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Native American siblings stop at nothing to graduate from UCLA and lift their community
David, Minda and Daniel Streamer defied the odds and circumstances that have made American Indians the least-represented group on college campuses nationwide.
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Student-organized conference shines light on Latinx communities
Social services professionals and scholars gather at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs to share best practices about working with Latinx people in California.
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Students honored for work as advocates for women’s empowerment and leadership
The Advocates for Women’s Empowerment and Leadership Reception was co-hosted by Carol Block at the chancellor’s residence.
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UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music presents a celebration of musical diversity and scholarship
Singer-songwriter Eva B. Ross, a UCLA alumna, will perform at the closing concert, as will the Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz Performance Ensemble at UCLA and Superdevoiche, the UCLA Balkan Women’s Choir.
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UCLA celebrates MLK with a week of screenings and activities
A week of activities commemorating civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1965 UCLA visit will kick off on April 17.
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UCLA focuses on preventing sexual violence and harassment with week of special events
The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in collaboration with campus partners is presenting its first “Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Awareness Week.”
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UCLA partners with tech leaders to launch free summer coding bootcamp
Bruin Code Summer Academy will offer 30 students from Mann UCLA Community School an opportunity to learn programming.
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Graduate students push for funding in Sacramento
UCLA contingent participated in the annual UC Graduate Research Advocacy Day, which is designed to advocate for government support for higher education.
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UCLA professors reflect on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Upon the 50th anniversary of his death, six African-American faculty members ponder how to advance his agenda of equality and justice.
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UCLA Health named a leader in care for LGBTQ patients
All four UCLA hospitals and the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center were lauded by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for equitable, inclusive care.
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Moving Hollywood beyond ‘Black Panther’
UCLA alumnae and film and TV veterans Gina Prince-Bythewood and Felicia D. Henderson share experiences with fighting for representation and advice for aspiring writers.
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Labor activist Dolores Huerta fires up crowd at UCLA
During the Winston C. Doby lecture, the co-founder of the United Farms Workers outlined a history of civil rights and encouraged the audience to keep fighting for justice.
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#MeToo in the fields, factories and backrooms
UCLA School of Law panel spotlights the disparate impact of sexual harassment and assault on racial minorities, low-wage workers and immigrants.
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‘Black Panther’ success amplifies findings of UCLA’s Hollywood Diversity Report
The fifth annual study analyzed the casts of and talent behind the top 200 theatrical releases of 2016 and 1,251 broadcast, cable and digital platform television shows from 2015–16.
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UCLA School of Law launches sexual harassment discussion series
Sexual harassment and power dynamics in the workplace are the focus of a seminar series that will feature alumnae, legal leaders.
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A dose of inspiration – ‘Black Men in White Coats’ – is just what the doctor ordered
The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA joins national campaign to inspire underrepresented minority students to consider becoming physicians.
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Educating for equity and access in computer science
UCLA’s Jane Margolis and Julie Flapan use research to help policymakers devise equitable and effective strategies to scale up diversity in computer science.
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UCLA students travel to D.C. to get a lesson in building bridges
During a trip to the nation’s capital with Chancellor Gene Block and school administrators, members of the student group bonded and learned how to communicate better.
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Former poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera receives UCLA Medal
In presenting the campus’s highest honor, Chancellor Gene Block praised the poet’s achievements as both an artist and an activist.
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Survey provides insight into demographics and health of California’s transgender adults
Data in UCLA researchers' policy brief also show another year of statewide health insurance gains, now at risk under potential federal funding changes.
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Even among experts, consensus on campus free speech remains elusive
As part of UCLA Free Speech Week, a panel of lawyers and scholars debated the effects of free speech and examined who benefits and is harmed when limits are imposed.
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UCLA faculty who were first-generation college grads aim to encourage, inspire
In this video, 12 of UCLA’s more than 150 professors who were the first in their families to go to college share their stories with the next generation of trailblazers.
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First-generation college students get a place of their own at UCLA
This year the campus opens the First to Go living learning community to provide support for students who are the first in their families to attend college.
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Summer program at UCLA helps build more diverse pipeline for health care field
The free, six-week program offers students from historically disadvantaged backgrounds classes, training and mentoring.
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The evolution of LGBTQ studies at UCLA
As the interdisciplinary program celebrates 20 years of scholarship and advocacy, chair Alicia Gaspar de Alba charts a path of continued growth.
- Monday, June 18, 2018