Monday, December 29

UCLA names Christine Lovely to new vice chancellor position

Christine Lovely will serve as UCLA’s inaugural vice chancellor for campus human resources and chief people officer, UCLA announced Wednesday. Currently Cornell University’s chief human resources officer, Lovely was appointed to the position and will start her new role Dec. Read more...

Photo: Murphy Hall is pictured. Chancellor Julio Frenk announced Wednesday that Christine Lovely, Cornell University’s chief human resources officer, will become UCLA’s inaugural chief people officer and vice chancellor for campus human resources. (Daily Bruin file photo)


MyUCLA, Eduroam outage impacts students during enrollment, midterms

Multiple student services – including MyUCLA and Eduroam – shut down Thursday morning because of a campus-wide outage, sparking concern from students. The impacted services included MyUCLA – which students use to access enrollment information, official records, class planners and their Bruin Bills – and Eduroam, a campus Wi-Fi option, according to the Digital & Technology Solutions website. Read more...

Photo: MyUCLA is pictured. Multiple student services shut down Thursday morning because of a campus-wide outage. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA outreach, retention programs manage staffing constraints

Student staff alleged that a lack of administrative support has placed strain on UCLA’s student-initiated outreach and retention projects for marginalized groups. ELAS SEMILLA de UCLA – a retention program which mentors Latino high school students – was put on “indefinite pause,” according to SEMILLA’s Sept. Read more...

Photo: Posters of UCLA’s student-initiated outreach and retention projects are pictured in the Student Activities Center. Student staff alleged that a lack of administrative support has placed strain on the projects, which aim to uplift marginalized groups.(Daily Bruin file photo)


GSA holds talk with Dean and Vice Provost of Graduate Education Brian Kite

This post was updated Nov. 21 at 4:28 p.m. Graduate students expressed concern about funding cuts and rising housing costs at a meet and greet with the dean and vice provost of graduate education Nov. Read more...

Photo: Brian Kite, dean and provost of graduate education, is pictured in Kerckhoff Hall with graduate students. The Graduate Student Association hosted a casual meet and greet with Kite to discuss issues like lack of funding and food insecurity. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)


UC Regents amend, renew progressive tuition increases for new students

This post was updated Nov. 20 at 11:47 p.m. The UC Board of Regents approved tuition raises for future students Wednesday following opposition from students across the UC system.  The Tuition Stability Plan – which was first developed under former UC President Michael Drake – was approved by the UC Board of Regents in July 2021. Read more...

Photo: Students protest outside the Luskin Conference Center on Wednesday morning. The students called on the UC Board of Regents – which is meeting Tuesday to Thursday at UCLA – to reject tuition increases, which the Board approved outside the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center Wednesday afternoon. (Izzy Greig/Daily Bruin)


UCPD releases arrested graduate students after finding they did not commit a crime

This post was updated Nov. 21 at 6:46 p.m. Two graduate students who were arrested Wednesday outside Murphy Hall were released after UCPD determined they had not committed a crime. Read more...

Photo: A mathematics graduate student is arrested outside Murphy Hall. Two graduate students, who have since been released, were arrested for alleged battery at 2 p.m. after attempting to deliver a letter condemning reductions to teaching assistants’ working hours to Dean of Physical Sciences Miguel García-Garibay. (Joice Ngo/Daily Bruin)


UC to keep postdoctoral hiring incentive program it previously said would be cut

This post was updated Nov. 21 at 4:30 p.m. The UC will continue offering hiring incentives for a more-than-40-year-old postdoctoral fellowship program, despite previously announcing it would end the initiative. Read more...

Photo: Robert Fofrich, a UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellow at the UCLA Institute of the Environment & Sustainability, speaks at a Tuesday press conference. The UC will continue offering hiring incentives for the President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program despite previously announcing it would end the initiative. (Izzy Greig/Daily Bruin)



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