Higher Education
March 19, 2025 11:22 p.m.
A letter to campus leaders from Katherine Newman, the UC provost and executive vice chancellor of academic affairs, is pictured. In the letter, Newman outlined changes to University hiring practices when it comes to diversity.(Zimo Li/Photo editor)
The UC announced Wednesday that it will no longer require diversity statements as part of hiring processes.
The University has asked job applicants to explain how they would contribute to diversity, equity and inclusion at the university since the 2000s, according to the Los Angeles Times.
By Dylan Winward
Higher Education
March 19, 2025 12:40 p.m.The UC announced it would implement a systemwide hiring freeze in response to recent federal and state policies which threaten to cut the University’s budget.
UC President Michael Drake announced the move in a Wednesday email, saying that recent policies implemented by President Donald Trump’s administration endanger the University’s education, medical and research funds.
By Alexandra Crosnoe
California
March 13, 2025 6:25 p.m.Legal experts speak on reproductive rights under Trump at UCLA Law event
A panel of legal experts warned that recent federal executive orders threaten reproductive and gender rights during a UCLA School of Law event March 6.
The panel – hosted by the UCLA Law Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy, in partnership with Yale Law School’s Program for the Study of Reproductive Justice and Temple University Beasley School of Law – discussed issues in the growing fight for gender and reproductive justice under the new Trump administration.
By Jenna Saklawi
A Closer Look
March 13, 2025 12:21 a.m.Kaylee Johnson explores dynamic with radicalized right-wing father in ‘Dear Kelly’
Kaylee Johnson is open about her father’s far-right radicalization.
Johnson was featured in the documentary “Dear Kelly,” released Jan. 15 and directed by Andrew Callaghan – an independent journalist and creator of “Channel 5” on YouTube.
By Amanda Velasco
A Closer Look
March 11, 2025 9:51 p.m.Trump appoints Nicholas Kent to oversee universities as education undersecretary
President Donald Trump nominated Nicholas Kent as undersecretary of education, where, if approved by the Senate, he will oversee federal policies impacting colleges and universities.
William Purdy, a professor of education and information studies at UCLA, said Kent’s nomination signals a shift from the Trump administration’s previous approach to education, with the new administration focusing increasingly on university settings.
By Riya Abiram
National
March 7, 2025 6:45 p.m.Over 1,000 people protest executive orders at Stand Up For Science rally Friday
This post was updated March 9 at 9:09 p.m.
Over 1,000 people – including students and scientists – protested Trump administration executive orders related to science and health at a Stand Up For Science rally Friday.
Protesters gathered at noon at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Veteran Avenue to protest, hear speeches and write letters to government representatives.
By Shaun Thomas and Maggie Konecky
Higher Education
March 6, 2025 6:42 p.m.Department of Justice opens investigation into antisemitism allegations at UC
This post was updated March 7 at 1:30 a.m.
The United States Department of Justice announced Wednesday it had opened an investigation into the UC over alleged antisemitic treatment of its employees.
By Alexandra Crosnoe
Higher Education
March 4, 2025 10:53 p.m.Trump outlines plans to punish students, campuses involved in ‘illegal’ protests
President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post Tuesday that he will revoke federal funding from universities that allow “illegal” protests – and expel or arrest American students who participate.
By Alexandra Crosnoe
A Closer Look
March 2, 2025 8:24 p.m.UCLA professors strive to make course materials accessible, introduce AI textbooks
This post was updated March 2 at 11:23 p.m.
A UCLA comparative literature course is expanding access to educational materials with a textbook generated using artificial intelligence.
By Reese Dahlgren
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