Monday, August 10

In the news:



Q&A: New vice provost for diversity and engagement discusses goals

The University of California Board of Regents appointed Yvette Gullatt to the new position of vice provost for diversity and engagement on Jan. 21. In the new position, Gullatt, a UC Berkeley alumna, is tasked with coordinating efforts to promote diversity and inclusion across the system. Read more...

Photo: The University of California Board of Regents appointed Yvette Gullatt to the new position of vice provost for diversity and engagement on Jan. 21. (UC Office of the President)





Anderson student creates ‘glitter bomb’ website startup

Ben Follansbee spent the last three weeks stuffing glitter into envelopes and sending them to hundreds of people across the country. Follansbee, a master’s of business administration student at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, is the founder of SparkleSlap.com, a startup website that supplies customers with glitter bombs that are sent to unsuspecting recipients. Read more...

Photo: Ben Follansbee, a student at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, releases one of the “glitter bombs” that his startup company, SparkleSlap.com, sends to unsuspecting recipients. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)