This post was updated June 19 at 2:30 p.m. The California Legislature agreed Thursday to allocate $5 million to create a University of California gun violence research center. Read more...
Photo: California State Senate president pro tempore Kevin de León spoke at a press conference May 9 about a proposal in the legislature for a gun violence research center. (April Hoang/ Daily Bruin senior staff)
The California Legislature approved a budget allocating about $100 million more in general funds to the University of California than last year to increase residential undergraduate enrollment for the 2017-2018 year. Read more...
Before she entered the University of Pennsylvania, Janina Montero wanted to become an engineer. But she fell in love with literature instead. After graduating with degrees in Spanish and Hispanic literature, Montero began teaching Romance languages at Wesleyan University, where she developed a lifelong passion for helping students. Read more...
Photo: Janina Montero will retire from her position as UCLA’s vice chancellor of student affairs this year. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
University of California students, administration and leaders showed their support for UCLA after the murder-suicide Wednesday. UC Riverside and UC Irvine students held vigils Friday night to mourn the death of mechanical and aerospace engineering professor, William Klug. Read more...
Photo: UC Irvine students held vigils Friday night to mourn the death of UCLA professor, William Klug in Wednesday’s murder-suicide at UCLA. (Courtesy of Caroline Nguyen)
A UCLA student group visited a University of California regent’s office Friday to deliver thank-you letters for his support for divestment from fossil fuel companies. About 15 students and alumni from Fossil Free UCLA, UC Berkeley and State University of New York campuses delivered letters to the office of Regent Richard Sherman, the next chair of the committee on investments for the UC Regents. Read more...
A state assembly subcommittee voted Tuesday to withhold $176 million from the University of California unless the UC eliminates one of its proposed retirement benefit plans. Read more...
Photo: The UC board of regents approved different retirement benefit options in March. A state legislature wants the UC to get rid of one of those options to receive funding to pay off its $7 billion pension debt. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA history professor Gabriel Piterberg, who has been accused of sexual harassment by several graduate students, resigned Sunday from a visiting scholar appointment in Florence, Italy, according to an email from the European University Institute. Read more...
Photo: Students and faculty called for professor Gabriel Piterberg’s removal in an April demonstration. Piterberg resigned from a European University Institute position after a petition asked for his removal. (Daily Bruin file photo)
