Public universities drive social mobility, UCLA speaker tells grads
Nobel laureate Randy Schekman addressed the UCLA College commencement ceremonies and accepted the UCLA Medal from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Chancellor Gene Block.
Commencement 2014
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New graduates going boldly into their futures
These three graduating seniors from the UCLA College will take what they learned as undergraduates into lives of scholarship and service.
Graduation a family affair for UCLA student parents and their children
To celebrate the hard-won triumphs of student parents and their families, a special commencement ceremony and after-party, complete with face-painting, has become a campus tradition.
Student speakers to urge graduates to seize opportunity, embrace change
Graduating seniors Sylvia Duzaryan and Andrew Ho will address the Class of 2014 during commencement ceremonies for the UCLA College on June 13.
A dreamer supported, a dream realized
With the help of an extended family of friends, classmates and mentors, undocumented immigrant Seth Ronquillo is about to graduate from UCLA.
Graduating senior got involved to give back
Taylor Bazley credits UCLA with providing a place for his political activism to grow.
Mom of three sets example for her sons as UCLA graduate
Deanna Jordan, a first-generation college student and mother of three, has been motivated by her children to embark on a long struggle to get a college education and give back to her Compton community.
School of Dentistry alumnus honored as miracle worker at sea
Dr. Gary Parker was awarded the UCLA Medal for his humanitarianism — spending his career aboard a hospital ship providing free oral and reconstructive surgery to needy people in Africa.
David Geffen to new UCLA doctors: 'You're making the world a better place'
Philanthropist and entertainment industry magnate David Geffen received UCLA's highest honor — the UCLA Medal — prior to speaking to the 2014 graduates at the Geffen School of Medicine's Hippocratic Oath ceremony.
Nobel laureate, renowned actor and celebrated musician among UCLA graduation speakers
Nobel Prize recipient Randy Schekman, Jane Fonda and Herbie Hancock are among the prominent figures delivering remarks at UCLA's 2014 commencement ceremonies.
Gift from a stranger motivated student to 'give my all'
A scholarship liberated Mary Kavonian from the need to work or worry about finances. So she sought out opportunities to do community outreach that eventually led her to a career choice.
Nobel laureate Randy Schekman to be keynote speaker at UCLA College commencement
The UCLA alumnus will also receive UCLA's highest honor, the UCLA Medal, which previously has been awarded to such luminaries President Bill Clinton, basketball coach John Wooden, Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun, and UCLA alumna and astronaut Anna Lee Fisher.