When President Joe Biden announced a plan for student debt relief in August, Simona Grace said she finally felt like she had a chance to achieve her dream of attending graduate school. Read more...
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February 2, 11:28 pm
A month after new contract, UAW members’ concerns about bargaining process persist
Rank-and-file members of several United Auto Workers unions expressed dissatisfaction with issues of marginalization, bullying and suppression they said they experienced during internal negotiations to ratify a new contract with the University of California. Read more...
Photo: United Auto Worker union members walk a picket line. Many academic workers expressed dissatisfaction with union’s internal handling of the bargaining process with the University of California. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin)
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January 31, 10:45 pm
Mentorship program encourages mathematical interests in youth
UCLA students are fostering mathematical practices among seventh to ninth grade students in Los Angeles through a new mentorship program. The Applied Mathematics Mentorship Program strives to engage seventh to ninth grade students in applying math to real-world situations and integrating math with science, said Heather Dallas, executive director at the UCLA Curtis Center for Mathematics and Teaching. Read more...
Photo: Undergraduate students help teach middle and early high schoolers math. The Applied Math Mentorship Program allows these students to see themselves represented in STEM fields. (Courtesy of Don Liebig/UCLA Photography)
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January 31, 10:45 pm
Alumnus creates organization to decrease disparities for Latinas in academia
Valerie Gómez has always wanted to forge a path for those who come after her. Gómez, an anthropology alumnus, founded Latina Grad Guide – a social impact venture to support Latinas in higher education – in 2018, aiming to decrease disparities for Latinas in academia and alleviate financial barriers they may face. Read more...
Photo: Valerie Gómez is an anthropology alumnus who graduated in 2013. Gómez founded Latina Grad Guide, a social impact organization meant to support Latinas in higher education. (Courtesy of Valerie Gómez)
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January 25, 7:15 pm
UC Regents recap – Jan. 17-19
This post was updated Jan. 26 at 11:10 p.m. The University of California Board of Regents, the governing body of the system, gathered Jan. 17 to 19 for its bimonthly meetings at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. Read more...
Photo: A University of California Board of Regents meeting is pictured. The regents met at UCLA this month to discuss the UC’s fiscal performance and the governor’s proposed state budget. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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January 25, 6:09 pm
UCLA Lab School faculty demand fair bargaining, labor practices in walkout
This post was updated Jan. 26 at 10:22 p.m. UCLA Lab School faculty held a walkout on Wednesday, demanding fair bargaining practices from the school’s leadership and the University of California. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Lab School demonstration teachers represented by the University Council-American Federation of Teachers walked out Wednesday morning in protest of unfair labor and bargaining practices by school leadership and the University of California. (Courtesy of Sylvia Gentile)
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January 25, 12:22 am
Students, professors comment on creation of American Indian studies department
This post was updated Jan. 25 at 1:26 p.m. Members of the UCLA Academic Senate voted in November to establish an American Indian studies department, making it the last ethnic studies center to departmentalize and dismantle its interdepartmental program. Read more...
Photo: The American Indian Studies program, housed in Campbell Hall (pictured), will transition to a full department after a vote by the UCLA Academic Senate in November. (Joseph Lee/Daily Bruin)