UCLA for Life: Meyer Luskin
Now a centenarian, the esteemed philanthropist — who, with his wife, Renee, has donated close to $200 million to UCLA — remains as true a Bruin as ever.
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Wild Wilde West
Oscar Wilde never set foot in Los Angeles, but his presence looms large at UCLA’s William Andrews Clark Memorial Library.
Girl Power
With wins in 2003–’04, the Bruin women increased UCLA’s record number of NCAA team championships to 94.
Of God and Blue-Footed Boobies
Bruin travelers to the faraway Galápagos Islands seek adventure, beauty and clues to the origin of life.
The Providential Scholar
Sociology Professor Michael Mann studies the power structure of old empires. So why is his influential new book about U.S. policy today?
Of the Community, by the Community, for the Community
With Community Partnership Grants, UCLA extends its tradition of forging creative ties with greater Los Angeles to address significant problems and issues.
Good Fellows
An innovative program brings students in UCLA's policy school together with civic and business leaders to glean the lessons of their real-world experience.
The Perfect Storm
When Sean Gjos was hurt playing intramural hockey, the response of his friends and the UCLA community illuminated the best of human nature.
The Next Step
Chancellor Carnesale launches an ambitious $250-million initiative to secure the best faculty and graduate students.
Visual Road Trip
Photographer Catherine Opie crisscrosses the country to capture images that describe what makes a community.
Coming Home
A “young” alum returns to campus and reaffirms his connections to the school that offered him so much.
The Education Imperative
Universities not only must prepare educated citizens who will shape the future; they have a responsibility to generations coming to enter academe.
Beyond Rhetoric
New teachers emerging from UCLA’s GSEIS are being trained to hit the ground running in some of Los Angeles County’s toughest school settings.
8 Mile
Can new leadership in Sacramento fulfill for California’s schoolchildren the Supreme Court’s promise of a public education “available to all on equal terms”?
Exodus
The most vexing issue facing education today is not recruiting and training enough qualified teachers to fill the nation’s classrooms. It is keeping them there.
Starting Out on the Right Path
A growing body of scientific research links the quality of early-childhood experiences to school success, sparking a revolution in education policy and practice.
Principals of Leadership
In a unique UCLA education program, school leaders learn the entrepreneurial skills they need to successfully take their campuses into the future.
No Child Left Behind
In the national debate over what is necessary to improve the quality of education, how exactly will success be measured?
Diversity, Economics and Education
As the nation wrestles with increasing immigration and its impact on schools, California once again can show the rest of the country how to do it right.
Globalization’s Missing Middle
In the new global economy, rich and poor nations are doing fine. It is those like the countries of Latin America in the middle that are struggling.
Art in the Time of AIDS
David Gere is harnessing the power of art as a potent weapon in the global war against a killer epidemic.
Off the Wall
Whether it’s via print, canvas, film, television or toys, Gary Baseman’s mischievous art is pervading America.
East Meets Westwood
In much of southeast Asia, China and India, the fight against HIV/AIDS is being led by UCLA alumni — trainees sent here to learn from the best.
Too Liberal?
The gulf between conservatives and liberals in America has never been greater. Is this national divide reflected in the environment of today’s academy?
Stemming the Nuclear Tide
In the global chess match that is nuclear proliferation, the highest priority must be placed on containing the spread of such horrific weapons.