I sat down with Claire Fieldman, the incoming president of UCLA’s student government and an active member of the Jewish community on campus. Here’s what we talked about: So let’s st…
Water in the Middle East and Africa conference showcases Israeli innovation
The Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, along with nine other other campus organizations, held a conference on water in the Middle East and Africa on May 7 at the Faculty Center. Dozens of students, f…
UCLA Professor Judea Pearl on Jewishness, Israel, and BDS
Judea Pearl is an Israeli-American professor of Computer Science and statistics at UCLA, the director of UCLA’s Cognitive Systems Laboratory, and a Turing Award recipient recognized for his contributi…
Ha’Am Launches UCLA Jewish Community Survey
Ask three Jewish organizations what Jewish life on campus looks like and you’ll likely get three (or more) answers. Ask Jewish students, however, and you might get a more realistic picture of what the…
Prepare for Purim: A UCLA schedule of events
In 2017 The Forward named UCLA “America’s third best college for Jews” and the best on the West Coast. UCLA’s numerous Jewish organizations, the availability of kosher food and…
Rahm Emanuel Speech Interrupted by Protesters
During a speech on campus this week, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel outlined his vision for urban renewal and argued that Chicago ought to serve as a model for the rest of the nation, continuing to speak …
Student workers’ divestment demands may be bad news, despite no mention of Israel
UAW 2865, which represents UC campus TAs, included a “financial practices” demand in a new list of goals ahead of contract bargaining with system administrators in June.…
Pro-Palestinian Activists Protest on Campus
Approximately twenty activists involved with Students for Justice in Palestine marched through the UCLA campus on Wednesday afternoon in protest of the state of Israel, its alleged human rights violat…
State of Liberal Judaism on Campus: Some Thoughts
Click here to see Ha’Am’s Fall 2017 Print Edition: “Growing Pains” Synagogues around the country recognize that evening services on Yom Kippur are a good opportunity to fundraise, and Hillel at UCLA i…
Mezuzah Rededicated after Vandalism
Chabad and USAC president team up to replace torn-down mezuzah.…