Maria Mena, a janitor at Santa Monica College, brought her son to UCLA on Saturday to motivate him to pursue higher education. “A lot of kids in our community aren’t motivated to go to college because they don’t think it’s for them, so they don’t go,” she said. “This can give some firsthand insight for […]
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Luskin School of Public Affairs to create its first undergraduate major
Students will be able to take a new major that teaches students how to approach societal issues starting in fall. The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs announced the creation of the public affairs major Monday. The school previously had no undergraduate majors but three minors, including one in public affairs. The new major has […]
For the People slate aims to empower student groups by addressing inequity
Members of a new student-run political group said their coalition aims to use the undergraduate student government’s resources to address inequities among students on campus. For the People is running three candidates, including Kosi Ogbuli, Nidirah Stephens and Sarena Khasawneh, in this year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council election in May. Ogbuli, the slate’s presidential candidate, […]
Bruin Bike Share cruises beyond Westwood area in new joint program
Students can now rent a bike and drop it off at designated locations in Santa Monica, Beverly Hills and West Hollywood. The Bruin Bike Share program expanded its services Monday to connect with Santa Monica’s Breeze Bike Share program, the Beverly Hills Bike Share program and the WeHo Pedals Bike Share program. The newly formed […]
Professor dies at 74, remembered for curiosity, linguistic advances
UCLA faculty remember Charles Goodwin for making strides in researchers’ understanding of human speech. Goodwin, a distinguished professor emeritus in the department of applied linguistics, died on March 31 due to cancer. He was 74. Goodwin and his wife, Marjorie Goodwin, professor emerita in the department of anthropology, started working at UCLA in 1996. The […]
UCLA professors awarded American Academy of Arts and Sciences membership
Two UCLA professors were selected as members of a national honors society and independent policy research center. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences elected Philippe Bourgois, a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences, and Rosa Matzkin, a professor of economics, as members of the academy Wednesday. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, which […]
Student-worker union negotiates with UC, demands protections, benefits
Student workers from the University of California demanded the UC implement new anti-discrimination and harassment provisions at a union contract negotiation session Thursday. UAW Local 2865, the UC student-workers union, called for the UC to create procedures that value and protect survivors of sexual assault, as well as extend paid maternity and paternity leave from […]