Jaweed Kaleem

Opinion | UCLA Treats Antisemitism as the Threat It Is Eradicating it has been my top priority since joining the school in 2025.

UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk pens a letter to WSJ for its editorial on the DOJ's recent antisemitism lawsuit, saying the publication wrongly "accepts the Justice Department’s complaint at face value" www.wsj.com/opinion/ucla...

Harvard is fighting Trump. UC president says he wants to try ‘a better course’ UC President James B. Milliken defended the university's decision to not sue the Trump administration over funding cuts and said it was the university's responsibility to engage.

I recently sat down with the @uofcalifornia.bsky.social president, James B. Milliken, to talk not only about Trump's higher ed agenda but the future of universities in American life.

Read about the interview -- and watch excerpts - here: latimes.com/california/s...

Harvard is fighting Trump. UC president says he wants to try ‘a better course’ UC President James B. Milliken defended the university's decision to not sue the Trump administration over funding cuts and said it was the university's responsibility to engage.

I recently sat down with the @uofcalifornia.bsky.social president, James B. Milliken, to talk not only about Trump's higher ed agenda but the future of universities in American life.

Read about the interview -- and watch excerpts - here: latimes.com/california/s...

UC president defends diplomacy, calling it the 'better course' amid Trump attacks UC President James B. Milliken defended the university's decision to not sue the Trump administration over funding cuts and said it was the university's responsibility to engage.

UC president defends diplomacy, calling it the 'better course' amid Trump attacks

L.A. school board's secret meeting ends with no decision on Supt. Carvalho's future after FBI raid The Los Angeles Board of Education met behind closed doors Thursday night, a day after federal authorities raided the home and office of Supt. Alberto Carvalho in what appears to be a probe related to...

L.A. school board's closed-door meeting ends with no decision on Supt. Alberto Carvalho's future after FBI raid:
www.latimes.com/california/s...

The deepening mystery of Caltech astrophysicist killed on the porch of his remote desert compound A man accused of killing acclaimed astrophysicist Carl Grillmair had faced trouble with the law, including gun charges and a suspected burglary, weeks before the deadly encounter in Antelope Valley.

@salhernandez.bsky.social reports on the mystery of what led a 29-year-old neighbor to allegedly kill a Caltech astrophysicist on the porch of his remote desert compound:

www.latimes.com/california/s...

Trump sues UC over alleged 'hostile' environment for Jewish and Israeli UCLA employees The Trump administration on Tuesday sued the University of California over what it said is an 'ongoing hostile work environment' for Jewish and Israeli employees.

NEW: The Trump administration has sued the University of California over alleged workplace discrimination against Jewish and Israeli employees at UCLA. The federal suit is a major escalation of Trump UC investigations after UC rejected a $1.2-billion settlement fine:

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Trump sues UC over alleged 'hostile' environment for Jewish and Israeli UCLA employees The Trump administration on Tuesday sued the University of California over what it said is an 'ongoing hostile work environment' for Jewish and Israeli employees.

NEW: The Trump administration has sued the University of California over alleged workplace discrimination against Jewish and Israeli employees at UCLA. The federal suit is a major escalation of Trump UC investigations after UC rejected a $1.2-billion settlement fine:

www.latimes.com/california/s...

Trump administration drops its appeal of court order blocking $1.2-billion UCLA settlement The Trump administration dropped its appeal of a major higher education case in which a federal judge blocked its $1.2-billion settlement proposal to UCLA over alleged civil rights violations. But it ...

NEW: The Trump administration has dropped its appeal of a federal court order blocking its $1.2-billion settlement demand to UCLA over alleged campus civil rights violations: www.latimes.com/california/s...

It depends on the grant and why it was suspended. But, yes, this has been happening since last year.

Trump administration drops its appeal of court order blocking $1.2-billion UCLA settlement The Trump administration dropped its appeal of a major higher education case in which a federal judge blocked its $1.2-billion settlement proposal to UCLA over alleged civil rights violations. But it ...

NEW: The Trump administration has dropped its appeal of a federal court order blocking its $1.2-billion settlement demand to UCLA over alleged campus civil rights violations: www.latimes.com/california/s...

UCLA professor's emails to Epstein stir protest as academia is jolted by links to sex abuser Mark Tramo, a UCLA professor who researches the brain and music, faces criticism for his email exchanges with Jeffrey Epstein, including one supporting Epstein as he faced prostitution charges.

A UCLA professor's emails to Jeffrey Epstein have led to protest on campus -- and threats against the professor -- as national fallout continues at colleges confronting ties to Epstein, who donated tens of millions of dollars to university research: www.latimes.com/california/s...

UCLA professor's emails to Epstein stir protest as academia is jolted by links to sex abuser Mark Tramo, a UCLA professor who researches the brain and music, faces criticism for his email exchanges with Jeffrey Epstein, including one supporting Epstein as he faced prostitution charges.

A UCLA professor's emails to Jeffrey Epstein have led to protest on campus -- and threats against the professor -- as national fallout continues at colleges confronting ties to Epstein, who donated tens of millions of dollars to university research: www.latimes.com/california/s...

At roughly $1.2 billion, the Trump demand to UCLA is still the largest of his attempted higher education deals. But at $1 billion, Harvard is catching up. www.latimes.com/california/s...

UCLA fires DEI director after social media posts on Charlie Kirk’s death Former UCLA DEI director Johnathan Perkins, who was fired over his posts after the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, said he plans to sue the university.

