UCLA professor of education Sandra Graham, who has spent her career studying the effects of inequity in schools, is now having a direct influence on carrying out UCLA’s commitment to equity and diversity on this campus.
SACNAS at UCLA is trying to bring more Latinos and Native Americans into science and engineering, a crucial step to help the U.S. keep pace with the rest of the technological world.
The proposal calls for College undergraduates to complete a course that substantially addresses racial, ethnic, gender, socioeconomic, sexual orientation, religious or other types of diversity.
A thick dossier of letters from faculty colleagues, administrators, students and alumni attesting to his devotion to diversity has led to Richard Yarborough's selection as the campuswide winner of UCLA's top award for diversity, equity and inclusion.
UCLA Anderson assistant dean for diversity initiatives says that L.A.'s rich diversity makes it an ideal setting for forging leaders in our multicultural world.
A year before Robinson first put on a Brooklyn Dodger uniform and walked onto a ball field and into history, two other Bruins, who happened to once be his teammates on the UCLA football team, became the first African Americans to play in the NFL in 13 years.
Launched in 2006, VIP Scholars aims to increase the number of underserved students that are competitively eligible for places like UCLA and other selective universities.
Steven Lopez has earned UCLA's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award for expanding the outreach of a campus group that makes students from underrepresented groups aware of science careers.
Raquel Ulma's accomplishments are just what was envisioned when UCLA School of Dentistry started its special outreach program for underrepresented and disadvantaged students.
Actress Lisa Gay Hamilton will be at UCLA on Thursday, May 22 as part of the UCLA Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies' 'Images in Blackness' film series.
At a "Thinking L.A." event co-presented by UCLA and Zocalo Public Square, a panel discussed why racial diversity matters, how to bring more underrepresented students to campus and what can be done to make such students feel welcome at universities in California and around the country.
UCLA earned top marks from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for its commitment to these patients and their families, who often face challenges in securing adequate care.
In a step toward justice, commencement came for Japanese American former students who had been forced to leave UCLA and enter internment camps during World War II.