The American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS, voted Tuesday to rescind UCLA professor Patrick Harran’s nomination to be a fellow. The association rescinded his nomination after learning the Los Angeles District Attorney filed felony charges in 2011 against Harran, a chemistry and biochemistry professor, for labor code violations that led to the […]
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UC-wide survey raises concerns about employee retention
About 20 percent of the University of California employees who responded to a March survey said they seriously considered leaving the UC system after this academic year. Rejeana Mathis, chair-elect for the Council of UC Staff Assemblies, discussed this statistic and other issues in an employee engagement survey presentation Friday. The UCLA Staff Assembly hosted […]
Town hall meeting to discuss partnership between student organizations
As a high school teacher, Dani Smith watched students with different backgrounds build a support network that fostered an environment of greater understanding and acceptance. Smith, a graduate student in human development and psychology, said the positive outcomes of the collaboration she witnessed led her to join the board of the Diversity Caucus, an organization […]