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Jan. 16, 2026 11:29 p.m.
The California State Capitol is pictured. State legislation from 2021 authorizes community colleges to confer bachelor’s degrees. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)
Lisa Roebbelen said the best years of her life were spent learning to care for the dead.
“The combination of science, and art, and anatomy, compassion, and ethics and service … having it all together was in a very meaningful way,” said Roebbelen, a licensed funeral director, cemetery manager and embalmer.
By Phoebe Huss
A Closer Look
Jan. 15, 2026 7:01 p.m.This post was updated Jan. 16 at 1:36 a.m.
Chancellor Julio Frenk completed his first full year in office Jan. 1.
News editor Alexandra Crosnoe and campus politics editor Natalia Mochernak sat down with Frenk to discuss federal research funding cuts, UCLA’s budgetary shortfall, protections for undocumented students and Time, Place and Manner policies.
By Alexandra Crosnoe and Natalia Mochernak
Higher Education
Jan. 12, 2026 2:00 p.m.Unions representing 40k academic, research UC employees announce strike vote
This post was updated Jan. 13 at 9:38 p.m.
Unions representing about 40,000 academic and research employees across the UC announced Monday that they plan to hold an authorization vote Feb.
By Josephine Murphy
Higher Education
Jan. 11, 2026 11:09 p.m.UCLA professors, researchers show concern about uncertainty in special education
UCLA professors and researchers expressed concern about uncertainty around federal support for special education programs under the Trump administration.
The U.S. Department of Education laid off 121 of 135 employees in the Office for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services during the federal government shutdown from Oct.
By Jacqueline Ishimoto
California
Jan. 9, 2026 11:56 p.m.Proposed state budget includes $350 million increase to UC amid federal cuts
This post was updated Jan. 11 at 10:00 p.m.
Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a state budget Friday for the 2026-27 fiscal year that included an increase of $350.6 million in funding to the UC.
The UC would receive $5.3 billion from the state’s general fund, based on the proposal.
By Alexis Muchnik
Academics
Jan. 8, 2026 8:35 p.m.Judge finalizes ruling against UCLA lecturer who sued UC administrators in 2021
This post was updated Jan. 8 at 10:04 p.m.
A Santa Monica Superior Court judge officially sided with UC administrators Monday in a lawsuit brought by a UCLA lecturer who alleged he was unfairly put on leave in 2020 and requested $13 million in damages.
The move followed Judge H.
By Zimo Li
Higher Education
Dec. 23, 2025 8:45 p.m.UCLA professor Mark Tramo’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein raise mixed student reactions
This post was updated Jan. 6 at 10:11 p.m.
Recently publicized communications between a UCLA professor and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sparked varying levels of disapproval among students.
By Phoebe Huss
Academics
Dec. 23, 2025 8:40 p.m.Court tentatively rules in favor of UC administrators in lawsuit by UCLA lecturer
This post was updated Jan. 6 at 10:02 p.m.
A Superior Court judge in Santa Monica tentatively ruled in favor of UC administrators in a lawsuit brought by a UCLA lecturer requesting more than $13 million in damages.
By Zimo Li
A Closer Look
Dec. 4, 2025 9:26 p.m.UC Regent Jose Hernandez comments on tuition hikes, personal background
UC Regent Jose Hernandez expressed approval for recent tuition hikes and spoke about his background as a migrant farmworker at a fireside chat in the Latinx Success Center on Nov.
By Victor Simoes
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