Higher Education
June 30, 2025 5:33 p.m.
The UCLA Anderson School of Management is pictured. A UCLA lecturer suing UC administrators for over $22 million will see his case go to trial Tuesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A UCLA lecturer suing UC administrators for over $22 million will see his case go to trial Tuesday.
Gordon Klein, a continuing lecturer in accounting, filed a lawsuit against Antonio Bernardo, the dean of the UCLA Anderson School of Management, and the UC Board of Regents in September 2021.
By Josephine Murphy
Higher Education
June 26, 2025 5:50 p.m.This post was updated June 26 at 6:00 p.m.
The United States Department of Justice launched an investigation against the UC on Thursday, citing concerns that the University may have engaged in race and sex-based employment discrimination.
By Josephine Murphy
A Closer Look
June 14, 2025 5:17 p.m.‘This moment belongs to all of you’: UCLA commencement celebrates graduates
Speakers called on graduating seniors to embrace UCLA’s values amid recent political challenges at annual College of Letters and Science commencement ceremonies Friday.
The ceremonies, which took place 11 a.m., 3 p.m.
By Dylan Winward
Higher Education
June 8, 2025 8:33 p.m.Professors express concern over research, programs following federal funding cuts
Professors expressed concern for the future of UCLA’s teaching and research as the Trump administration continues to financially target universities across the country.
The Trump administration has revoked federal grants and contracts from six American universities due to their alleged failure to resolve antisemitism on campus and one university for allowing a transgender swimmer to compete for its women’s swim team, according to the Associated Press.
By Annika Anbiai-Fard
Academics
June 8, 2025 7:25 p.m.General education task force seeks to revise program, make clusters mandatory
A task force is considering new ways to revamp UCLA’s general education program, including considering making cluster program participation mandatory for first-year students.
The task force, which consists of professors across departments, was created to redesign current GE requirements and create a plan to implement the new changes.
By Alexis Muchnik
A Closer Look
June 8, 2025 6:43 p.m.‘A man of action’: UC Board of Regents appoints James Milliken as UC president
This post was updated Jun 10 at 2:00 p.m.
James Milliken is no stranger to leading a university.
Milliken, who has worked in higher education since 1988, previously led the University of Nebraska, the City University of New York and the University of Texas systems.
By Alexandra Crosnoe
Campus
June 5, 2025 2:20 p.m.Julio Frenk reaffirms UCLA’s resilience at inauguration; 3 protesters detained
This post was updated June 5 at 5:40 p.m.
Chancellor Julio Frenk said UCLA must remain resilient amid threats to higher education during his inauguration Thursday.
By Alexandra Crosnoe, Gabrielle Gillette, and Natalia Mochernak
Higher Education
June 4, 2025 10:03 p.m.Bruins voice concern over Harvard international enrollment halt, visa revocations
Visa holders at UCLA expressed concern following the Trump administration’s decision to halt Harvard University’s enrollment of international students.
This decision was the latest in the ongoing battle between President Donald Trump and Harvard, which began after the Trump administration accused the university of allowing antisemitism and withheld over $2 billion in Harvard’s federal funding.
By Izzy Becker
A Closer Look
June 4, 2025 12:16 p.m.Q&A: Pre-inauguration, Chancellor Julio Frenk talks higher education, tenure
This post was updated June 4 at 9:48 p.m.
Ahead of his Thursday inauguration, UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk spoke with National News and Higher Education editor Alexandra Crosnoe and News editor Dylan Winward to discuss his experience in higher education and tenure to date.
By Alexandra Crosnoe
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