This post was updated Nov. 4 at 12:10 a.m. Academic workers across the University of California overwhelmingly voted Wednesday night to authorize a strike that calls for increased wages, better working conditions and affordable housing. Read more...
Photo: Members of several academic worker unions, pictured. The coalition of unions is calling upon the UC to increase wages for living costs and provide more workplace safety. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff)
Five guilty charges, three settlements and years later, the 312 clients for a former UCLA OB-GYN sexual assault case will be able to find closure, according to two prosecutors on the case. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps is pictured in court. A jury found him guilty on five counts of sexual misconduct in October. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Youlonda Copeland-Morgan knows how education can change someone’s life. In 2012, when she received interest from UCLA, Copeland-Morgan joined the Division of Enrollment Management to give back to her community by expanding access to college admission preparation for underserved schools. Read more...
Photo: Youlonda Copeland-Morgan, former vice provost for enrollment management, pictured. Copeland-Morgan spearheaded and supported several efforts at UCLA to improve accessibility, equity and resources for students. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The UCLA Labor Center hosted a teach-in on Tuesday afternoon to advocate for the University of California to allow the employment of students without permanent legal status. Read more...
Photo: Ju Hong, a presenter at a teach-in Tuesday, is pictured. A new UCLA campaign, Opportunity for All, advocates for the hiring of students without legal resident status. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff)
University of California campuses launched a dual admission pilot program to allow high school graduates deferred transfer acceptance into a participating UC. The three-year dual admission pilot program will provide students the opportunity to enroll in a community college while having a guaranteed transfer acceptance to a UC or California State University, according to UC Newsroom. Read more...
Photo: Royce Hall is pictured. Six University of California campuses are offering the opportunity for delayed admission to their college after at least two years of community college. (Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a resolution Oct. 18 calling on multiple Los Angeles city council members to resign. Council president Nury Martinez and councilmembers Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo made racist and homophobic remarks about other council members, LA District Attorney George Gascón and the child of a council member in a leaked recording, according to the LA Times. Read more...
Photo: (By Isabella Lee/Illustrations Director)
A University of California Board of Regents special committee gathered at UC Merced on Friday to discuss patent policy revisions and agricultural innovation. The Board of Regents is the University’s governing body and meets as a whole bimonthly. Read more...
Photo: The University of California Board of Regents holds a meeting. A Board of Regents special committee met at UC Merced on Friday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
