The tortured saga of a UCLA graduate student who left the campus due to what he called pressure from pro-Palestinian elements got a happy epilogue of sorts last week.
Visitors to UCLA soon will be able to step back in time, to an era when Cesar Chavez Avenue was named Brooklyn Avenue, the delicatessens sold pickles out of barrels and Yiddish was a commonly spoken language.
I understand that there are American athletes, cheerleaders, members of bands in professional, college and even high school sports who believe — mistakenly — that America is so racist that they cannot, in good conscience, stand when the national anthem is played.
What a new school year this is turning out to be.
There was a time when the esteemed Jewish historian Deborah Lipstadt would never have imagined that one of her books might be turned into a dramatic feature film.
What a new school year this is turning out to be.
Education on the issues and engagement with other students make a difference.
Has the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel at UCLA gotten so bad that pro-Israel students don’t feel safe studying there anymore?
If physical presence is any indication of the soul, then UCLA Graduate Law Student Milan Chatterjee would rank among those gentle giants of imposing stature, whose softness of speech does not jive with the first impressions that they offer.
Numerous major community organizations have joined the attorney of former UCLA Graduate Student Association (GSA) president Milan Chatterjee in denouncing a June 29 UCLA Discrimination Prevention Office (DPO) finding that Chatterjee violated university policy by saying that he would not approve using organizational funds for an event that engaged with the divest-from-Israel issue.
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