As Chancellor Gene Block prepares to retire, his impact on students’ experiences remains mixed as they look toward the university’s future leadership. Block served as chancellor for 17 years after arriving from the University of Virginia in 2007. Read more...
Photo: Chancellor Gene Block is pictured. In August, Block announced he would step down from the role of chancellor July 31, 2024. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin senior staff)
When students had their high school graduations canceled in 2020, many hoped their senior year of college would go smoothly, culminating in the graduation they never had. Read more...
Photo: Students line up to receive their diplomas at a previous UCLA commencement. This year, multiple universities across the country canceled their graduations in response to campus protests. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Three Jewish UCLA students filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the UC Board of Regents and six members of the UCLA administration, alleging religious, racial and ethnic discrimination, among others. Read more...
Photo: Powell Library is pictured. Three students filed a lawsuit against UCLA with allegations of discrimination and lack of access to facilities. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated June 10 at 9:46 p.m. UCLA Recreation announced it will begin construction on the John Wooden Center starting in October. The changes will expand weight training facilities, reconfigure activity spaces and make cosmetic changes to the building’s facade, according to a campus-wide email from Director of UCLA Recreation Erinn McMahan. Read more...
Photo: The John Wooden Center is pictured. The UCLA administration announced seismic improvements on the center would be conducted in phases in an emailed statement. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Forty-four percent of transfer student applicants from Los Angeles Pierce College were accepted to UCLA in 2023. Pierce College, located in Woodland Hills in the San Fernando Valley, is one of nine colleges in the Los Angeles Community College District. Read more...
Photo: Royce Hall is pictured. 44% of transfer applicants from Pierce College were accepted to UCLA in 2023. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated June 11 at 2:35 p.m. An Orange County Superior Court granted a temporary restraining order Friday to the UC to halt the United Auto Workers Local 4811 strike. The move comes after the UC filed a breach of contract lawsuit Tuesday, claiming UAW Local 4811 violated the no-strike clause set in a 2022 collective bargaining agreement between the two parties. Read more...
Photo: United Auto Workers Local 4811 picket in Dickson Plaza after voting to authorize a strike May 15. An Orange County Superior Court granted a temporary restraining order to the UC on Friday to halt the strike. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin)
The United States House of Representatives announced Monday that it had initiated a review into UCLA’s federal funding and learning environment amid the Department of Education’s investigation into antisemitism on the University’s campus. Read more...
Photo: The United States Capitol is pictured. Six Republican members of the House of Representatives recently sent a letter to Chancellor Gene Block announcing that the House opened an investigation into antisemitism on the UCLA campus. (Daily Bruin file photo)
