One week after Chancellor Julio Frenk condemned a School of Law symposium about the 9/11 terrorist attacks, more than 270 law professors nationwide are raising concerns about academic freedom at the university. Frenk said in a Sept. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA School of Law is pictured. Law professors across the nation ask Chancellor Frenk to withdraw his statement, which they say mischaracterized the law school’s 9/11 remembrance symposium. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
This post was updated Sept. 22 at 9:22 p.m. Seven current and former UCLA employees alleged in at least 22 separate whistleblower and retaliatory reports that the university’s head of strategic communications fostered a toxic work environment and mismanaged department funds, according to court documents. Mary Osako, UCLA’s vice chancellor for strategic communications since 2019, filed a lawsuit against the UC Board of Regents on Aug. Read more...
Photo: Murphy Hall, where the offices of UCLA’s administrators are located, is pictured. Seven current and former UCLA employees alleged in at least 22 separate whistleblower and retaliatory reports that the university’s head of strategic communications fostered a toxic work environment and mismanaged department funds, according to court documents. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
The University’s revenues are increasingly falling short of its operating expenses, the UC Board of Regents said at its meeting Wednesday. The regents’ Finance and Capital Strategies Committee heard presentations on the UC’s budget and updates on the UCLA West Valley Medical Center and UCLA Research Park projects during its Tuesday and Wednesday meetings at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: The UC Board of Regents’ Finance and Capital Strategies Committee meets at the board’s September meeting. The University’s revenue streams are falling short of its expenses, the regents said at the meeting. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)
Faculty, students and parents urged the UC Board of Regents to reverse the closure of UCLA’s childcare centers during the regents’ meetings Monday to Wednesday. The Early Care and Education program, which includes the Krieger and University Village centers, will close in June 2027 because of budget constraints, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt announced in an August email to parents. Read more...
Photo: The UC Board of Regents hears public comment at its September meeting at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. Community members urged the board to reverse the closure of UCLA’s childcare centers at the meeting, which took place Monday through Wednesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA student retention and graduation rates have increased since the University of California stopped considering standardized test scores in undergraduate admissions, administrators said during the UC Board of Regents’ Wednesday meeting. Read more...
Photo: The UC Board of Regents convene at UCLA’s Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. Administrators presented data about the University’s history of standardized testing in undergraduate admissions. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)
The UC is considering introducing an alternative standardized test in addition to the SAT and ACT for first-year undergraduate admissions. The UC Academic Senate will decide whether or not to recommend reinstating the SAT and ACT for undergraduate admissions by June 2027. Read more...
Photo: A photo illustration of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium and SAT test prep books is pictured. The UC is considering using the SBAC test, in addition to the SAT and ACT, for first-year undergraduate admissions. (Photo by Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff. Photo illustration by Haley Park/Illustration & Cartoons director)
This post was updated Sept. 13 at 11:24 p.m. Chancellor Julio Frenk on Friday condemned a School of Law symposium that included a defense attorney who represented an alleged organizer of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Read more...
Photo: Chancellor Julio Frenk is pictured. In a Friday statement, Frenk condemned a School of Law symposium that hosted a defense attorney who represented an alleged organizer of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
