Triple Bruin Examines Black History Through Sports
Damion Thomas, a curator at the largest museum of African American culture, uses sports to tell the story of race relations.
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Alumna Carribean Fragoza Writes Fiction That Shifts Narratives
Her new book, “Eat the Mouth That Feeds You,” includes a short story she wrote as a UCLA undergraduate.
Alumna Kaiya McCullough Carries On the Legacy of Bruin Activist Athletes
The former UCLA women’s soccer stalwart has advanced to the pros while simultaneously speaking out on issues of social justice.
Bruin Millie Tran Analyzes the Ecosystem of News
Texas Tribune’s chief product officer believes the key to reaching audiences is understanding their behavior and preferences.
Santa Monica Youth Orchestra’s Symphony of Belonging
Shabnam Fasa and Julius Reder Carlson have created a space where music helps children bridge economic and cultural boundaries.
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.
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.
Change Agent: From Insecurity to Influence
UCLA grad D’Artagnan Scorza is a busy social leader and educator — and he still has time to escape in an RV with his family on weekends.
Change Agent: Politics and the Press
At The Washington Post, Matea Gold leads a team of investigative reporters trying to sort out and report the facts amid the complexities of today’s polarized political system.
Rainbow Radio
Kathy Tu couldn’t speak English when she came to the U.S. at age 5. Now she’s a popular voice for the LGBTQ community and beyond at New York’s WNYC.
Change Agent: Problem Solver
Software designer Evan Sullivan ’13 is developing apps that enable drivers to remotely control their cars.
Change Agent: Reinventing the World
When Martine Rothblatt sees a roadblock, she stops at nothing to remove it.
True Believer
After years of working as a newspaper reporter, X-Files executive producer Frank Spotnitz found his true calling in television.
Sustained Effort
Jaime Nack has built a thriving business creating sustainability plans for corporate, government and nonprofit clients.
Diving Into Film
Karina Silva has applied the skills she learned as an athlete toward her career in cinematography.
Change Agent: Girl Power
Bruin Diana Skaar has created a solid place for herself in Google’s high-tech arena. Now she wants to get girls of all ages to come along.
Always Game
Pokémon on your shoulder? This game designer is turning heads with his work on augmented reality games that change the way we interact with our world.
A Ceiling Shattered
ABC’s new head of entertainment is determined to win with a diverse lineup of TV shows that reflect what America really looks like.
Life Lessons
Who better to inspire struggling students than a high school dropout who holds three UCLA degrees and heads the L.A. County Office of Education?
New Math
Anthony Yom’s work went mostly unnoticed until a student of his became one of 12 in the world to earn a perfect score on an AP calculus exam.
The Natural
Jake Heggie ’84, M.A. ’05 has felt most at home when he’s lost in music, performing and composing. His overnight success surprised no one more than him.
Of Moods and Madness
Kay Redfield Jamison knows depressive illnesses as both a patient and a doctor.
The Dancing Scientist
Jeffrey Vinokur M.S. ’13 found a way to combine his two loves: chemistry and hip-hop.
Welcome to the Jungle
From Lithuania to Los Angeles and on into the jungles of Costa Rica, a fascination with primates has taken Kotrina Kajokaite around the world.