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Campus
Sept. 12, 2026 3:07 p.m.
Chancellor Julio Frenk is pictured. In a Friday statement, Frenk condemned a School of Law symposium that hosted a defense attorney who represented an alleged organizer of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
Chancellor Julio Frenk on Friday condemned a School of Law symposium that included a defense attorney who represented an alleged organizer of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
By Nicholas Mouchawar
Higher Education
Sept. 3, 2026 1:40 p.m.This post was updated Sept. 3 at 8:08 p.m.
The Daily Bruin joined 39 college newspapers on an amicus brief filed Wednesday calling on an appeals court to defend student press freedom.
The brief – filed by the Student Press Law Center, a legal advocacy nonprofit – urges the United States 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a district court’s ruling that argues a university’s decision to operate student publications is government speech and therefore not subject to the First Amendment.
By Alexis Muchnik
California
Aug. 31, 2026 7:18 p.m.UC-backed $7.5 billion research bond moves closer to 2028 ballot
This post was updated Sept. 6 at 9:11 p.m.
The California State Assembly passed a UC-backed multibillion-dollar bond measure Monday that, if approved by voters, would fund scientific research throughout the state.
Senate Bill 895 – or the California Science and Health Research Bond Act – would create the California Foundation for Science and Health Research, which would award $7.5 billion in grants and loans to private and public research institutions, including the UC.
By Alexis Muchnik
Campus
Aug. 31, 2026 4:59 p.m.UCLA doctoral student sues UC Regents, alleges unfair suspension for pro-Palestine protest participation
This post was updated Aug. 31 at 7:14 p.m.
A UCLA doctoral student filed a lawsuit against the UC Board of Regents on Tuesday, alleging that the university unfairly suspended him for participating in pro-Palestine protests.
By Nicholas Mouchawar
Higher Education
Aug. 27, 2026 10:12 p.m.UC has increased reliance on tuition revenue due to funding changes, report finds
This post was updated Aug. 31 at 6:38 p.m.
The UC has become more reliant on tuition revenue because of state funding fluctuations, according to a June report from a California research institute.
By Kayleen Kim
Higher Education
Aug. 25, 2026 12:44 p.m.UCLA pauses some international students’ work authorizations after ICE memo
This post was updated Aug. 30 at 11:20 p.m.
UCLA paused some international students’ work authorizations after it received an Aug. 12 memo from United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a UCLA Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars spokesperson confirmed Tuesday.
Universities suspected of using curricular practical training programs to create employment for international students instead of reasons required for academic studies could lose their certification to enroll exchange and international students, the memo stated.
By Savannah Cunningham
California
Aug. 24, 2026 7:06 p.m.CalMatters sues UC Regents over failure to fulfill public records request
This post was updated Aug 30 at 11:28 p.m.
A California news outlet filed a lawsuit against the UC Board of Regents on Monday after UCLA failed to fulfill public records requests for nearly one year.
CalMatters, a nonprofit news organization covering issues across California, filed a lawsuit to obtain records about how UCLA pays its student-athletes, the outlet reported Monday.
By Alexis Muchnik
Higher Education
Aug. 24, 2026 1:54 p.m.Pentagon orders UCLA to audit foreign ties, threatens to cut research funding
This post was updated Aug. 30 at 11:24 p.m.
The United States Department of Defense ordered UCLA on Aug. 17 to review its foreign partnerships or risk losing eligibility for future federal research funding, a U.S.
By Nicholas Mouchawar
Higher Education
Aug. 22, 2026 10:19 p.m.Trump administration petitions Supreme Court to review ruling on UC grant termination
This post was updated Aug. 23 at 6:07 p.m.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to hear an appeal to a ruling in favor of UC researchers who argued that it was illegal to terminate research grants based on diversity-related language.
By Alexis Muchnik
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