https://www.wacd.ucla.edu/statement-of-the-ucla-department-of-world-arts-and-cultures-dance-in-response-to-may-2-s-violent-removal-of-the-student-encampme

https://www.highereducationinquirer.org/2024/07/how-would-mass-deportations-affect-us.html

This is big when it comes out in Nature. "Part of the pay discrepancy is that graduate students are classified as part-time workers who, on paper, do only 20 hours of work per week, with the rest of the time devoted to their studies. But for many... — read more 

Strikers march down Wilshire and Westwood... https://twitter.com/rafaeldjaime/status/1593746129975328769?s=20&t=KNYQH5DfpIFL91zyO2FI5Q

For those who are considering a transition to the private sector. This is not an endorsement. https://cheekyscientist.com

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Thousands-vote-to-strike-across-UC-system-The-17554377.php https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-11-09/la-ed-potential-strike-by-academic-workers-tarnishes-prestigious-university-system

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/students-are-living-in-hotels-cars-due-to-lack-of-campus-housing-in-california/ar-AAQE5oK?ocid=msedgntp

"After more than two years of stalled negotiations, 6,000 University of California lecturers are preparing to strike. The lecturers do one-third of all teaching but earn just a fraction of what their tenure-track counterparts do, with little in the... — read more 

Despite pandemic-related budget challenges, UCLA's prudent financial management over the last several decades as well as recent institution-wide efforts... — read more 

Engineering is cutting people in development and staff, as well as non-tenured profs. Ouch

https://collegemeltdown.blogspot.com/2020/03/coronavirus-and-college-meltdown.html

UCLA rarely has layoffs, even contractors are relatively safe at the school - I do not think layoffs are the issue here. However, things at UCLA Extension are little bit different - and people get laid off there. If you are interested more you can... — read more 

"Under the contract between UCLA and Trilogy to run a coding bootcamp through the university’s extension school, UCLA is required to set the tuition price as high as the market will bear, and Trilogy has the right to veto the price set by UCLA."... — read more 

"A postdoctoral researcher who says she was retaliated against for complaining about pregnancy discrimination still has a job, her union announced Monday."... — read more