Campus
May 26, 2026 1:24 p.m.
Michael Beck, UCLA’s administrative vice chancellor, is pictured. Beck announced in a Tuesday email he will retire at the end of 2026. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
UCLA’s administrative vice chancellor will retire at the end of 2026, he announced Tuesday.
Michael Beck, who stepped into the role in 2016, oversees UCLA Housing and Hospitality, facilities management, transportation, procurement and information technology.
By Nicholas Mouchawar
Academics
May 25, 2026 11:45 p.m.The Trump administration requested more than $15 billion in cuts to federal research funding for a second consecutive year, leaving UCLA professors concerned about the future of scientific research.
By Leilani Krantz
Academics
May 25, 2026 8:27 p.m.UCLA faculty, students voice concern over discontinued media literacy class
UCLA’s Teacher Education Program plans to discontinue one of its signature course offerings, faculty said.
The program’s critical media literacy classes help students analyze media, evaluate the quality of information sources and examine representation online, according to the TEP website.
By Vivian Stein
Higher Education
May 20, 2026 11:12 p.m.School of Nursing criticized for senior lecturer’s reduced teaching appointments
This post was updated May 21 at 11:12 p.m.
Senior Continuing Lecturer Young Kee Markham has taught gerontology to graduate nursing students for 27 years.
But starting next fall, Markham said UCLA plans to significantly reduce her teaching appointments amid changes to the graduate degree.
By Kyan Wang
California
May 16, 2026 5:46 p.m.Gov. Gavin Newsom preserves $350 million UC funding increase in May budget revision
This post was updated May 17 at 10:49 p.m.
Gov. Gavin Newsom kept proposed funding for the UC steady in his May revision of the 2026-27 state budget released Thursday.
By Delilah Brumer and Alexis Muchnik
Campus
May 14, 2026 2:52 a.m.AFSCME Local 3299 reaches contract with UC after 2 years, cancels indefinite strike
A union representing about 40,000 UC workers reached a contract with the University early Thursday morning after more than two years of negotiations, averting an open-ended strike hours before it was set to begin.
By Alexandra Crosnoe
Higher Education
May 6, 2026 1:33 p.m.DOJ alleges David Geffen School of Medicine illegally considered race in admissions
This post was updated May 7 at 9:06 p.m.
The United States Department of Justice alleged Wednesday that the David Geffen School of Medicine illegally considered race in its admissions processes, discriminating against white and Asian American applicants.
The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division alleged in a Wednesday press release that the School of Medicine illegally used race as a selection criteria for candidates and admitted Black and Latino students who had lower academic qualifications than their white and Asian counterparts.
By Lauren Trautenberg
A Closer Look
May 4, 2026 9:14 a.m.Q&A: Incoming dean of UCLA Anderson School of Management reflects on plans, future
Gareth James will serve as the new dean of the UCLA Anderson School of Management starting July.
Campus politics editor Natalia Mochernak sat down with James to discuss his background as a statistician and his vision for the school’s future.
By Natalia Mochernak
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