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Immigrant doctors trained to help bridge major gaps in care
The UCLA International Medical Graduate Program offers education and certification to physicians who agree to provide services in underserved communities.
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American Indian graduates celebrate their academic success at UCLA
The first two women of Tongva descent to be awarded Ph.D.s at UCLA celebrated that milestone today at UCLA’s Graduate Division Doctoral Hooding, held on a campus that now sits on the ancient land of their ancestors.
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UCLA Health earns national recognition for LGBTQ care
All four UCLA hospitals were lauded by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for equitable, inclusive medical care for LGBTQ patients and their families.
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UCLA faculty who were first in their families to go to college help others like them overcome fear, self-doubt
Approximately 100 UCLA faculty members who were once first-generation college students are participating in a new effort to offer support and encouragement to current first-generation UCLA students as well as prospective students.
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UCLA Law opens door to careers for undergrads from underrepresented backgrounds
Now in its 20th year, the UCLA Law Fellows program, run by UCLA School of Law, demystifies law school for undergraduates from various colleges and universities, who aspire to law careers.
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Oscar contenders are more diverse, but UCLA report urges Hollywood to address ongoing equity issues
The report examines hiring of women and minorities for 200 theatrical film releases in 2015, as well as 1,206 TV, cable and digital platform shows from 2014–15.
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Self-described TV junkie calls the shots at ABC
ABC’s new head of enertainment is determined to win with a diverse lineup of TV shows that reflect what America really looks like
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UCLA marketing expert finds niche in tech industry
Anke Audenaert, an assistant adjunct professor of marketing at UCLA’s Anderson School, never planned on working in the tech industry. But after spending more than 15 years working at various tech companies, she has charted a path to success in that field.
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Anonymous blood donors meet the woman whose life they saved
Blood donors representing many ethnicities and backgrounds pool precious resource to save woman’s life.
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Faculty leader views teaching, research, service through lens of diversity
'Everything the senate does, every decision we make, has the goal of achieving excellence at UCLA,' says Susan Cochran, chair of the UCLA Academic Senate.
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Chancellor Gene Block on the importance of going global
With the start today of a weeklong celebration of International Education Week at UCLA, Chancellor Gene Block offers his views on why global perspectives and cultural fluency are vital for students to be successful in the 21st century.
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Grant will support summer program for students interested in health professions
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has awarded $415,000 to the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA to support a six-week summer program for incoming college sophomores, juniors and community college students who are interested in health professions.
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Community will gather at CrossCheck Live to discuss, understand election results
A special CrossCheck Live event, “Processing the Election,” will be held tonight from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Royce Hall to offer the community a chance to gather, discuss and understand Tuesday’s presidential election.
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UCLA launches discussion series with roundtable on police shootings of African Americans
“Police Killings of African Americans: What’s Law Got to Do with It?” will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 19 in Covel Commons.
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Former UCLA professor, activist scholar kicks off new forums on diversity
Valerie Smith emphasized that universities must invite students to inhabit the ideas of people with whom they differ.
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David Yoo to head UCLA's Institute of American Cultures
David Yoo, director of the Asian American Studies Center at UCLA, will become vice provost of the Institute of American Cultures, effective Sept. 1.
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Closing the gender and diversity gap in the tech sector
More than 300 technology leaders, innovators, policymakers, journalists and academics will gather Friday at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion Club to share their ideas on closing the gender and diversity gap in the technology sector.
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UCLA hosts summer program for future biosciences leaders
Twenty-eight outstanding undergraduates from across the country are spending eight weeks at UCLA, learning the latest data analysis techniques and skills that are transforming the biosciences.
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UCLA offers freshman admission to 17,500, including more Californians
Hailing from nearly every county in California, 49 states and 81 countries, the students are the most ethnically, socioeconomically and geographically diverse admitted group in UCLA history.
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After kicking addiction, graduating UCLA student reboots life
Sociology major Kevin Hale discovered his aptitude for counseling people with addictions while in treatment for alcohol abuse. This fall, the graduating senior will start his master’s studies in social welfare.
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Miguel García-Garibay named dean of UCLA Division of Physical Sciences
A renowned scholar and chair of UCLA’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, García-Garibay has long made undergraduate education a priority and will work to enhance diversity in the physical sciences.
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U.S. secretary of education calls for giving those with criminal history a second chance
While University of California campuses have never asked about an applicant's criminal history as part of the application process, the practice is used by other universities.
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UCLA ranked No. 6 among top LGBT friendly campuses in U.S.
According to the ranking by College Choice, the independent online publication that’s dedicated to helping students and their families find the right college, UCLA is the only public university in the top 10 list.
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UCLA project to create more all-gender restrooms reaches milestone
When the project to set up single-stall, all-gender restrooms at UCLA is completed by the end of June, there will be approximately 320 such facilities throughout the campus.
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Coming home
Bruin Dave Roberts’ appointment as the new manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers has made its own kind of history, with the franchise that made Jackie Robinson the first black player in Major League Baseball hiring its first minority manager.
- Wednesday, June 28, 2017