A brief history of LGBTQ milestones at UCLA
As part of its 25th anniversary, the UCLA LGBTQ Campus Resource Center created a timeline of important events in the campus’s queer and trans history.
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Results
The Great Bruin Quiz of Summer ’21
Do you think you know UCLA? It’s time to put your knowledge to the test!
The Great Bruin Quiz of Spring ’21
Do you think you know UCLA? It’s time to put your knowledge to the test!
The Asian American Studies Center’s Enduring Legacy
UCLA’s center is the largest of its kind in the country. But at the start of 1969, there were no plans for its formation.
The remarkable achievements of Jimmy LuValle, Olympian and groundbreaking chemist
The 1936 UCLA graduate authored 35 scientific papers, held eight patents and was the first Black person to work in the Eastman Kodak engineering labs.
The Great Bruin Presidential Quiz
What do you know about the No. 1 public university’s relationship to the highest office in the land? It’s time for a UCLA trivia test!
UCLA’s Adam Room, a Place of Elegance and History
The room was originally part of a 1780s English manor designed by architect Robert Adam.
Rafer Johnson, 86, Olympic medalist, champion for equality and exemplar of Bruin values
Johnson, who won a gold medal in the decathlon in 1960 and later helped found the Special Olympics, died today at his home in Sherman Oaks.
Bruins Touch Down in Pasadena
In 1982, UCLA’s football team left the Coliseum for its own stadium at the Rose Bowl.
One Day at a Time: A UCLA Oral History
Faculty, staff, students and administrators share how they persevered during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Sweet Spot: 55 Years of Stan’s Donuts
After selling doughnuts at a corner shop in Westwood Village for more than five decades, Stan Berman calls it quits.
Pandemic Days
A crisis thrust the UCLA community into new ways of thinking and acting. Despite great challenges, Bruins have remained brilliant and resilient.
A World Changed, a World the Same
UCLA rises to the challenge with humanity, creativity and strong community resilience.
Hidden Gems
UCLA Magazine spotlights some of our favorite treasures on campus and where to find them.
Lighting the Way: History Was Not on Their Side
Few Bruins faced more fateful choices than Iva Toguri ’40 and Hitoshi Yonemura.
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.
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.
Lighting the Way: Welcome to the Woods
UCLA UniCamp, run by student volunteers, provides outdoor experiences for underserved youth. And both groups flourish from it.
[Not] a century of women’s sports at UCLA
The creation of a thriving women’s athletics program has changed campus life and the lives of thousands of student-athletes and those who look up to them.
First Movers: Four Pioneering Faculty Women
Undaunted by bias or condescension, four extraordinary women helped shape UCLA.
Lighting the Way: Royce’s Role
The man for whom UCLA’s flagship building is named was a proponent of idealism and devotion to a cause — fitting for the university’s legacy of optimism and service.