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Regents recap – May 15

The governing board of the University of California met for the second day of its May meeting at UC San Francisco on Wednesday. The Board of Regents discussed a systemwide audit of the admissions process, raised Professional Degree Supplemental Tuition at UC Berkeley and discussed LGBTQ initiatives across the UC. Read more...

Photo: The University of California Board of Regents met for the second day of its May meeting and discussed a system-wide audit of the admissions process, raised Professional Degree Supplemental Tuition at UC Berkeley and discussed LGBTQ initiatives across the UC. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Anthropology guest lecturer accused by students of encouraging anti-Semitism

Students said they think a guest lecturer for an anthropology class promoted anti-Semitic ideas Tuesday. Rabab Abdulhadi, an Arab and Muslim ethnicities studies professor at San Francisco State University, delivered a guest lecture to roughly 100 students in Anthropology M144P: “Constructing Race,” which focuses on race and racism and is taught by Kyeyoung Park, an associate professor of anthropology and Asian American studies at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: During a lecture in the Fowler Museum, Rabab Abdulhadi, an Arab and Muslim ethnicities studies professor at San Francisco State University, and students argued about the contents of Abdulhadi’s lecture. Abdulhadi said Zionism is linked to white supremacy. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)


New UCLA association creates community for first-generation college students

Belen Bravo did not realize her experiences as a first-generation college student made her different from other students until her first year at UCLA. “I was on my floor last year and there was someone who said, ‘Yeah, I think my mom has like a Ph.D.’ My mom only went to middle school,” Bravo said. Read more...

Photo: Kesia Eng, a third-year political science student, Héctor Osorio, a third-year sociology student and Stephanie Toledo, a third-year sociology student (left to right), spoke about their experiences as first-generation undergraduate students at an event Monday. (Esther Li/Daily Bruin)


One of the first female NASA astronauts to be 2019 college commencement speaker

One of NASA’s first female astronauts will speak at UCLA’s commencement ceremony June 14. Anna Lee Fisher, a three-time UCLA graduate, was part of NASA’s first astronaut class to include women, as well as the first mother in space. Read more...

Photo: Anna Lee Fisher, a three-time UCLA graduate, will speak at UCLA’s commencement ceremony June 14. Fisher was part of NASA’s first astronaut class to include women, as well as the first mother in space. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA law school leads the way with inclusion of LGBTQ community

UCLA School of Law may have the most openly LGBTQ faculty members compared to other law schools in the United States, according to a recent survey. Read more...

Photo: According to the most recent Law School Climate Survey survey, UCLA School of Law may have the highest number of openly LGBTQ faculty members with 14 in total.


UCLA continues to attract transfer students through Bruin Day welcome

This post was updated May 15 at 12:46 p.m. Prospective students said Los Angeles’ diversity, UCLA’s prestige and its reputation for welcoming transfer students convinced them to apply to the university. Read more...

Photo: Over 2,000 transfer students accepted for the 2019-2020 school year attended Bruin Day on May 11. They discussed why they chose to enroll at UCLA, and why they preferred UCLA over Berkeley. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)