Lionel Popkin is no stranger to calling the shots on stage.
And Popkin, a choreographer and faculty member at UCLA for 20 years, will soon officially step onto his biggest one yet: dean of the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture.

This post was updated April 14 at 10:56 p.m.
Three-time Olympic gold medalist and UCLA alumnus Jackie Joyner-Kersee will speak at the College of Letters and Science commencement ceremonies June 12. 
Joyner-Kersee, who graduated UCLA in 1986 with a bachelor’s of arts in history, will give a keynote speech at all three of the UCLA College’s commencement ceremonies, which are scheduled for 11 a.m., 3 p.m.

This post was updated April 7 at 11:17 p.m.
 
Editor’s note: This post was updated April 7 at 12:27 p.m. to reflect that there are 37 candidates running in the election after Elaria Ibrahim withdrew.

This post was updated April 2 at 1:32 p.m.
UCLA’s former chief financial officer, who abruptly departed the university in February after alleging financial mismanagement, will serve as Culver City’s CFO, the city announced Monday.

This post was updated March 29 at 8:01 p.m.
UCLA is projected to generate a $220 million deficit for the 2025-26 fiscal year, its interim chief financial officer announced in a Thursday email.

This post was updated March 29 at 8:09 p.m.
UCLA’s Honorific Naming Committee unanimously recommended the removal of Cesár E. Chávez’s name from the Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies on Friday, following a New York Times investigation that revealed his alleged sex abuse. 
The committee – which received the request from the department Wednesday – sent its recommendation to Chancellor Julio Frenk and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt, according to a Friday letter obtained by the Daily Bruin.

This post was updated March 19 at 10:45 a.m.
UCLA’s Chicana/o studies department unanimously voted Wednesday afternoon to remove César E. Chávez from its name following sexual abuse allegations against the labor leader.

Union members representing UC academic and research employees said at a demonstration Thursday that they plan to strike as soon as next week if the University does not meet their contract demands.

This post was updated March 8 at 9:45 p.m.
Editor’s Note: This article contains references to sex offenses, including against minors, which some readers may find disturbing.

This post was updated March 8 at 9:47 p.m.
The USA Judicial Board on Friday unanimously rejected an appeal to overturn the USA Elections Board’s disqualification of a student fee initiative from the May Undergraduate Students Association Council election.