UCLA Community Programs Office has raised student work hours and expanded projects with the extra funds received from increased student fees. CPO has received $603,000 from the 2016 Social Justice Referendum, said Antonio Sandoval, the office’s director. CPO used the additional funds to increase student worker wages and address food insecurity on campus by improving […]
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Students host event aimed to promote unified indigenous cultures on campus
UCLA alumni who participated in a hunger strike in 1993 said at an event Tuesday they faced racial and cultural barriers as indigenous students. The Eagle and the Condor Liberation Front, a student-led organization that promotes the unity of indigenous peoples, hosted an event to honor the 14-day sit-in and hunger strike in 1993 that […]
Administrator Alfred Osborne announced as Anderson’s interim dean
A senior administrator will serve as the UCLA Anderson School of Management’s interim dean, the university announced Tuesday. Alfred Osborne Jr., the current senior associate dean for external affairs at Anderson, has agreed to serve as interim dean after Judy Olian, the current dean, finishes her term at the end of the academic year. Olian, […]
UCLA’s Policy 862 to pay for security costs of major campus events
A new policy will require the university to pay security costs for major events on campus. UCLA announced an interim Major Events Policy that will allow registered and non-registered campus organizations to hold major events on campus with security costs covered by the university. UCLA hopes Policy 862 will facilitate more events that educate students, […]
Research symposium showcases facets and goals of LGBTQ program
UCLA’s LGBTQ Studies Program celebrated the 20th anniversary of the LGBTQ studies minor Friday. The program held a research symposium in which a panel of QScholars – undergraduate students pursuing LGBTQ-based research – and visiting speakers discussed their research and personal experience with sexuality by telling stories. The panel addressed questions related to the struggle, […]
Transfers magazine drives transportation research into accessible format
A new UCLA magazine that launched Wednesday features work from other universities to make transportation research more accessible to students, policymakers and the public. The UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies released its first issue of Transfers Magazine, which features research from the Pacific Southwest Region University Transportation Center, said Madeline Brozen, associate director of ITS […]
USAC proposes installment of cameras in Kerckhoff in response to hate crimes
Student leaders are calling for security cameras to be installed at Kerckhoff Hall after several hate crimes occurred during the school year. The Undergraduate Students Association Council first proposed adding security cameras to the third and fourth floors of Kerckhoff during its meeting May 8 because the Academic Affairs commissioner’s door was vandalized with a […]