This post was updated March 21 at 12:43 p.m. Two UC unions representing nearly 60,000 workers called on their members to strike across the University on April 1. Read more...
Photo: Members of the University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 strike at UCLA in February. The two unions will strike across the UC on April 1. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 30 at 9:46 p.m. Editor’s note: This article contains mentions of child abuse that may be disturbing to some readers. UCLA will close one of its two on-campus child care centers Sept. Read more...
Photo: The entrance to the Fernald Center is pictured. The center, a UCLA Early Care and Education facility, is set to close Sept. 1. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Thirty-five pro-Palestine protesters, many of who participated in last spring’s Palestine solidarity encampment, announced Thursday they will be suing the UC, UCLA, police forces and counter-protesters. Read more...
Photo: Pro-Palestine activists hold up a banner Thursday at a press conference outside the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Five people struck a student in the face and took his clothes in Dickson Plaza early Thursday morning while thousands of students participated in UCLA’s “Undie Run.” The incident happened around 12:20 a.m. Read more...
Photo: Powell Library is pictured at night. Five people struck a student and stole his clothes early Thursday morning outside the campus building. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The UC announced Wednesday that it will no longer require diversity statements as part of hiring processes. The University has asked job applicants to explain how they would contribute to diversity, equity and inclusion at the university since the 2000s, according to the Los Angeles Times. Read more...
Photo: A letter to campus leaders from Katherine Newman, the UC provost and executive vice chancellor of academic affairs, is pictured. In the letter, Newman outlined changes to University hiring practices when it comes to diversity.(Zimo Li/Photo editor)
Two separate groups protested on campus Wednesday, coinciding with a UC Board of Regents meeting at UCLA. Around 40 pro-Palestine protesters, many wearing keffiyehs and masks, gathered outside a UC Board of Regents meeting at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center to call for divestment from companies associated with the Israeli military. Read more...
The UC announced it would implement a systemwide hiring freeze in response to recent federal and state policies which threaten to cut the University’s budget. UC President Michael Drake announced the move in a Wednesday email, saying that recent policies implemented by President Donald Trump’s administration endanger the University’s education, medical and research funds. Read more...
Photo: UC President Michael Drake is pictured. Drake announced in a systemwide email Wednesday that the University will implement a hiring freeze and other cost-saving measures in response to federal and state policies that threaten to cut UC funding. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
