This post was updated Jan. 11 at 10:33 p.m. The current interim chief of police John Thomas will serve as UCLA’s new chief of police. Thomas, who attended UCLA from 1980 to 1984, has served as UCLA’s interim chief of police since December 2022. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is the UCLA Police Department. UCLA alumnus and current interim chief of police John Thomas was chosen to serve as chief of police Thursday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The first time Richard Wong stood in front of a lecture hall of hundreds of students, it felt like a performance. “It was kind of scary to be like, ‘Here’s a class of 210 students. Read more...
Photo: A large lecture hall with students is pictured. Professors teaching Mathematics 32A, a lower-division course with hundreds of students, discussed some of the challenges they have faced and rewards they have found through teaching the class. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute launched its Latino Data Hub in October, which provides data on demographic factors that might contribute to inequality in Latino communities in the United States. Read more...
Photo: The Public Affairs Building is pictured. UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute launched its Latino Data Hub, which includes information on more than 80 indicators, in the fall. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Jan. 9 at 9:41 p.m. Second-year art student Youngjae Choi always knew he wanted to fly. Coming from a family of fighter pilots in South Korea, Choi faced barriers in joining the United States Air Force Academy. Read more...
Photo: Pictured are cadets participating in training exercises as part of the Air Force ROTC. Cadets in the Air Force ROTC learn about aerospace science and participate in physical training activities. (Courtesy of Dennis Melka)
This post was updated Jan. 9 at 9:46 p.m. UCLA experts discussed congressional Republicans’ plans for education reform and their implications for higher education. The United States House Education Committee accepted education funding bills in November that are supported by Republicans in the House of Representatives, but the House postponed votes on the bills to a future date. Read more...
Photo: The United States Capitol is pictured. House Republicans have proposed legislation making changes to higher education. (Myka Fromm/Assistant Photo editor)
Sixty-two years after Gonzalo Freixes fled Cuba with his family, UCLA finally gave him a chance to return. When arriving to host a global immersion course in the country, Freixes, an associate dean and adjunct professor of accounting in the UCLA Anderson School of Management, said he had a nostalgic return to his native country, which he realized had developed little since his departure. Read more...
Photo: Pictured are students participating in the immersion course in Cuba. The course, which was hosted by Anderson School of Management Associate Dean Gonzalo Freixes, aimed to teach students about the opening of private industry in the country. (Courtesy of Lucy Allard)
UCPD informed students and faculty Friday morning of a Thursday on-campus sexual assault. The case is not under investigation, and the victim, who is a student, is not seeking prosecution. According to the crime alert, on Thursday at approximately 1:50 p.m., the suspect slapped the victim’s buttocks and screamed as they walked past one another. Read more...
