UCLA officials appointed an Asian American studies professor as vice provost of the Institute of American Cultures. David K. Yoo will begin his term Sept. 1, replacing Belinda Tucker who stepped down in July, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh announced Thursday. Yoo has been a professor at UCLA since 2010, Waugh said in […]
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UCLA officials name law professor as associate vice chancellor of BruinX
UCLA officials appointed a law professor Monday as the first associate vice chancellor of BruinX. Devon Carbado will lead the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion’s BruinX team, according to an announcement from Vice Chancellor of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Jerry Kang. BruinX is a group of staff members who seek to analyze existing research about discrimination and […]
Senior dean Patricia Turner persevered to achieve success in academia
When Patricia Turner was a teenager, she thought she would have to work for years at local stores to afford college. Then, during her senior year, she found out she had scored high enough on a standardized test to receive a regents scholarship, which would fully fund her education at a state college. “I was […]
Officials appoint senior dean of UCLA College
UCLA officials appointed a new senior dean of the College of Letters and Science on Thursday. Patricia Turner, the current Dean and Vice Provost of undergraduate education, will serve as senior dean for two years, according to an email to faculty and staff from Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh. She replaced Joseph Rudnick […]
DPO investigation finds that Milan Chatterjee violated UCLA policy
A UCLA investigation found that a former graduate student government president violated university policy during the 2015-2016 school year. The Discrimination Prevention Office, or DPO, completed an investigation June 29 that found former Graduate Students Association president Milan Chatterjee in violation of viewpoint neutrality in the GSA’s allocation of mandatory student fees. The DPO is a team […]
Kiosks provide cheaper, quicker printing throughout campus
Students can now print on the go at 10 new printer kiosks around campus. The printers, which have been on campus since June 15, allow students to send documents to a cloud from their own phones or computers. They can retrieve them by swiping their BruinCards at the kiosks. The kiosk screens will display all […]
UCLA renovating classrooms over summer to address enrollment increase
UCLA will spend more than $3 million on renovating 11 classrooms this summer to accommodate an increase in enrollment for the 2016-2017 academic year. The university will renovate four large lecture halls: Moore Hall 100 and the three Court of Sciences classrooms, UCLA spokesperson Rebecca Kendall said in an email statement. It will also work […]