Security Concerns

From the LA Times:

• UCLA canceled the Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture scheduled for Feb. 27, with CBS News chief Bari Weiss withdrawing over security concerns.
• Campus opposition and anticipated large-scale student protests from Burkle Center staff prompted the decision, despite the university offering enhanced security.
• The cancellation reflects turmoil at CBS under Weiss, who controversially pulled a “60 Minutes” episode examining alleged deportee abuse.

...The Daniel Pearl Memorial lecture series honors the late journalist and is considered the capstone of the university’s Burkle Center for International Relations. Previous speakers include journalists Jake Tapper, Anderson Cooper and Bob Woodward...

Full story at https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2026-02-18/cbss-bari-weiss-pulls-out-of-ucla-lecture.

Note: There was a report in the Daily Bruin that the lecture might take place via Zoom:

https://dailybruin.com/2026/02/18/cbs-editor-in-chief-bari-weiss-ucla-on-campus-lecture-canceled.