DAILY HIGHLIGHTS

America 250: The Declaration of Independence and ‘merciless Indian savages’
UCLA School of Law Native Nations Law & Policy Center event banner titled “250 Years As ‘Merciless Indian Savages’: Native Nations and the United States,” featuring Indigenous artwork and speakers Gregory Ablavsky and Matthew L.M. Fletcher, June 17, 2026.
As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary, scholars examine what the nation’s founding meant for those who already called North America home.

Bruin greats enter hall of legends
UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame graphic featuring inductees (top row, from left): Garrett Atkins, Kris Farris, Sam Mewis and Andre Phillips. Bottom row, from left: Kelly Reeves, Matt Reis, Michael Sealy, Sam Storey and Earl Watson in framed portraits.
Nine UCLA athletes spanning eight sports join the Athletic Hall of Fame’s class of 2026, celebrating excellence across generations.

Horror films and trans identity
UCLA scholar Wesleigh Gates is pictured beside an illustrated moth in a promotional graphic for UCLA’s Cabinet of Curiosities podcast.
UCLA’s “Cabinet of Curiosities” podcast spotlights Wesleigh Gates, whose interdisciplinary work spans pop culture, LGBTQ studies, performance and boxing.

Campus buzz worth hearing
Group of 10 people in cleanroom suits, masks, gloves, and hairnets standing in a laboratory corridor, posing together.
Check out Newsroom’s latest on the UCLA faculty and staff news — from breakthroughs, honors and milestones to memorable moments — shaping our campus and community.

What a ‘mansion tax’ did to Los Angeles — and more UCLA media
A graphic shows red "Home for Sale" signs discarded in a green trash bin, with palm trees and a blue sky in the background.

A Washington Post opinion piece written by Michael Manville, a professor and chair of urban planning at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, explores where Los Angeles’ Measure ULA — nicknamed the “mansion tax” — went wrong. Read more about UCLA in today’s Associated Press, CNN and others.
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