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Volunteer Day goes virtual: Learn to protest, make ‘how-to’ videos for kids and more
This year’s adapted day of service includes eight different kinds of activities, and volunteers can join in as many as they have time for.
Flavors Take Root at Little Fatty
David Kuo’s Mar Vista restaurant adjusts and grows during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reach Across the Aisle
With the upcoming election, two Bruins who have served in the White House answer questions on how to sidestep partisan enmity.
Law graduate wins UC President’s Award for her DACA advocacy
Dellara Gorjian played a prominent role in challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the program.
UCLA announces star-studded 2020 Athletic Hall of Fame class
The inductees include six Olympic medalists, a two-time NCAA softball champion, a World Series champion and a WNBA champion.
UCLA Alumni Association board welcomes new members
The board’s new president is D’Artagnan Scorza, executive director and founder of the Social Justice Learning Institute.
NBA star and alumnus Kevin Love to fund chair in psychology
The former Bruins basketball player has committed $500,000 through his foundation — matched by a $500,000 UCLA Centennial Term Chair Match.
Rise up: Images of Bruin resiliency during COVID-19
As the adversity of the pandemic loomed over us, it was met in force by the ways students, professors, staff and alumni rose to meet this historic moment.
Objects of Necessity
With generous and swift donations, the community responds to UCLA — and UCLA responds to the community — during the COVID-19 crisis.
Change Agent: Breaking Barriers
All-American gymnast Sadiqua Bynum ’16 may have fallen into Hollywood’s stunt world, but she landed on her feet and hit the ground running.
UCLA receives $1 million from alumna to support students in financial need
The Kellie Newcomb Hepper and Jeffrey Hepper Centennial Scholarship is open to undergraduates in any field who are struggling economically.
Graduates encouraged to envision and build a better future
Amid protests for social justice and a pandemic, UCLA students are urged to apply what they’ve learned to making a better world.
Q&A: George Takei on activism, humor and social media
Actor, activist and UCLA alumnus George Takei will speak June 12 at the virtual celebration for 2020 graduates.
Job hunting during COVID-19? For Bruins, a little help can go a long way
UCLA’s Career Center and Alumni Association continue to offer programs and services to help students and graduates through the crisis.
Old traditions, new forms: Virtual celebrations honor graduates
UCLA’s graduation festivities will feature speakers like actor, activist and alumnus George Takei and California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris.
UCLA College to host virtual celebration for spring centennial graduates
UCLA alumnus George Takei, the pioneering actor, author, activist and social media star, will deliver the address June 12.
PBS series on Asian Americans features work of UCLA filmmakers and scholars
Professors and alumni played a big role in bringing the stories of America’s most diverse ethnic group to the small screen.
A video thank you to all Bruins
Chancellor Gene Block delivers a heartfelt message of gratitude to staff, students, faculty and alumni for their ingenuity and compassion during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Perseverance amid the pandemic
In online interviews with a professor, UCLA Luskin social welfare alumni reveal some fear, some frustrations and a whole lot of dedication.
Change Agent: Politics, Explained
Ezra Klein ’05 discusses the challenges of journalism, writing his debut book, what he learned at UCLA and the Trump presidency.
A survivor striving to increase minority political participation in Latin America
UCLA doctoral student Leydy Diossa-Jimenez has overcome the odds of geography and health to become a scholar, while helping others learn to advance their educations.
Leveraging human rights to change the criminal justice system
Alumna Jasmine Sankofa is applying international human rights concepts to change U.S. laws and policies that cause unjust harm to incarcerated people of color — especially women.
UCLA chapter of National Society of Black Engineers celebrates 40 years
Alumnae Patricia Coleman James and Coretta Harris, along with current student Imani Elston, discuss the early days and how the chapter has evolved.