Students + Campus

“Teaching is all about the students. We must challenge them, support them, make them feel connected to the class and give them opportunities to do amazing things.”

This decision was made in accordance with the best guidance from public health officials about how to slow the spread of COVID-19.

The 36-hour competition will go virtual for 2020, bringing students together online to create new and exciting technologies.

UCLA leadership held an information session for students on March 9 to share the latest information about the disease and how campus is responding.

UCLA doctoral student Leydy Diossa-Jimenez has overcome the odds of geography and health to become a scholar, while helping others learn to advance their educations.

The former dean of the Harvard Kennedy school argued that morals should matter in international relations.

Alumna Jasmine Sankofa is applying international human rights concepts to change U.S. laws and policies that cause unjust harm to incarcerated people of color — especially women.

With financial assistance from the cast and crew of the TV show, Jonathan Shi is planning a career in medicine to give back to his community.

Antonia Sanchez was able to enroll in the classes she needed because of the Ruth Anne Kenney Centennial Scholarship.

Aradhna Tripati, founder of the Center for Diverse Leadership in Science at UCLA, and her dedication to inclusion have inspired donors’ support.

Maria Nava Gutierrez came to Los Angeles as a child, earned honors as a UCLA undergrad and is poised to make her mark in the law.

The Helen F. Shishino Centennial Scholarship has allowed Yuliana Estrada to spend her energies focusing on her work rather than worry about paying bills.

Adams was one of four people named as a Bonita C. Jacobs Transfer Champion–Catalyst by the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students.

UCLA remains committed to engaging with graduate students with the aim of finding solutions to the financial challenges they face while earning their degrees.

Alumnae Patricia Coleman James and Coretta Harris, along with current student Imani Elston, discuss the early days and how the chapter has evolved.

The Bunche Center for African American Studies was key in bringing the annual State of Black California meeting to campus.

Voting will begin at Ackerman Union on Feb. 22 and conclude on Election Day, March 3. In addition, the Hammer Museum will be a vote center.

Ifill is the president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

Among the events are research workshops, lectures and film screenings, including a retrospective tribute to John Sayles.

In this Q&A, the honorary Academy Award winner discusses how the movement originated and shares how his experiences at UCLA shaped his career.

The author and journalist spoke at a UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations event.

Symone Morales provides guidance to students who are on the same journey she completed.

At UCLA about one-third of undergraduates have parents or guardians whom did not complete a bachelor’s degree.

The results should be useful to scientists studying genes involved in sleep, vision, memory and many other processes in humans.

The move could drive regional change and would make UCLA one of the largest universities in the U.S. to take action.