talk on the book Tuesday. (Courtesy of Karin Stanford)



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