Students will be required to fill out a survey to monitor for COVID-19 symptoms daily before entering campus, according to UCLA guidelines for COVID-19 monitoring. Students will receive a daily email reminder to complete a one- to two-minute survey to monitor for symptoms before entering campus. Read more...
Photo: UCLA guidelines for COVID-19 monitoring require students and staff to fill out a daily survey for COVID-19 symptoms before entering campus. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Supreme Court ruled against the decision to end a program that would protect undocumented individuals from deportation, claiming the decision was made arbitrarily. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was first created in 2012 by the Department of Homeland Security under the Obama administration, which allowed undocumented individuals who entered the country under the age of 16 to defer deportation and legally work in the U.S. The court voted 5-4 in favor of the University of California Regents, one of the first entities to challenge the termination of DACA, finding that the DHS’ decision to end the DACA program was both reviewable in court and arbitrary. President Donald Trump issued an executive order in January 2017 directing federal agencies to execute immigration laws against “removable aliens.” In response, the DHS revoked both DACA and the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents program in June 2017. Read more...
Photo: The Supreme Court ruled against the rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in a 5-4 decision Thursday. (Creative Commons courtesy of Wally Gobetz via Flickr)
This post was updated June 19 at 3:35 p.m. Jerry Kang is stepping down as the vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion after a five-year term and will return to teaching as a professor of law and Asian American studies June 30. Read more...
Photo: Jerry Kang will step down as the EDI vice chancellor on June 30. Anna Spain Bradley will start her term on Sept. 1. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Summer council meetings take place every other Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...
The majority of courses for the fall 2020 quarter will be taught virtually. Around 15% to 20% of the courses will be conducted in person or as an in-person and online hybrid, according to an email to students from Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Emily Carter. Read more...
Photo: UCLA announced plans for fall quarter. Most courses will be offered online with up to 20% of the courses being offered in person or in a hybrid fashion. Housing will be decided based on a number of factors such as financial need, and health precautions will be implemented on campus.(Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Carole Goldberg will serve as the interim vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion, announced Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Emily Carter in an email Monday. Goldberg, a distinguished research professor and Jonathan D. Read more...
Photo: Carole Goldberg will be the interim vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion until Anna Spain Bradley starts her term in September. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The University of California Board of Regents unanimously voted to endorse affirmative action at a special regents meeting Monday. The board accepted UC President Janet Napolitano and Regent Chair John Pérez’s recommendation to endorse Assembly Constitutional Amendment 5 in a vote 17-0 and the repeal of Proposition 209 in a vote 19-0. Read more...
Photo: The University of California Board of Regents unanimously voted to endorse Assembly Constitutional Amendment 5 and the repeal of Proposition 209 at a special regents meeting Monday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
