Friday, June 27

UC employees reflect on UAW strike’s impact on their future in academia

For Rebecca Glasberg, the change students were able to enact through the UC graduate student worker strike was inspiring. As a former public school teacher in Virginia – where teachers do not have the legal right to go on strike – she felt empowered by her newfound ability to strike despite the delay in research and disconnect from her students. Read more...

Photo: A crowd at the UC graduate student worker strike is pictured. Many graduate student workers plan to continue working in academia despite the issues shown before, during and after the strike. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA Global Siblings program brings Bruins together from across the world

For Jasmine Mundo, the most valuable lessons she learned at UCLA came not from the classroom but from meeting students around the world. The UCLA Global Siblings program, which is run by the UCLA Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars, aims to pair UCLA students from the United States with international Bruins to learn about each other’s cultures, according to the program’s website. Read more...

Photo: (Anna Richardson/Daily Bruin)


Community advocates discuss plans, hopes for Disability Cultural Center

Advocates for the UCLA disabled community are working to establish a Disability Cultural Center that will offer a space for disabled empowerment, provide academic and career resources for disabled students, and celebrate disabled culture and history. Read more...

Photo: The “death stairs” on the Hill are pictured. The newly created Disability Cultural Center may be located on the Hill, which many disabled students said is inaccessible, until it can find a permanent location. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)


‘It still feels surreal’: Farrukh siblings prepare to graduate together

Umiemah Farrukh’s upcoming graduation will fulfill a dream not only for her, but for her two siblings, who will graduate alongside her. The Farrukh siblings – Umiemah, Qasim and Humzah – grew up in Vancouver, Canada. Read more...

Photo: A photo of Umiemah, Qasim and Humzah Farrukh, three siblings who will all be graduating from UCLA in the same year. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)


Speakers announced for 2023 UCLA commencement ceremonies

This post was updated June 13 at 5:53 p.m. Multiple politicians will deliver keynote addresses at UCLA commencement ceremonies next week, alongside artists, activists and other speakers. Read more...

Photo: A commencement ceremony is pictured. Speakers ranging from politicians to artists will join graduates to give commencement speeches. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Jim Davis to step down as vice provost of information technology

Jim Davis, the vice provost of information technology and the head of the Office of Advanced Research Computing, will step down June 30, leading to an organizational restructuring. Read more...

Photo: Royce Hall is pictured. Jim Davis, the current vice provost of information technology, will step down, spurring an organizational change in the department. (Kyle Kotanchek/Daily Bruin senior staff)




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