The University of California will not lay off career employees in response to the COVID-19 outbreak through June 30, university officials announced Thursday. Career employees are those who work at least half the time a full-time employee would and are typically employed for at least a year. Read more...
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April 1, 12:42 pm
UC lifts testing requirements, other admissions standards in response to pandemic
Incoming UCLA students and future applicants will see some of their admissions requirements relaxed because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. High school students applying to UC schools in November 2020 will not have to submit SAT or ACT scores after college entrance examinations were suspended nationwide, the UC said in a press release. Read more...
Photo: The University of California relaxed several admissions requirements for future and incoming students. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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March 29, 6:48 pm
UCLA graduate students consider striking without union support
This post was updated March 30 at 5:48 p.m. UCLA graduate students are considering going on strike over what they see as unfair working conditions and inadequate compensation from the university. Read more...
Photo: UCLA graduate students are exploring options for a potential strike. A union that represents graduate student workers is set to vote on the matter in early April. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)
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March 23, 5:27 pm
UC Regents recap – March 17-19
The governing board of the University of California met for its March meeting via teleconference from Tuesday to Thursday. The Board of Regents discussed the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak and the use of standardized testing in admissions during the meeting. Read more...
Photo: The University of California Board of Regents discussed the impacts of the novel coronavirus outbreak and the use of standardized testing in admissions at its March meeting. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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March 22, 7:13 pm
UCLA may convert campus facilities to hospitals for COVID-19 patients if needed
This post was updated March 25 at 12:30 p.m. UCLA is prepared to convert several campus locations such as the Luskin Conference Center to rooms for COVID-19 patients if necessary, a university spokesperson said. Read more...
Photo: The Luskin Conference Center and other UCLA facilities may be converted into hospitals if needed in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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March 21, 5:04 pm
Coronavirus concerns prompt UC Board of Regents to table vote on tuition hike
This post was updated March 21 at 7:13 p.m. The chair of the University of California Board of Regents announced Wednesday that the board will again postpone voting on a tuition increase, this time because of the current coronavirus outbreak. Read more...
Photo: The University of California Board of Regents postponed a vote on a cohort-based tuition model, it was announced Wednesday. Chair John Pérez said the intent behind the model is to increase predictability for students and their families by holding tuition flat for returning undergraduate students and increasing tuition only for incoming students. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)
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March 18, 6:08 pm
UCLA moves spring graduation ceremonies online to curb spread of COVID-19
This post was updated March 18 at 10:49 p.m. UCLA plans to poll students graduating in 2020 about how they would like to proceed with their commencement following the cancellation of in-person spring ceremonies. Read more...
Photo: All campus graduation ceremonies will be virtual for spring. This will affect UCLA’s College commencement and all campus graduation ceremonies. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin senior staff)