Former lecturer Keith Fink criticizes UCLA’s treatment of free speech

Several dozen students attended a presentation Wednesday night given by Keith Fink, an attorney and a former lecturer in the Department of Communication whose appointment was terminated in June. The event, titled “How UCLA Tramples on Students’ Free Speech,” was hosted by Young Americans for Freedom at UCLA, a nonpartisan conservative student group. Fink discussed […]

Alumna creates company to develop nonhormonal endometriosis treatment

Tanya Petrossian is fighting against an overlooked epidemic that affects more than 10 percent of girls and women worldwide. Petrossian, who received her bachelor’s and doctorate degrees at UCLA, founded EndoCyclic Therapeutics in 2017 to develop the world’s first nonhormone therapeutic treatment for endometriosis, a chronic disease that Petrossian was diagnosed with in February. “I […]

UCOP to reduce senior employee reimbursements following audit report

Senior University of California employees will receive fewer reimbursements for travel and no allowances for cars starting next week. The UC Office of the President will reduce the reimbursements senior UC employees receive for their lodging and meals when they travel on UC business and will no longer cover those employees’ car expenses, effective Oct. […]

Volunteer Center aims to scale down, streamline Volunteer Day

Fewer students will attend UCLA Volunteer Day this year because the event has reduced the number of locations volunteers will be visiting. Students will visit 31 locations instead of 49, like last year, for this year’s Volunteer Day, an annual volunteering event for incoming students, said Ashley Love-Smith, the interim director of the UCLA Volunteer […]

Solar-powered charging umbrellas installed outside of Bruin Café

Students can now charge their electronic devices outside at solar-powered umbrellas located on the Hill. The Renewable Energy Association at UCLA and the UCLA Housing and Hospitality Services installed four solar panel umbrellas outside of Bruin Café last Wednesday. The REA is a project-based organization that implements renewable energy technologies on campus. The REA’s Solar […]

UCLA management school donor, philanthropist Marion Anderson dies

Marion Anderson, one of the UCLA Anderson School of Management’s biggest contributors and namesake philanthropists, died May 14 in Los Angeles. “Her transformative vision … helped the UCLA Anderson School of Management become one of the most respected business schools in the world,” said UCLA Chancellor Gene Block in a message to the campus community. […]

UCLA law professor, students win Supreme Court case through clinic program

This post was updated on May 2 at 1 p.m. On the morning of April 19, law professor Stuart Banner returned from an early morning run to hundreds of emails, voicemails and text messages congratulating him for winning a Supreme Court case. The U.S. Supreme Court issued a 7-1 decision in favor of the argument […]