University officials announced a UCLA law professor as the new diversity vice chancellor Tuesday, more than a year after an internal report found UCLA’s policies and procedures for addressing racial discrimination among faculty inadequate. Read more...
Photo: UCLA law professor Jerry Kang will serve as the university’s first vice chancellor of equity, diversity and inclusion, officials announced Tuesday. (Kailey Rishovd/Daily Bruin)
Students in a class initiated by the Filipino student group Samahang Pilipino will receive course credit for the first time this quarter while participating in an internship on the historical difficulties Filipino students face in higher education. Read more...
Photo: Students performed a dance called Burong Talo as part of a culture night hosted by Samahang Pilipino in May. This quarter, students will be able to receive two units of course credit by participating in internships or a class initiated by Samahang Pilipino, which teaches about Samahang’s culture night among other topics. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Diane de Anda’s writing career began when the principal of her high school sat her down with a college application and told her to fill it out. Read more...
Photo: Diane de Anda, a professor emeritus in the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, has published more than 90 works, including several bilingual children’s books. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
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Undergraduate student government officer Carlos Quintanilla stepped down as Facilities commissioner Thursday evening for personal reasons. Quintanilla is the third councilmember to resign citing personal reasons from the 2014-2015 Undergraduate Students Association Council. Read more...
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Read more...
The undergraduate student government will vote Tuesday on whether to add a referendum to the spring election ballot that would raise quarterly student fees by $3 to increase funding for student group activities. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council plans to vote Tuesday on whether to add a fee increase referendum to the spring election ballot. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
