This post was updated May 27 at 11:56 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. Read more...
Photo: 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)
UCLA’s Teacher Education Program plans to discontinue one of its signature course offerings, faculty said. The program’s critical media literacy classes help students analyze media, evaluate the quality of information sources and examine representation online, according to the TEP website. Read more...
Photo: An empty lecture hall is pictured. The UCLA Teacher Education Program will no longer offer its standalone critical media literacy course after spring 2026, faculty said. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council allocated more than $150,000 in excess funding to student organizations at its April 21 meeting. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...
This post was updated May 25 at 11:00 p.m. A distinguished professor in urban planning will become the permanent dean of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs on June 1. Read more...
Photo: Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris sits in an office at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. Loukaitou-Sideris will become the school’s permanent dean June 1 after serving as interim dean since 2023. (Courtesy of Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris)
UCLA historians launched a revamped digital labor history archive in April, preserving materials from movements led by Southern California unions. The Memory Work Research Initiative at UCLA – which the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment oversees – digitized documents, images and flyers on an online archive called Power from the Past. Read more...
Photo: (Rachel Kristen Lee Yokota/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated May 22 at 1:54 a.m. About 10 miles away from campus, staff at UCLA’s waterfront recreation center are providing a natural escape for students and veterans. Read more...
Photo: A UCLA sailboat sits upside down. The Marina Aquatic Center provides a space for students and veterans to build a connection with the water. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A professor with appointments in three UCLA departments will serve as the 2027-28 chair of the Academic Senate. Catherine Sugar, who will begin her term as chair Sept. Read more...
Photo: Catherine Sugar stands outside the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden. Sugar will serve as the next Academic Senate vice chair. (Courtesy to Alexandra Foley)
