Time capsule: Alex Haley’s deep dive on Malcolm X and ‘Roots’ at UCLA February 14, 2023 Fifty years ago today, the celebrated author joined students in Royce Hall to talk about his work and his relationship with the slain Black activist.
Watch: When Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at UCLA January 17, 2023 This film clip combines footage of King speaking with audio discovered by people in the communications studies department.
The Secret Garden January 5, 2023 Chancellor Franklin Murphy looked at a gravel parking lot and saw a vision: verdant, landscaped sculpture grounds at UCLA.
Happenings for November 2022 November 1, 2022 A Bruin guide to some of this month’s most intriguing events at UCLA.
The View From Above September 19, 2022 UCLA houses one of the most comprehensive archives of aerial photography in the world. Now, a new website is bringing these majestic images to the masses.
Better than ever: Faculty Club reopens after renovations, preserving what Bruins have cherished August 4, 2022 Renovations include a new roof, landscaping, new paint, and two new accessible restrooms. The club will be open for all services starting Sept. 22.
Here’s the Camera. Go! June 14, 2022 The L.A. Rebellion film movement, born at UCLA in 1969, enabled minority student directors to tell the world about their communities.
Buried in the Past June 14, 2022 The first structure on the Westwood campus, the Arroyo Bridge, was vital to the building of Royce Hall and Powell Library. It disappeared in 1947.
42 facts about Jackie Robinson to celebrate the 75th anniversary of his breaking the color barrier April 15, 2022 The former Bruin integrated baseball and changed history on April 15, 1947, when he took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Dancing to the words of Angela Davis March 2, 2022 Recordings from the educator and activist’s speeches are part of Ronald K. Brown and his company’s newest dance work.
A Bookman’s Impact on the Library System February 24, 2022 Lawrence Clark Powell, for whom UCLA’s iconic library is named, was the university’s chief librarian and a prolific writer.
‘Take a seat at the table’: Mural welcomes people to the Black Bruin Resource Center February 23, 2022 Student artist Maia Hadaway created a cafeteria-like scene of generations of important Black Bruins and civil rights leaders for the center.
A legacy to be proud of: Reflections from Chancellor Emeritus Charles E. Young January 6, 2022 On the occasion of his 90th birthday, the former leader of UCLA looks back on how he helped shape campus and offers students advice for the future.
Children’s Clock Ticks Again at UCLA Stein Eye Institute November 10, 2021 A Disney Imagineer created a mural — with the timepiece at its center — designed to cheer young patients.
A Village on Campus: The Anderson School Complex September 15, 2021 Architect Harry Cobb designed "the village" to enhance university life.
In memoriam: U.S. Rep. Jerry Lewis, 86, alumnus and champion for UCLA in Washington, D.C. July 29, 2021 Lewis’ support helped fuel the rebuilding of campus following the 1994 Northridge earthquake.
How a student newspaper became the ‘voice of the Asian American experience’ July 22, 2021 Gidra, which began at UCLA’s Campbell Hall in 1969, helped fill a media void by providing detailed historical context as well as personal narratives.
A brief history of LGBTQ milestones at UCLA June 15, 2021 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.
The Great Bruin Quiz of Summer ’21 June 10, 2021 Do you think you know UCLA? It’s time to put your knowledge to the test!
The Great Bruin Quiz of Spring ’21 March 24, 2021 Do you think you know UCLA? It’s time to put your knowledge to the test!
The Asian American Studies Center’s Enduring Legacy March 15, 2021 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 February 24, 2021 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 January 20, 2021 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 December 10, 2020 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 December 2, 2020 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.