This post was updated Dec. 26 at 9:11 p.m. UC faculty have delayed sending the UC President and Board of Regents a first-year ethnic studies admissions proposal until they get more clarity from the state legislature’s upcoming budget. Read more...
Photo: Royce Hall is pictured. UC faculty decided to delay until April the furthering of a proposal for an ethnic studies requirement for first-year admits to its colleges, including UCLA. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The UC reached an agreement with the United States Department of Education on Friday, resolving nine open investigations over anti-Jewish, Israeli, Muslim, Palestinian and Arab discrimination allegations. Read more...
Photo: Pro-Israel and pro-Palestine protesters rally in Dickson Plaza. The United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights and the UC reached an agreement to resolve nine investigations into discrimination allegations under Title VI. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA partnered with Morgan State University, a historically Black university, to improve research and mentorship between the two institutions. MSU has $20 million in federal grant funds and over 10 state-supported research centers in Baltimore, Maryland, according to UCLA’s announcement of the partnership. Read more...
Photo: Murphy Hall is pictured. UCLA recently announced a partnership with Morgan State University, a historically black University, to provide mentorship and research opportunities. (Vanessa Man/Daily Bruin)
A new law will soon ban legacy admissions across California universities. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill in September banning all California higher education institutions from considering donor status or whether a candidate had a family member attend the institution as part of admissions decisions beginning in September 2025. Read more...
Photo: The University of Southern California is pictured. Gov. Gavin Newsom recently passed a bill banning legacy and donor-preference admissions at all California universities. (Courtesy of Matt Lin)
SAN FRANCISCO – The UC Board of Regents heard public comment from community members calling for the University to divest from companies associated with the Israeli military, prevent antisemitism and freeze nonresident tuition. Read more...
Photo: Members of the UC People’s Tribunal for Palestine speak at the Nov. 12 UC Board of Regents Meeting. Members of the public urged the UC to divest from companies associated with the Israeli military, denounced tuition hikes and urged the UC to fund diversity initiatives at the public comment session. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Nov. 22 at 2:53 p.m. Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed UCLA alumnus and sports executive Robert Myers to the University of California Board of Regents on Friday. There are 26 members on the Board of Regents, with 18 governor-appointed Regents, including Myers, who serve 12-year terms. Read more...
Photo: Robert Myers, whom Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed to the UC Board of Regents, is pictured. Myers was previously general manager at the Golden State Warriors. (Courtesy of All-Pro Reels/Wikimedia Commons)
This post was updated Nov. 19 at 11:35 p.m. Nearly 40,000 workers across the UC – including dining hall staff – could strike Wednesday and Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Workers with American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 – which represents patient care and service workers – are pictured demonstrating. The union is set to go on strike Wednesday and Thursday across the UC. (Daily Bruin file photo)
