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Michael Beck, UCLA’s administrative vice chancellor, is pictured. Beck announced in a Tuesday email he will retire at the end of 2026. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

Administrative vice chancellor Michael Beck to retire at the end of 2026

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This post was updated May 26 at 7:05 p.m. UCLA’s administrative vice chancellor will retire at the end of 2026, he announced Tuesday. Michael Beck, who stepped into the role in 2016, oversees UCLA Housing and Hospitality, facilities management, transportation, procurement and information technology.



FAST runway show threads together couture, ambition and self-expression

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Crochet, corsets and camp took center stage Friday night. Fashion and Student Trends at UCLA held its 25th annual spring runway show at Pauley Pavilion Friday at 7 p.m.


Hundreds of UC faculty call to reinstate SAT, ACT requirements for STEM applicants

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More than 600 UC faculty are calling on the University to reinstate standardized testing requirements for undergraduate STEM applicants, alleging that students are not prepared enough for college-level coursework.  The faculty signed on to a letter asking the UC Board of Regents, the UC Office of the President and Academic Senate leadership to require undergraduate STEM applicants to submit an SAT or ACT math score, beginning with the 2027-28 admissions cycle.


Hanlin Su’s story-driven animation brings Alan Walker’s song ‘Faded’ to life

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Hanlin Su has been telling stories since before he knew what he was doing. Su, a first-year psychology student, runs Retrever Entertainment, a boutique animation studio he launched after enrolling at UCLA last fall.


UCLA to combine administrative roles, use settlement funds for Athletics deficit


HAND at UCLA brings researchers, students together to discuss aging and memory


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How did sports betting become so normalized among college students?

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Americans were estimated to have legally bet more than $3.3 billion on the NCAA March Madness tournament this year. Sports betting has gained traction among young people in recent years.

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Academic student workers and graduate student researchers represented by the United Auto Workers union recently ended a nearly six-week strike in which they called for better working conditions and equitable wages. The contract stipulates pay increases for all workers – for some, pay increases of up to 80% – as well as anti-harassment policies and increased childcare support. However, the negotiations have struck controversy among some UAW members dissatisfied with the results of the contract. What are your thoughts on this issue? Submit View results without voting »