Higher Education
June 8, 2025 8:33 p.m.
Students walk on campus. Professors expressed concern for the future of UCLA’s teaching and research as the Trump administration continues to financially target universities across the country. (Daily Bruin file photo. Photo illustration by Kaylen Ho/Daily Bruin staff)
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.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
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
California
June 3, 2025 10:25 p.m.Medical community claims unilateral UCLA leadership support in Israel-Hamas war
On Oct. 16, 2023 – nine days after an attack by Palestinian political party and militant group Hamas killed around 1,200 people in Israel, and more than 2,700 Palestinians were killed by Israeli retaliatory airstrikes – UCLA Health administrative leaders sent an email to the medical community.
By Anna Dai-Liu
Academics
June 2, 2025 10:25 p.m.Professors express concerns about proposal for UC-wide semester switch
The UC is considering transitioning all its campuses to a common semester calendar – but some faculty members are concerned about costs, workload and a lack of staff input.
By Vivian Stein and Micah Hoffman
A Closer Look
June 1, 2025 11:54 p.m.Maya Abdallah went on 9 day hunger strike to encourage UCLA to divest, disclose
Maya Abdallah stopped eating May 9 in support of Palestine.
Eight days later, she left campus in an ambulance after losing consciousness from hunger.
Abdallah, a third-year film and television student, went on a hunger strike to demand that the university divest from companies associated with the Israeli military and disclose its financial investments.
By George Faville and Josephine Murphy
Higher Education
May 28, 2025 8:36 p.m.Federal official claims Trump administration intends to sue UC for discrimination
This post was updated May 29 at 12:33 a.m.
The head of the Trump administration’s federal antisemitism task force said Tuesday that the UC should expect discrimination lawsuits.
By Josephine Murphy
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