This post was updated Sept. 6 at 9:59 p.m. Two UCLA professors hope to raise awareness about the border crisis and humanize the experiences of undocumented migrants who died trying to cross the United States-Mexico border in the documentary “Águilas.” The film features the humanitarian organization Aguilas del Desierto and its missions in the Sonoran Desert to find missing migrants. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Maite Zubiaurre)
This post was updated Sept. 6 at 8:15 p.m. UCLA is offering a newly created summer internship to current or recently graduated students at a sports marketing agency, SPORTFIVE. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s Arthur Ashe Legacy Fund has partnered with sports media and marketing agency SPORTFIVE to offer an internship to one UCLA student or recent graduate each year. The inaugural internship session took place in summer 2021. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA appointed a new interim dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine, according to an announcement Friday. Dr. Steven Dubinett will serve as interim dean beginning Sept. Read more...
Photo: Dr. Steven Dubinett, associate vice chancellor for research at UCLA and senior associate dean for translational research, will serve as interim dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine beginning Sept. 1. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA has retained its dedication to European language studies in creating the Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies, which has been official since spring 2021 and will begin its first full academic year as a fully operational department in fall 2021. Read more...
Photo: In Spring 2021, UCLA merged the departments of French and Francophone studies, Germanic languages, Scandinavian and Italian to create the Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies. The new ELTS department, situated in Royce Hall, will embark on its first full academic year in operation in fall 2021, offering new majors and minors to students.
This post was updated Aug. 22 at 7:49 p.m. Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Jose Hernandez to the University of California Board of Regents, according to a press release Friday. Read more...
Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Jose Hernandez to the UC Board of Regents on Friday. (Creative Commons photo by NASA via Wikimedia Commons)
This post was updated Aug. 22 at 7:47 p.m. Editor’s note: This article uses she/they pronouns interchangeably to refer to Esmeralda Quintero-Cubillan by the source’s request. Read more...
Photo: The University of California Student Association elected Esmeralda Quintero-Cubillan as the 2021-2022 president and Joshua Lewis as the 2021-2022 chair. Both hope to work on making UCSA and the UC system more equitable. (Left to right: Courtesy of Esmeralda Quintero-Cubillan, courtesy of Joshua Lewis)
After a year of online school, students are eager to return to campus this fall. But the reality for many students is that the cost of higher education remains out of reach for those who struggled before – and because of – the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
Photo: As students return to campus this fall, there are resources available to support individuals in affording their basic needs and to gain work experience. (Marc-Anthony Rosas/Daily Bruin)
