campus events

The son of migrant farm workers, Herrera was educated at UCLA and Stanford University. He earned his M.F.A. from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop.

An estimated 6,500 people will converge on the campus Saturday, May 13, a day set aside to give admitted transfer students and their family members firsthand knowledge about the world-class academic opportunities and campus lifestyle that await them here.

The UCLA Costen Institute of Archaeology will be hosting an open house from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 13, in the UCLA Fowler building.

John Emerson, former U.S. ambassador to Germany under President Obama, will deliver the 2017 Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace.

A diverse array of artists, dancers, writers and musicians from around the world will showcase their talents on campus and new this year also in downtown Los Angeles.

The nonprofit Chefs Collaborative and UCLA co-hosted speakers on a series of sustainable food panels, featuring food-scene stars, UCLA staff and faculty and food critic Jonathan Gold.

UCLA alumni and brothers Mark Gold, respected environmental advocate and scientist, and Jonathan Gold, Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer, on what restaurants, chefs and legislators can do.

Join the UCLA Asia Pacific Center for a film screening of Felicia Lowe’s documentary, “Chinese Couplets,” from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 19 in the Charles E. Young Research Library presentation room.

Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz is an internationally recognized ensemble whose mentors include the legendary Herbie Hancock, Herb Alpert and Wayne Shorter.

With an all-female ensemble, choreographers Darrian O’Reilly and Sarah Jacobs combine physical humor and idiosyncratic theatricality to animate the Fowler courtyard from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17.

On May 4, the campus community and public can celebrate the impact of this initiative at the #DreamRevolution event at Sunset Recreation Center.

Chef Massimo Bottura, whose Osteria Francescana is among the world’s most highly regarded restaurants, will appear at the fifth annual public lecture.

Two days after delivering his annual address on the State of the City at City Hall, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti returned to the UCLA Lab School where he had “the most important educational experience of my life.”

Join the UCLA Department of Asian Languages and Cultures for five days of kyogen with living national treasure Mansaku Nomura and his student Yukio Ishida.

UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, USC Annenberg School of Communication and USC School of Cinematic Arts present "Transforming Hollywood 8: The Work of Art in the Age of Algorithmic Culture."

The UCLA Healthy Campus Initiative is envisioned and supported by Jane and Terry Semel.

Panelists and participants examined topics including genocide, the risks to civilians in war zones and the unforeseen effects of the security state.

Join the UCLA Center for the Study of Religion for a conversation with Amir Hussain, professor of theological studies at the Loyola Marymount University and an expert on Muslims in America.

UCLA pulled out all the stops for the nearly 17,000 potential incoming freshmen and their families who visited campus for the annual Bruin Day.

For the first time since 2005, the UCLA Department of English will be reprising the marathon reading at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, May 19, in the Rolfe Courtyard, with "Beloved," by Toni Morrison.

As part of the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin lecture series, the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs invites you to examine the socio-political factors that provoked the 1992 Los Angeles Uprising, as well as its impact on the racial and economic climate in L.A.

Around 16,000 admitted students and their family members are expected to visit the campus on April 15.

Potential UCLA students know all about the university's exceptional academic rankings, powerhouse athletic teams and world-renowned researchers. But there are a few fun facts about the campus they might not know.

The civil rights icon delivered the fifth annual Winston C. Doby Distinguished Lecture to a rapt audience and also received the university’s highest honor.

“Stigma — Lead the Change,” presented in partnership with the nonprofit organization Bring Change 2 Mind, will include presentations from three internationally known mental health experts, who will explore the current challenges and opportunities within the community, on college campuses and beyond.