Renowned philosopher and gender theorist Judith Butler discussed how to resist President Donald Trump’s administration at UCLA on Wednesday evening. About 200 people listened to Butler’s lecture, “This is What Resistance Looks Like,” hosted by UCLA’s Resistance Against Violence Through Education organization. Laure Murat, professor of French and Francophone studies and director of the Center […]
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UCLA environmental researchers concerned about future federal funding
UCLA environmental researchers are anxious about the future of federal funding for their research after President Donald Trump temporarily froze grants from a federal agency. The Trump administration lifted the executive order that temporarily suspended all funds from the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday, but environmental scientists still have concerns about the future of their […]
Hammer Museum hosts expert panel on 2016 election results
The Hammer Museum hosted a forum to discuss the results of the presidential election Tuesday night. Two political scientists and a public policy scholar examined the effectiveness of political ad campaigns, roles of black voters and the link between racial and economic anxiety at the event titled “Election Postmortem.” Lynn Vavreck, UCLA professor of political […]
UCSA campaign aims to reform Prop 13 to increase UC funding
A University of California systemwide organization launched a new website for a campaign aiming to increase state funding for the University last week. The UC Student Association’s Fund the UC Campaign looks to find alternate ways to increase funding for UC schools. It focuses mainly on reforming Proposition 13 to create more funds. About 60 […]
Free summer program at UCLA to promote careers in health, medicine
Students interested in health careers can now apply to attend a free six-week summer program. Students can apply to the UCLA Summer Health Professions Education Program until March 1. The program, which will be hosted by the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and the UCLA School of Dentistry, aims to encourage underprivileged students to […]
Royce Hall protestors call for South Korean president to resign
Korean students waved signs and chanted in front of Royce Hall in protest of the South Korean president. About 20 international and Korean-American students demanded on Wednesday president Park Geun-hye resign. Demonstrators in South Korea protested against Park in recent weeks after documents revealed she shared political speeches and information with her childhood friend and […]
Social science master’s program to launch in fall 2017
Students can now apply to a new nine-month-long social science’s master’s degree program. The first Master of Social Sciences Program, or MaSS, will begin fall 2017 and end in June 2018, according to an email announcement sent by UCLA Social Sciences interim dean Laura Gómez. The MaSS program will teach students how to take an […]