campus events

Una serie de programas y eventos ilumina su crecimiento, su compromiso a la diversidad y la inclusión, y su impacto como una universidad de investigación pública líder.

The Wonder of Women event brought together Hollywood celebrities and UCLA trailblazers for a day of conversation about mental health.

Activist artists including Aloe Blacc, Maya Jupiter, Chuck D and Luis Rodriquez are among the advocates on campus at the “Connecting Art and Law for Liberation” festival.

About 14,000 people are expected to attend and get firsthand knowledge of the academic opportunities and campus lifestyle that help make UCLA the most-applied to university in the country.

The inaugural conference, which marks the 25th anniversary of UCLA Luskin, will address major issues facing the region.

The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is honoring A.J. Racy for his 40 years of teaching. International scholars, alumni, students and faculty will explore the topic of music and ecstasy during the conference.

The event, to be held Oct. 10 at Royce Hall, will be part of the Luskin Lecture Series, which fosters public discussion on issues related to the betterment of society.

Featured among the 150-plus events: Maggie Nelson, Stan Douglas, Sarah Lucas and Kyle Abraham.

Matthew Puckett’s original story about a young Albert Einstein is the latest production from UCLA’s Ray Bolger Musical Theater Program.

While giving UCLA’s Winston C. Doby Lecture, Lieu highlighted the need to make investments in education and reforms in immigration and criminal justice.

The UCLA Film and Television Archive will present classic Hollywood, independent films and documentaries in the Billy Wilder Theater for the festival weekend.

The free performance on Feb. 14 will begin at 5:30 p.m. and be held in Macgowan Hall. It will be followed panel discussion about gun violence

The discussion, which featured alumni, a professor and a current student athlete, was held as part of 100th birthday tribute to Jackie Robinson.

In his speech, Chile Eboe-Osuji highlighted the United States’ history of leadership in international tribunals and justice.

Events include a panel about athletes, social justice and activism, a jazz concert featuring Arturo Sandoval and ceremonies at a basketball game.

Works by Tony-nominated composer Elizabeth Swados, and Compose LA: The Future of Music are among the featured events.

The event marks the 50th anniversary of the UCLA Institute of American Cultures and its four ethnic studies centers.

The exhibition of portraits by Pableaux Johnson showcase Second Line Parades, the jubilant processions organized by African American social aid and pleasure clubs.

“The Passion of Yeshua,” by Richard Danielpour, will be performed for free on Dec. 9 in Royce Hall.

It includes two plays by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel and Maria Bello’s virtual reality presentation, “The Sun Ladies Project.”

Ceremonies on Wilson Plaza provide the university community an opportunity to recognize their sacrifices.

Units across campus will host events on global issues, international careers and study abroad.

Learn about nanotechnology, meteorites and dinosaurs, among other science topics. Actress, author and mathematics alumna Danica McKellar will receive a science and education award.

UCLA invites undergraduates’ parents and guests to check out lectures, go to a football a game and sample campus life during Bruin Family Weekend, Oct. 26–28.

Q&A with theater professor Tom O’Connor, who performs in and was responsible for bringing “Blue Moon Over Memphis,” a play in the Noh theater tradition, to campus.