Sunday, May 17

Block discusses university goals during question-and-answer session

Chancellor Gene Block met with about 30 students and administrators at the Neuroscience Research Building auditorium on Monday afternoon for a question-and-answer session. Block discussed various university goals involving the health sciences, including his plan to increase UCLA’s international ranking through more interdisciplinary partnerships between the sciences and humanities. Read more...

Photo: Chancellor Gene Block answered students’ questions in a question-and-answer session Monday afternoon. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)


Students give feedback on desired traits in diversity vice chancellor

At a town hall meeting Monday, students called for the university to appoint a vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion who is culturally competent, creative and direct in addressing diversity issues. Read more...

Photo: Jazz Kiang, a third-year Asian American studies student, and Carole Goldberg, vice chancellor for academic personnel, hear feedback from students at a town hall about the vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion position. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)





Wake of the Storm

Read our feature series about the ongoing Typhoon Yolanda relief missions in the Philippines and the UCLA community's contributions to the recovery. The Daily Bruin spent 19 days in the Philippines talking to survivors, displaced persons and aid agencies about the progress being made in the wake of one of the worst typhoons on record. Read more...


Chancellor Block to hold seminar on future of university

UCLA Chancellor Gene Block will answer questions about the future of the university in a free seminar on campus Monday afternoon. During the seminar, which will be held in the Neuroscience Research Building auditorium from noon to 1 p.m., Block will talk about the university’s budget, social topics concerning UCLA and challenges the university may face in the future, said seminar administrator Mark Weiner. Read more...