Tuesday, December 30

Li Cai breaks UC Academic Senate policy by leaking internal emails

This post was updated Oct. 12 at 11:11 a.m. Editor’s note: This post has been updated to clarify the details of a letter described in the story. Read more...

Photo: Li Cai, a member of the UCLA Academic Senate’s Committee on Undergraduate Admissions and Relations with Schools and professor of education and psychology, broke Academic Senate policy. Cai leaked internal communications regarding a proposed ethnic studies requirement for UC freshman undergraduate admission. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA Library looks to preserve at-risk archival materials through grant program

UCLA Library’s Modern Endangered Archives Program will preserve at-risk cultural archives with an accessible, digitized landscape through its largest grant ever received. The program funds projects that protect collections facing environmental and political instability, incorrect storage methods or social unrest, according to its website. Read more...

Photo: (Isabella Lee/Illustrations Director) Photo credit: Isabella Lee



UCLA graduate students point to ongoing economic, structural challenges

This post was updated Sept. 28 at 11:34 a.m. To pay for her medical expenses, Natalie Moncada could sometimes only afford to eat once a day for months living off of their $2700 monthly work stipend from UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Natalie Moncada sits at a fountain near Royce Hall. A lack of funds and low stipends present barriers for many graduate students pursuing higher education. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA report finds LGBTQ+ youth face greater mental health challenges

This post was updated Sept. 21 at 11:13 p.m. A recent study from the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law discovered that despite increased social visibility, sexual minority youth face poorer mental health outcomes in comparison to previous generations. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA School of Law (pictured) is home to the Williams Institute. The Institute recently conducted a cross-generational study on mental and physical health outcomes of sexual minority individuals. (Daily Bruin file photo)


US News & World Report ranks UCLA as No. 1 public university for 6th year in a row

UCLA tied with UC Berkeley for first place on the U.S News & World Report’s public university rankings, earning the No. 1 ranking for the sixth year in a row but breaking its four-year streak as the sole university at the top spot.  U.S. Read more...

Photo: Royce Hall, pictured above, is a central building on UCLA’s campus. U.S. News & World Report ranked UCLA and UC Berkeley tied as the No. 1 national public universities. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA alumni call for increased Pacific Islander representation on campus

This post was updated Sept. 25 at 10:54 p.m. When UCLA admitted Angela Robinson to its gender studies doctoral program, there were two Pacific Islander faculty members – the highest out of all the programs she was accepted into. Read more...

Photo: A welcome week banner hangs along Bruin Walk. Pacific Islander alumni reflect on their experiences at UCLA and what resources were and are lacking on campus. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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