UCLA faculty recently received professional development awards honoring its research and teaching successes. Almost 90 lecturers won the annual Unit 18 professional development awards, UCLA announced Tuesday. The awards, which are distributed by the Non-Senate Council on Professional Development, support lecturers that have developed proposals to improve teaching. The prize provides awardees with funds to […]
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Candidates concerned that Mayor Garcetti will leave position mid-term
Candidates in Los Angeles’ mayoral race said they think incumbent Mayor Eric Garcetti will be too preoccupied with running for higher office in 2018 to tackle the city’s fundamental issues. Although political consultant Bill Carrick said Garcetti has not yet decided about running for higher office, some candidates believe he will run for governor or […]
Assembly Bill 1887 affects UCLA travel to states with discriminatory laws
A new state law that prohibits the use of state funds for travel to states with anti-LGBT laws has affected plans for academic conferences, collaboration and athletic games at public universities. Assembly Bill 1887 went into effect at the beginning of 2017 and bars state-funded travel to Kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee. It affects […]
TA shortage requires graduate students to teach outside departments
Some graduate students teach undergraduate courses outside of their departments because of a shortage in teaching assistants. There has been a teaching assistant shortage in divisions like life sciences and physical sciences because the undergraduate student population has increased faster than the graduate student population over the past few years, said Victoria Sork, dean of […]
UCLA community voices concern over Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos
Some UCLA students and faculty said they are concerned about the new Secretary of Education’s past policy positions. The U.S. Senate narrowly confirmed Betsy DeVos, a businesswoman and charter school advocate, Feb. 7. Some educators and public school students questioned DeVos’ qualifications and whether she could work to improve all forms of education given her […]
LAUSD Board of Education candidates dispute platforms at UCLA forum
Candidates for the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education debated the role of charter schools, protections for undocumented students and the district’s budget at a UCLA forum Wednesday. Candidates Allison Holdorff Polhill, Greg Martayan, Nick Melvoin and incumbent Steve Zimmer discussed their positions for the District 4 school board seat, which includes Westwood. […]
Former advisor to Israeli ambassador and alumnus talks Obama policies
A former advisor of President Barack Obama’s ambassador to Israel defended Obama’s legacy in Israel on Tuesday. Scott Lasensky, a UCLA alumnus, served as a senior advisor to Ambassador Daniel Shapiro, where he worked to improve public engagement and policy advising in Israel. He spoke to about 35 students, faculty and community members in Bunche […]