UCLA will offer a minor in health humanities starting this fall. The minor, housed under the comparative literature department, is an interdisciplinary program that examines how health and medicine are shaped by literature, culture, history and social experience, according to the department’s website. Read more...
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June 12, 10:11 pm
‘Lead with intellect, humility and heart’: Lessons from 2026 commencement speakers
This post was updated June 22 at 12:51 p.m. Speakers called on graduating students to stay resilient amid political division and academic challenges during the annual College of Letters and Science commencement ceremony Friday. Read more...
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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June 11, 9:15 pm
Students reflect on housing experiences amid floods, policy changes
Catherine Wunderly, a front desk supervisor for Hedrick Court, was asleep when she received six 1 a.m. emergency calls in early November. The next morning, the second-year neuroscience student said she had learned a flood had impacted Hedrick Hall – a dorm building in Hedrick Court – displacing 32 students from 11 dorm rooms. Read more...
Academics, Campus, Higher Education, News
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June 11, 12:45 pm
UC faculty board reconsiders standardized testing policy amid readiness concerns
This post was updated June 11 at 3:24 p.m. A UC-wide faculty board will reconsider its stance on requiring standardized testing for first-year admissions, the group announced Thursday. Read more...
Campus, Crime, News, Westwood
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June 8, 2:08 pm
Crimewatch: May 2026
Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Julian Duaybis, assistant News editor. Interactive by Bianca Peralta, Data editor. UCPD recorded 606 unique entries in its May 1-31 daily crime log. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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June 7, 3:35 pm
2026 USAC resolutions call for accountability, student support but see few updates
The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed 18 resolutions during the 2025-26 academic year, but its public resolution document only includes reports for three as of late May. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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June 7, 1:44 pm
Q&A: GSA president discusses support for graduate students, plans for 2026-27
Naomi Hammonds, the president of the Graduate Students Association, called for more support for graduate students following a year of research funding cuts, basic needs delays and housing changes in a conversation with campus politics editor Nicholas Mouchawar. Read more...