A group of UCLA faculty says the university’s plan to address police violence represents a renewed commitment to policing and fails to work meaningfully toward divestment.
At least 36 UCLA faculty formed the Divest/Invest UCLA Faculty Collective, which demands the university fully divest from law enforcement agencies. A June 11 letter, signed by more than 200 faculty members and sent to the UCLA administration, stated that UCLA should divest from the Los Angeles Police Department, defund…