Program helps build the foundation — and networks — to help women become university leaders February 23, 2022 UCLA has women serving as mentors and getting support as mentees in the Association of Pacific Rim Universities’ efforts.
UCLA, partners win Department of Energy grant to boost diversity in field of nuclear physics February 18, 2022 A new pilot program aims to help low-income, first-generation and historically underrepresented students pursue graduate studies and research careers.
UCLA to host disability rights advocate Judy Heumann for Regents’ Lecture February 2, 2022 Heumann will be joined by Andy Imparato and Vivian Haun, both of Disability Rights California, on Feb. 10 at 4 p.m.
Grant makes access to a UCLA education easier for underrepresented students January 20, 2022 As a partner institution of the CaliforniansForAll College Corps, UCLA will select 150 students for fellowships.
UPDATE: Queer cinema retrospective at UCLA changed to begin Feb. 18 December 17, 2021 The series marks a capstone of years of UCLA Film & Television Archive efforts to share LGBTQ media.
Culture Club: The Brilliance of UCLA Gymnastics December 9, 2021 In an era filled with challenges, Bruin gymnasts celebrate their individuality and evolve their sport ― as a big, multiethnic family.
Alumnus Rafael Agustín champions diversity in Hollywood November 17, 2021 The writer and Latino Film Institute CEO touts the importance of UCLA’s research on inclusion in TV, movies.
Kal Penn to discuss life and diversity in Hollywood at UCLA online event, Nov. 11 November 8, 2021 In a pre-event Q&A, the entertainer and Obama White House staffer speaks about how both jobs have shaped his worldview.
‘You belong’: How first-gen students have succeeded in STEM November 8, 2021 UCLA faculty and doctoral students reflect on challenges and offer advice to undergraduates.
TV shows with diverse writers rooms, casts resonated with pandemic audiences October 26, 2021 The UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report finds that Latinos were still extremely underrepresented during the 2019–20 season.
UCLA scholars aim to help shape President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative October 20, 2021 A new report by the Luskin Center for Innovation provides a framework for environmental justice in disadvantaged communities.
UCLA alumnus Oscar Magallanes honors his Chicano heritage in his art October 13, 2021 Magallanes is part of the 3B Collective, a group of mostly alumni artists, that specializes in large-scale murals, site-specific installations and public artworks.
A community-building vision for the Chicano Studies Research Center as campus comes back together October 12, 2021 Director Veronica Terriquez shares how the center will help steward UCLA’s efforts to become a Hispanic Serving Institution.
History in the making: The Black Bruin Resource Center has arrived September 29, 2021 Students, staff and faculty came out to celebrate the launch of the campus home for UCLA’s Black community.
To Go Far, Go Together: UCLA’s Academic Advancement Program September 15, 2021 AAP, celebrating its 50th anniversary, provides Bruins with community and a sense of belonging.
From building a more just world to providing a best-in-class student experience, UCLA excels across a range of rankings September 12, 2021 No. 1 for community college transfer students, veterans and even college food.
‘Advancing the culture of community is the mission for UCLA’ September 1, 2021 Anna Spain Bradley, vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion, on what she’s learned after a year and what’s ahead.
How a student newspaper became the ‘voice of the Asian American experience’ July 22, 2021 Gidra, which began at UCLA’s Campbell Hall in 1969, helped fill a media void by providing detailed historical context as well as personal narratives.
California lawmakers put financial support behind UCLA’s Hollywood Diversity Report July 22, 2021 The $250,000 earmarked in the 2021-22 budget is part of the state’s investment in entertainment industry’s ecosystem.
What’s the significance of the U.S. Education Department affirming that Title IX protects transgender students? June 17, 2021 Q&A with Andy Cofino, director of the UCLA LGBTQ Campus Resource Center.
A brief history of LGBTQ milestones at UCLA June 15, 2021 As part of its 25th anniversary, the UCLA LGBTQ Campus Resource Center created a timeline of important events in the campus’s queer and trans history.
‘Queens at Heart’: Rediscovering a pre-Stonewall portrait of trans lives June 9, 2021 The UCLA Film & Television Archive led the restoration of the film, which is available to stream.
Royce goes rainbow for Pride Month June 8, 2021 To celebrate and honor LGBTQ Bruins the iconic building became a stunning kaleidoscope of colors.
Veronica Terriquez named director of UCLA’s Chicano Studies Research Center June 8, 2021 Alumna will hold appointments in urban planning and the department of Chicana and Chicano and Central American Studies.
UCLA’s Pilipino studies minor: Imagining community, understanding the world May 27, 2021 The program offers a range of courses spanning history, language, literature and more.