Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt said at a Thursday campuswide town hall that he is urging Bruins to give back to Los Angeles and help the city rebuild after the fires.

Administrative Vice Chancellor Beck said in a campus-wide town hall meeting Thursday that it would be helpful if students could return to campus in a “staggered” timeline once classes resume.

Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck said at a Thursday campus-wide town hall that offices, classes and dorms are already fitted with air filtration systems. The university is working to publish an online search engine to provide information about air filtration systems around the campus, he said.

Dean and Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education Adriana Galván said at a Thursday campus-wide town hall that individual faculty will make decisions about leniency and academic accommodations for those having difficulty with travel plans, air quality and loss caused by the fires.

Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck said UCLA administrators consider air quality, other local school closures and impacts of incidents on the campus community when deciding on the campus’ operating status.

Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck outlined the employee benefits and housing opportunities for employees impacted by the fire in a campus-wide town hall meeting Thursday. The university is offering housing for people who have lost their homes in addition to paid administrative leave, catastrophic leave and legal services, he said.

UCLA has sufficient air quality measuring technology, said Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck in a campus-wide town hall meeting Thursday. The university’s air quality status – which Beck said was used for making decisions on campus operations – is available publicly on a university website.

Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck provided information of the current cumulative impact the fires have had on students and faculty in a campus-wide town hall Thursday.

UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk said in a campus-wide town hall Thursday that he is meeting with an emergency planning group to determine when classes will resume.

UCLA partnered with Morgan State University, a historically Black university, to improve research and mentorship between the two institutions.
MSU has $20 million in federal grant funds and over 10 state-supported research centers in Baltimore, Maryland, according to UCLA’s announcement of the partnership.