UCLA History: Naval ROTC During the World War II Era
UCLA Naval ROTC cadets in 1943 at a dance (right) and in 1941 (below).
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Bus Service from Westwood to LAX May Fly Away
From the LA Times: The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners has recommended discontinuation of the $5-per-trip Westwood FlyAway bus service to Los Angeles International Airport because it is operating at a loss, but UCLA and its students are trying to negotiate a way to save it. “The FlyAway bus provides an absolutely critical service to UCLA students,” student body President Emily Resnick said in a statement. “Without this service, thousands of students will no longer be able to go home for holidays or other important events.” … Renée Fortier, director of UCLA transportation, said Friday that the campus had…
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Coming in Mid-July: I-405 Shutdown
LAObserved has a nice rundown on the I-405 traffic disaster that is likely to occur July 16-17 around UCLA when the freeway is entirely shut down for reconstruction: http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2011/05/details_of_the_405s_weeke.php That is a weekend. But folks who work at odd times in their UCLA offices should stay home and watch videos:
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Where Things Stand on the State Budget
A nice summary of where things stand on the state budget appears today in the Sacramento Bee at http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/29/3662193/browns-countdown-day-140-capitol.html although the picture may say it better.
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UCLA History: Daily Bruin on Internment of Japanese-American Students in 1942
The UCLA Daily Bruin announced the internment of Japanese-American students in 1942. See yesterday’s post on this blog concerning UCLA’s retroactive awarding of honorary degrees to these students in 2010.
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Pay Freeze Bill Melts
A bill in the state Assembly that would have frozen pay of most state workers above $150,000 until 2014 has died. The bill would not have covered UC would contained language urging UC to follow its guideline. Specifically: (9) (A) At a time when the University of California Board of Regents is raising student fees, it is imperative that they show leadership and fiscal responsibility for two years by not granting raises or bonuses for employees that make in excess of $150,000 per year. (B) The Legislature urges the Regents of the University of California and the Board of Directors…
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UCLA History: Awarding Degrees to Japanese-American Students Interned During WW2
On May 15, 2010, UCLA awarded honorary degrees to Japanese-American students whose academic careers were interrupted by the forced internment during World War II in California and the West Coast. Video of the ceremoney is below:
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Another Reminder, Courtesy of the U of Virginia, That Nothing Is Private at Public Universities
U. of Virginia Agrees to Release Climate Researcher’s E-Mails May 25, 2011. Chronicle of Higher Ed The University of Virginia has agreed to turn over a potentially enormous trove of climate-research e-mails and other documents to a conservative group that filed a demand for them under the state’s Freedom of Information Act. The demand centers on more than a decade’s worth of e-mail messages from, to, and about Michael E. Mann, a climate scientist who left the university in 2005 to become director of a research center at Pennsylvania State University. The organization, called the American Tradition Institute, joined with…
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governor | LAO | State Budget
Legislative Analyst Not Keen on Ending CPEC: Suggests Reform Instead
As noted in a prior entry on this blog, Gov. Brown in his May revise budget proposed terminating the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC). CPEC is supposed to coordinate the various public segments of higher ed and the private higher ed institutions. The Leg Analyst has issued a second document indicating it sees a continuing role for CPEC but suggests reforms including more data analysis of higher ed. Undoubtedly, CPEC agrees. The Leg Analyst’s document is at http://www.lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2011/LAO_Recommendations_on_Governor%E2%80%99s_Proposal_to_Eliminate_CPEC_052511.pdf The governor’s May revise had plans to kill many boards and commissions of which CPEC is just one. And there are the…
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State Budget | UC | UC budget crisis | UCLA
What will be the state of the UC in five to 10 years?
Yours truly was asked by the Daily Bruin (5-26-11) to respond to the following question: What will be the state of the UC in five to 10 years? Below is my response: DANIEL J.B. MITCHELL, Professor Emeritus at the Anderson School of Management and the Luskin School of Public Affairs “Never (make) forecasts, especially about the future,” advised Sam Goldwyn (the G in media company MGM). I will take his advice and instead suggest two scenarios. I don’t know which one UCLA, and the larger UC, will follow. But I know which one I prefer. The first scenario is an…