UCLA history professor Gabriel Piterberg, who has been accused of sexual harassment by several graduate students, resigned Sunday from a visiting scholar appointment in Florence, Italy, according to an email from the European University Institute. A petition calling for Piterberg’s removal from the European University Institute was circulated among UCLA and European University Institute students […]
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Q&A: UC student regent nominee discusses motivation, plans for change
A University of California Board of Regents committee nominated Paul Monge to be the student regent for the 2017-2018 academic year. Monge, a UC Berkeley law student, spoke with the Daily Bruin’s Ryan Leou to discuss what motivated him to become student regent and how he plans to address student issues. The board will vote […]
UC Berkeley law student nominated to be student regent for 2017-2018
A University of California regents committee nominated a UC Berkeley law student Wednesday to be the student regent for the 2017-2018 academic year. The UC Board of Regents will vote on Paul Monge’s nomination at its July board meeting at UC San Francisco. Forty-nine students applied to the student regent position. The UC Student Association […]
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New state budget proposal allocates $29M more to UC
Gov. Jerry Brown released a revised state budget proposal Friday that allocated about $29 million more funding to the University of California than his January proposal did. The budget, presented at a Sacramento press conference, will now allocate $25 million to accommodate for the increase in enrollment of at least 5,000 more students for the […]
EU ambassador addresses UCLA community regarding refugee crisis
The European Union ambassador to the United States told UCLA community members Wednesday afternoon he thinks the EU’s member countries need to work together to address the refugee crisis. About 50 people attended the event, hosted by the Burkle Center for International Relations and the UCLA Center for European and Russian Studies. David O’Sullivan, also […]
Waves of Change sanctioned for flyering on the Hill
The undergraduate student government election board sanctioned Waves of Change on Thursday morning after a person wearing a Waves of Change shirt was seen handing out campaign flyers on the Hill, according to an Election Board Investigations Committee report. As a result, the election board barred Waves of Change from campaigning or flyering from 1 […]