Category Archives: Campus

UCLA names law professor Jerry Kang as first diversity vice chancellor

University officials announced a UCLA law professor as the new diversity vice chancellor Tuesday, more than a year after an internal report found UCLA’s policies and procedures for addressing racial discrimination among faculty inadequate. Professor Jerry Kang will serve as the university’s first vice chancellor for equity, diversity, and inclusion. He is tasked with focusing […]

New course examines difficulties Filipinos face in higher education

Students in a class initiated by the Filipino student group Samahang Pilipino will receive course credit for the first time this quarter while participating in an internship on the historical difficulties Filipino students face in higher education. The Samahang Pilipino Advancing Community Empowerment group, or SPACE, created the two-unit, student-led course in the Asian American […]

Former professor pens children’s books inspired by cultural identity

Diane de Anda’s writing career began when the principal of her high school sat her down with a college application and told her to fill it out. Creative writing, she said, was her first love, but she did not pursue it professionally while she worked as a professor at the UCLA Luskin School of Public […]

USAC Facilities Commissioner Carlos Quintanilla resigns

Undergraduate student government officer Carlos Quintanilla stepped down as Facilities commissioner Thursday evening for personal reasons. Quintanilla is the third councilmember to resign citing personal reasons from the 2014-2015 Undergraduate Students Association Council. “I’m sorry that I wasn’t able to finish my term,” Quintanilla said. “It was a great opportunity … (but) I know council […]