Sheila Kuehl on the legacy – and digital future – of ‘Get Used to It’
The UCLA alumna and Los Angeles County supervisor hosted the landmark talk show, which began in 1992.
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$1 million gift endows UCLA faculty chair in piano performance
Alumni Ralph and Shirley Shapiro have now funded more than 20 endowed chairs across campus.
UCLA’s Clark Library receives centuries-old rare books from longtime donor
The donation of 40 historical texts from Paul Chrzanowski further bolsters an already remarkable collection of early English texts.
Summer cinema: UCLA Film & Television Archive screenings
The free public programs, presented at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum, run from July 8 through Sept. 30.
Student musicians join Arturo O’Farrill, Cornel West and Mariachi Los Camperos on stage
The concert celebrated more than 30 years of intercultural musical partnership between UCLA and Mexico.
New online concert series brings Jewish music to audiences everywhere
“Secret Chord Concerts” will feature musicians representing a broad range of styles, heritages and histories.
UCLA Library to host 20 top academic librarians for professional development program
Participants represent university libraries from across the nation.
Q&A: Film programmer Paul Malcolm previews ‘American Neorealism, Part Two’
The UCLA Film & Television Archive series begins June 3 at the Billy Wilder Theater.
‘A book can save a life’: Alumna starts library at Los Angeles County jail
Ahmanise Sanati has worked at L.A.'s Twin Towers Correctional Facility for 11 years, during which time she’s brought in books for the people incarcerated there.
Venue change: May 13 concert with Cornel West, Arturo O’Farrill and Mariachi Los Camperos moved to Royce Hall
RSVPs for the previous location will be honored for the free concert, which will take place on campus at UCLA.
Designer who made Marvel and DC characters look heroic teaches at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
Kym Barrett will mentor graduate students through the design process.
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Read, watch, listen 2022
From rock band the Linda Lindas to podcasts to the dimension-jumping “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” staff recommend their media musts.
Augmented reality exhibition places viewers in midst of WWII-era forced removal of Japanese Americans
‘BeHere / 1942,’ presented by the Yanai Initiative of UCLA and Tokyo’s Waseda University, runs from May 7 to Oct. 9.
Cornel West to deliver UC Regents’ Lecture at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
The lecture, which will be held Wednesday, May 11, at 5 p.m., is free and open to the public.
Reassessing the legacy of Jewish filmmaker Hugo Haas
Michael Beckerman will deliver the inaugural Lowell Milken Lecture in Jewish Music on May 3. The event is free and open to the public.
The art of belonging: Arab American artist Saj Issa explores identity, ritual and labor in new works
The UCLA graduate student will be having her first solo exhibition at Le Maximum Los Angeles, May 14 to June 19.
Dazzling multimedia art installation inspires personal contemplation among campus community
Artist and alumnus Refik Anadol’s “Moment of Reflection” is on view through April 24 in the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden.
2022 UCLA Festival of Preservation celebrates moving image history May 20–22
The 20th edition of the biennial event is free to the public at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum.
Digital Prometheus: Artist Refik Anadol imbues artificial intelligence with creativity
Alumnus of UCLA’s design media arts program shares the inspiration behind some of his awe-inspiring projects.
Art professor awarded 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship
Anna Sew Hoy is the area head of ceramics in the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture.
UCLA presents unique multimedia art installation April 19–24 in campus sculpture garden
The work was created by alumnus Refik Anadol in the spirit of reflection.
With $5 million from Herb Alpert Foundation, UCLA to introduce state-of-the-art music practice rooms
Construction is set to begin this summer for the 46 practice rooms, which have not been fully refurbished in nearly 70 years.
In memoriam: Marina Goldovskaya, 80, teacher of documentary filmmaking
The professor and award-winning filmmaker captured the decline of the Soviet Union in her movies.
UCLA poised to become a world leader in hip-hop studies
Building on decades of scholarship, the new Hip Hop Initiative will highlight the local and global impact of this Black art form.
People of color helped keep movie business afloat during pandemic
The latest UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report again emphasizes the importance of minority audiences.