Friday, October 16

Judge extends block on release of report into UCLA head of strategic communications

This post was updated Sept. 30 at 12:00 a.m. A judge extended a block on the release of an investigative report detailing the workplace conduct of UCLA’s vice chancellor for strategic communications Tuesday.  Mary Osako, who has served in the role since 2019, filed a lawsuit Aug. Read more...

Photo: The office of Mary Osako, UCLA’s vice chancellor for strategic communications, is pictured. A judge extended a block on the release of an investigative report detailing Osako’s workplace conduct Tuesday. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)


Newsom vetoes bill requesting UC to report on Time, Place and Manner policies

This post was updated Sept. 29 at 11:52 p.m. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Sunday that would have asked the UC to hold meetings and report data about its enforcement of Time, Place and Manner policies.  Assembly Bill 2551 would have requested the UC Board of Regents and required the California State University Board of Trustees to hold separate open forum sessions to hear student feedback on TPM policies by Dec. Read more...

Photo: People set up tents at the spring 2024 pro-Palestine encampments at UCLA. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Sunday that would have increased transparency surrounding the UC’s Time, Place and Manner policies. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Education Department reinstates Trump Title IX rules, rescinds LGBTQ+ protections

This post was updated Sept. 30 at 10:17 a.m. The United States Department of Education on Monday rescinded the Biden administration’s 2024 Title IX regulations, which included protections based on gender identity and sexual orientation.  Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs and activities that receive federal funding. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s Title IX Civil Rights Office is pictured. The United States Department of Education on Monday announced it would reinstate the first Trump Administration’s 2020 interpretation of Title IX, which does not include protections for LGBTQ+ people. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)


1,600 communication workers ratify contract to join UC’s largest union

This post was updated Oct. 1 at 4:03 p.m. UC communication workers voted Thursday to join a union representing more than 60,000 student employees, researchers and educators across the University. Read more...

Photo: Union members hold signs. UC communication workers voted to ratify a union contract and joined United Auto Workers Local 4811 on Thursday. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)


Frenk says UCLA’s year-end budget deficit is significantly smaller than expected

UCLA’s year-end budget deficit for the 2026 fiscal year was about $160 million lower than its initial projections, Chancellor Julio Frenk said in a campuswide email Thursday.   The university was projected to generate a $220 million budget deficit for the 2025-26 fiscal year, said Reem Hanna-Harwell, UCLA’s interim chief financial officer, in a March campuswide email. Read more...

Photo: Murphy Hall is pictured. UCLA’s year-end budget deficit for the 2026 fiscal year was about $160 million lower than its initial projections, Chancellor Julio Frenk said in a campuswide email Thursday. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA regains No. 1 spot in U.S. News & World Report public universities rankings

This post was updated Sept. 23 at 10:46 p.m. UCLA is once again the country’s No. 1 public university, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s annual university rankings released Monday.  UCLA fell to the second-best public university last year after eight years at the top. Read more...

Photo: A “No. 1 public university” banner is pictured. UCLA regained the number one public university ranking this year, tying with UC Berkeley, after losing the title last year, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual university rankings. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)


International students face uncertainty after pause on federal work authorization

This post was updated Sept. 21 at 4:03 p.m. UCLA paused some international students’ work authorizations over the summer following federal scrutiny, which students said could impact their academic and professional success. Read more...

Photo: Students walk on campus. UCLA paused international students’ work authorizations after federal scrutiny, which some students said could affect their academic and professional success. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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