Data for Democracy Charts the Way
UCLA’s centennial initiative sparks an intergenerational conversation about issues close to home.
Centennial Campaign for UCLA
Results
At Issue: Above and Beyond
People around the world have a deep affinity for UCLA, and this is evident in the tremendous success of the Centennial Campaign.
Ripples of impact from ‘Big Bang’ scholarship seen in student’s success
With financial assistance from the cast and crew of the TV show, Jonathan Shi is planning a career in medicine to give back to his community.
Art student shows how smaller scholarships make a crucial difference
Antonia Sanchez was able to enroll in the classes she needed because of the Ruth Anne Kenney Centennial Scholarship.
Professor pays it forward by promoting diversity and environmental justice
Aradhna Tripati, founder of the Center for Diverse Leadership in Science at UCLA, and her dedication to inclusion have inspired donors’ support.
UCLA raises $5.49 billion in one of most ambitious campaigns ever by a public university
About 81% of the gifts were less than $1,000, indicating the broad-based support for the campus’s mission.
How a UCLA Law fellowship helped one student live her dreams
Maria Nava Gutierrez came to Los Angeles as a child, earned honors as a UCLA undergrad and is poised to make her mark in the law.
Nursing student inspired to give back to her community
The Helen F. Shishino Centennial Scholarship has allowed Yuliana Estrada to spend her energies focusing on her work rather than worry about paying bills.
Q&A: How UCLA managed its most ambitious campaign ever
Vice Chancellor Rhea Turteltaub discusses the factors that ignited the campaign and why there is cause for even more optimism about the campus’s future.
UCLA receives $25 million from Uniqlo founder for Japanese literature and culture studies
The gift is the largest from an individual donor in the history of the UCLA College’s humanities division.
Larger Than Life
The activists featured in Our Stories, Our Impact — a UCLA centennial initiative — help shape important social movements.
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music receives $3 million to renovate theater
The theater was renamed Lani Hall in honor of Alpert’s wife, the singer Lani Hall.
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television receives $10 million commitment from Elizabeth and Kenneth Whitney
The revitalization of the Ralph Freud Playhouse is scheduled for completion in 2024.
David Geffen adds $46 million to landmark medical scholarships program
The reinvestment brings his total giving to UCLA to more than $450 million, including nearly $250 million during the Centennial Campaign.
$20 million fundraising initiative will support efforts to improve treatment for lung disease
The funds will support the work of Dr. John Belperio and Dr. Joseph Lynch III in the division of pulmonary and critical care medicine.
$10 million gift will provide scholarships to UCLA students from middle-income families
The contribution from philanthropist Steve Tisch will also create an endowed fund to challenge other donors to contribute.
Hammer Museum gala raises record $2.7 million, honors Judy Chicago and Jordan Peele
The museum welcomed cultural and civic leaders, artists, collectors, patrons of the arts and entertainment world notables to the 17th annual Gala in the Garden.
The Road to Car-Free Commutes
UCLA’s status as a bike-friendly university has been a long time coming. Here’s the rest of the plan.
End Point: Bruin Pride Takes Off
LAX celebrated UCLA’s Centennial by lighting its pylons blue and gold.
UCLA receives $20 million to establish UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute
The gift, from Jennifer and Matthew C. Harris, will support research on building more humane societies.
$1 million gift establishes faculty chair in health care management at UCLA
The chair is named in honor of Dr. Paul Torrens, who has been on the school’s faculty since 1972.
UCLA Congo Basin Institute receives $1 million from Pritzker Family Foundation
Tony Pritzker said the gift is an investment in “research that will help sustain the future of our planet.”