UCLA will install speakers on campus next year to make announcements during emergencies. The UCLA Office of Emergency Management will implement a new speaker system along poles and buildings on Bruin Walk in 2019 in order to issue immediate emergency alerts about situations, such as fires or active shooters, said OEM director Art Kirkland, in […]
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Campus programs capitalize on allocated funding to combat food insecurity
Food security programs at UCLA taught students how to cook and expanded student efforts to fight food insecurity on campus following a funding allocation from the University of California. The University of California Office of the President allocated $151,000 to UCLA in 2016 to combat food insecurity over two years by funding food security programs, […]
UCLA students, incarcerated individuals discuss social justice in joint classes
When she was 11 years old, Rosie Rios mobilized members of her community to protest the bulldozing of her neighborhood. Rios’ passion for advocacy manifests itself in her work as the administrative director for the UCLA Prison Education Program, where she engages incarcerated individuals and UCLA students in discussions about art, social justice and advocacy. […]
Former employees file lawsuit against UCLA, allege sexual harassment
This post was updated June 18 at 4:13 p.m. Four UCLA employees are accusing their former supervisor of workplace sexual harassment, according to lawsuits filed Wednesday. Jackie Rodriguez, Amber Rose Palega, Krystal Eda and Mayra Miguel allege their former supervisor Martha Mansoor regularly touched them inappropriately and made sexual comments about their bodies. The former employees […]
Retiring professors leave behind legacy of passion for Near Eastern archaeology
Two longtime faculty members from the UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology are retiring this month. Professors Elizabeth Carter and Robert Englund will be retiring after multiple decades of teaching at UCLA. Carter has taught at UCLA for 40 years, and Englund has taught for 22 years. Kara Cooney, the chair of the Department of Near […]
Retiring psychology professor reflects on, encourages interdisciplinary research
David Sears said he once flirted with former President Barack Obama during a photo opportunity. “He said, ‘Where do you teach?’ and I said UCLA, and he said, ‘Oh, my wife was just there last spring and she said it was such a beautiful campus,’” Sears said. “Then I said, ‘Well, your wife has wonderful […]
The Year in Protest
UCLA has had nearly a century of student activism, and this year is no exception. Here is an overview of demonstrations that happened this year, how their respective movements have progressed and where people think the movements are going. AFSCME Strike Then: Unionized service workers went on a three-day strike in May after negotiations with […]