UCLA plans to appoint about 20 officers in various divisions and schools on campus to advise administrators on diversity issues and assist a new vice chancellor who will focus on diversity. Read more...
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October 7, 2:06 am
UCLA to appoint diversity specialists from various campus departments
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October 6, 1:46 pm
Decades later, Project India participants celebrate book’s publishing
Hairs have grayed and voices have gotten thicker, but the memory of their time in India was fresh in the minds of the alumni at the UCLA Faculty Center on Sunday. Read more...
Photo: David Lund, one of organizers of Project India, spoke Sunday at the reception to celebrate a recently published book about the project. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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October 6, 3:08 am
Chancellor Block to hold seminar on future of university
UCLA Chancellor Gene Block will answer questions about the future of the university in a free seminar on campus Monday afternoon. During the seminar, which will be held in the Neuroscience Research Building auditorium from noon to 1 p.m., Block will talk about the university’s budget, social topics concerning UCLA and challenges the university may face in the future, said seminar administrator Mark Weiner. Read more...
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October 3, 2:14 am
Student petitions for Sikh studies class
Manjot Singh covers his long hair in a turban every day as a physical manifestation of worship, a basic tenet of his Sikh faith. Because he wears a turban, the fourth-year global studies student said he sometimes thinks students on campus treat him differently or make unfair judgments about his religious beliefs. Read more...
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October 2, 8:04 pm
GSA to fill vacancy in vice president of internal affairs position
The graduate student government will elect a new vice president of internal affairs this fall after Hope McCoy resigned from office on Sept. 18. To fill the position, Graduate Students Association forum members, who represent different graduate departments across campus, plan to elect a new officer by Nov. Read more...
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October 2, 2:33 am
Students protest against mass incarceration, police terror
Around noon on Wednesday, students and other organizers gathered in Bruin Plaza to protest what they call “mass incarceration, police terror and the criminalization of a generation.” Protestors recited “A Pledge of Resistance” for students to take a stand against the criminal justice system, which has, according to the protesters, committed abuses against certain population sectors. Read more...
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October 2, 2:12 am
Q&A: LA County supervisor candidates discuss stances on 3rd District issues
For the first time in 20 years, a seat representing UCLA and Westwood on the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors will be up for election this November. Read more...