UCLA Magazine Stories

David Sefton came to UCLA three years ago to take the helm of the university’s performing-arts program. Southern California hasn’t been the same since.

At UCLA, the Bard of Avon’s presence is so real it’s as if Westwood had been transported back to the heart of Elizabethan England.

While the process of admitting students to UCLA is a frustrating mystery to many, it is one of integrity, sensitively calibrated to be balanced and fair.

Privately funded “chairs” have been essential tools for helping universities to reach the peak of accomplishment and prestige.

For UCLA’s student-athletes, balancing athletic and academic excellence while maintaining a tradition of high standards is a challenge on and off the field.

With an eye toward emerging talent, Hammer Projects is creating a buzz that resonates throughout the global art world.

A UCLA health program bridges the gulf between two cultures to provide a new model for health care.

As a kid growing up watching UCLA basketball on television, Ben Howland always imagined himself as a Bruin. Now he is one.

Greatness is demanding, but UCLA must meet the challenge for the sake of California and the nation.

In an environment of dwindling resources and intense competition among universities, what is required to enhance UCLA’s Excellence and Competitiveness?

Despite the competitive pressures from other institutions, UCLA continues to attract the best and the brightest.

Bruin alumni serving in the state legislature talk about what’s necessary to maintain quality, preserve access and achieve greatness.

It might be a favorable time to explore ways to create more stable long-term funding for the University of California.

Securing funding through research grants and private grants and private givings is a critical part of UCLA’s broad approach to ensuring its continuing excellence.

Integrity is Karl Dorrell’s watchword as he assumes the mantle of UCLA’s head football coach.

As a physician, Richard Ehrlich admires the new UCLA hospital as a technological wonder. As a photographer, he marvels at its startling beauty.

With smaller classes and greater access to top faculty, UCLA’s Honors Programs is for many students a deciding factor in their choice to become Bruins.

For 25 years, Congressman Jerry Lewis has been a powerful voice on Capitol Hill and a valuable friend to UCLA.

For one young student, coming to UCLA is more than just an opportunity to get a great education. It is the adventure of a lifetime.

Wireless-sensing technology developed at UCLA promises to connect the physical world in the same way that the Internet has linked the virtual world.

The noted legal scholar and writer takes on the “unnuanced” critics of Israel and urges supporters to be more vocal in their defense of the country.

It took the commitment and the heart of a caring university and its people to help two baby girls from Guatemala.

For six Bruin pioneers, returning to campus awakens vivid memories of when both they and UCLA were very young.

Stephen Yenser was a 25-year-old graduate student when he met the poet James Merrill. The bond they forged continues to be a focus of his life.

In the post-Sept. 11 era, the need for government support of university research to answer critical questions is more urgent than ever before.