Thursday, August 20

In the news:

UCOP revisits measures regarding sexual assault by faculty

A University of California Office of the President committee formed Oct. 15 will investigate the statute of limitations and interim investigation measures, among other policies, as part of a review of UC policies on handling sexual harassment and violence cases involving faculty. Read more...

Photo: UC President Janet Napolitano announced last Thursday a new committee that will assess whether the procedures for reporting harrassment are clear to all UC constituents. (Emaan Baqai/Daily Bruin senior staff)




UCLA Housing reduces swipes for some Hill residents after internal error

This post was updated on Oct. 21 at 6:50 p.m. Hundreds of students woke up Wednesday morning to an email from UCLA Housing and Hospitality Services that said their number of remaining meal plan swipes was lowered, following an internal error that artificially raised students’ swipe counts at the start of the month. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Housing officials lowered the number remaining meal plan swipes for students with Premier meal plans, following an internal error that artificially raised students’ swipe counts at the start of the month. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA institutes bias awareness training for hiring process

Faculty members who plan to participate in future hiring decisions must attend bias awareness training intended to reduce discrimination in the university's hiring process. Read more...

Photo: All faculty members who plan to participate in future hiring decisions must attend bias awareness training intended to reduce discrimination in the university’s hiring process. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Alumni develop emergency notification app as alternative to BruinAlert

Two UCLA alumni created a mobile application last year that aims to improve the efficiency of emergency notifications in communities and address response time, relevancy and other technological limitations of other similar programs. Read more...

Photo: Alumni created MassKnowtify, an app that would work similarly to BruinAlert to more quickly notify students of crime based on location. (Nick Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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