After Charlie Kirk was shot, UCLA DEI director Johnathan Perkins said he was "glad when bigots die.” But was it a fireable offense? I spoke to Perkins and look at what's happened with the dozens of campus faculty and staff suspensions after Kirk's death:

www.latimes.com/california/s...

UCLA fires DEI director after social media posts on Charlie Kirk’s death Former UCLA DEI director Johnathan Perkins, who was fired over his posts after the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, said he plans to sue the university.

After Charlie Kirk was shot, UCLA DEI director Johnathan Perkins said he was "glad when bigots die.” But was it a fireable offense? I spoke to Perkins and look at what's happened with the dozens of campus faculty and staff suspensions after Kirk's death:

www.latimes.com/california/s...

USC names Beong-Soo Kim as its 'next generation' president USC on Wednesday said Beong-Soo Kim, the interim campus president since June, would become president.

NEW: USC named its interim president, Beong-Soo Kim, as president — effective today. When USC announced Kim’s interim job a year ago, the board and search committee said he was not a candidate for the permanent position. They later changed their minds. www.latimes.com/california/s...

USC names Beong-Soo Kim as its 'next generation' president USC on Wednesday said Beong-Soo Kim, the interim campus president since June, would become president.

NEW: USC named its interim president, Beong-Soo Kim, as president — effective today. When USC announced Kim’s interim job a year ago, the board and search committee said he was not a candidate for the permanent position. They later changed their minds. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Panel tosses ex-UCLA doctor's sex abuse conviction; lawyers weren't told of juror's 'limited English' In October 2022, after a two-month jury trial, UCLA doctor James Heaps was convicted of three counts of sexual battery by fraud and two counts of sexual penetration involving two patients. That convic...

An appeals court Monday overturned a conviction for an ex-UCLA gynecologist serving 11 years in prison on charges of sexually abusing patients:

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'We want a change to happen.' L.A. County students walk out over ICE raids Middle and high schoolers walked out of classrooms across L.A., Long Beach and Pasadena districts to protest the Trump administration's ICE crackdowns. UCLA, USC, Cal State and other college campuses ...

"There are times when protesting is more necessary than going to the classroom," said one high school junior from Pasadena. Voices of the thousands of L.A.-area students who walked out today to protest against ICE.

www.latimes.com/california/s...

One out of every 5 students -- 20% -- in the Los Angeles Unified School District was absent today.

That's twice the absence rate for the whole week.

One out of every 5 students -- 20% -- in the Los Angeles Unified School District was absent today.

That's twice the absence rate for the whole week.

'We want a change to happen.' L.A. County students walk out over ICE raids Middle and high schoolers walked out of classrooms across L.A., Long Beach and Pasadena districts to protest the Trump administration's ICE crackdowns. UCLA, USC, Cal State and other college campuses ...

"There are times when protesting is more necessary than going to the classroom," said one high school junior from Pasadena. Voices of the thousands of L.A.-area students who walked out today to protest against ICE.

www.latimes.com/california/s...

UCLA medical school uses a 'systemically racist approach' to admissions, DOJ alleges The Trump administration on Wednesday sought to join a federal lawsuit alleging that UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine illegally considers race in admissions.

NEW: The DOJ is seeking to join a lawsuit against UCLA’s medical school, alleging its admissions process is anti-white and anti-Asian American. The court filing is the latest push against UCLA, which the Trump admin. previously unsuccessfully fined $1.2 billion:

www.latimes.com/california/s...

‘The damage is done’: Why Trump's DEI retreat in court may be too late for many colleges The Trump administration has dropped its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...

Why Trump's legal retreat from his anti-DEI campus push may be too late for many colleges:

www.latimes.com/world-nation...

‘The damage is done’: Why Trump's DEI retreat in court may be too late for many colleges The Trump administration has dropped its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...

Why Trump's legal retreat from his anti-DEI campus push may be too late for many colleges:

www.latimes.com/world-nation...

Will UCLA be forced to stay at the Rose Bowl? Legal scholars weigh in on the case Legal scholars say it's unclear how a judge and potential arbitrator might resolve the lawsuit demanding UCLA honor its lease at the Rose Bowl.

Will UCLA be forced to stay at the Rose Bowl? Ben Bolch asks legal experts about the controversy:

www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/...

Caltech names new president, an astrophysicist who vows to empower 'brilliant minds' Astrophysicist Ray Jayawardhana will become the Caltech president. He will join the campus from Johns Hopkins University, where he is provost.

Caltech this morning named Ray Jayawardhana, an astrophysicist who is currently the provost at Johns Hopkins, as its new president:

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Caltech names new president, an astrophysicist who vows to empower 'brilliant minds' Astrophysicist Ray Jayawardhana will become the Caltech president. He will join the campus from Johns Hopkins University, where he is provost.

Caltech this morning named Ray Jayawardhana, an astrophysicist who is currently the provost at Johns Hopkins, as its new president:

www.latimes.com/california/s...

AI is scoring college essays and conducting interviews, a new layer in admissions stress Applicants are not supposed to use AI to write college essays. But colleges are using AI to help assess applications. At Caltech, that includes holding interviews.

NEW: It's not just students that use AI to craft college application essays. At some campuses, including CalTech, AI is helping conduct applicant interviews: www.latimes.com/california/s...