UC President Napolitano and UC Chancellors sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. To the UC community We write today to acknowledge a new reality and to announce our decision to do all we can to support our UC family during this unprecedented time. The novel coronavirus has now affected everyone on the…
Chancellor Block and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Carter sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. To the Campus Community: We were horrified and angered to learn that earlier this week several of our online Zoom classes were disrupted by individuals making anti-Black and anti-Semitic comments as well as other racist remarks. Any…
Chancellor Block and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Carter sent the following message to the UCLA health care workers. Dear Colleagues: As UCLA and our community grapple with the global pandemic caused by COVID-19, we recognize that our health care workers are truly on the front lines of this battle. The challenges you face and…
Chancellor Block and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Carter sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. Today, Los Angeles County (PDF) and the City of Los Angeles (PDF), among other nearby jurisdictions, ordered all residents to stay home starting 11:59 p.m. tonight, March 19, through April 19, 2020, which are actions similar to…
Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. To the Campus Community: Yesterday, we made a decision about this year’s commencement ceremonies without first consulting our students and fully understanding their preferences for this important rite of passage. In these unprecedented times, we are guided by our goal of protecting the safety…
Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. To the Campus Community: Being a Bruin means more than just being on UCLA’s campus; it also encompasses the emotional and social ties we share with one another. For many UCLA students, no experience is more valued than celebrating the culmination of their hard…
Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. To the Campus Community: We have learned that another member of our UCLA campus community has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual is a student who lives in off-campus, non–university-owned housing, and is receiving proper care at a local hospital. I know the entire…
Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. To the Campus Community: We have learned that a member of our UCLA campus community has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual is a UCLA staff member who works off campus, has self-isolated at their off-campus residence and is receiving care. I have spoken…
Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. As you may have seen on my Twitter account a short time ago, I wanted to let you know that I am self-quarantining at home for the next 14 days after learning this morning that I came in contact with an individual with a…
Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. To the Campus Community: Like many of you, I have been carefully following news about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). We have been working around the clock with other campus leaders and public health officials to consider how it has and could continue to impact…