Thursday, July 9

UCLA selects Carole Goldberg to serve as interim EDI vice chancellor

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)


UC Board of Regents unanimously votes in support of restoring affirmative action

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)


Westwood community adjusts to life under lockdown during COVID-19 pandemic

Westwood Village has become a ghost town, said Ashley Carpenter, a first-year physics student who stayed on campus for spring quarter. “Usually, there are thousands of people walking around or exercising, but now there are only some,” she said. Read more...

Photo: Students were encouraged to move out of campus housing because of health concerns regarding the coronavirus. As many students complete spring quarter courses remotely, those who remain in Westwood adjust to a new way of life. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff)




LAPD opens 56 officer misconduct investigations, reassigns 7 officers after protests

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating 56 cases of officer misconduct and will assign seven officers to nonfield duties following recent protests, according to an LAPD press release Wednesday.  Twenty-eight cases involve alleged uses of force, and the LAPD assigned 40 investigators to the cases, the press release states. Read more...

Photo: The Los Angeles Police Department is launching 56 investigations for officer misconduct, including 28 cases involving alleged use of force. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Administrators to defund Project SPELL, citing budget shortfalls from COVID-19

This post was updated June 12 at 2:55 p.m. to reflect statements from the office of the Administrative Vice Chancellor and information from the University of California Employee Pay report.  UCLA administrators will defund a tutoring program for UCLA employees because of budget shortfalls from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...

Photo: UCLA will discontinue funding Project Students for Progress in Employee Language Learning as of June 30. The project paired students with UCLA workers, aiming to help improve the employee’s English speaking and writing skills. (Daily Bruin file photo)