Campus to celebrate International Education Week
From Nov. 7 to Nov. 10, units across UCLA will host events on global issues and opportunities for students.
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Dental school to deliver oral health care services at long-term care facilities
A $1.67 million gift from the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation will establish the UCLA School of Dentistry’s MINDFUL program.
UCLA International Institute receives $8 million in federal funding
The Title VI awards will provide students with tuition assistance and living stipends, support teaching of languages, among other things.
Faculty hiring commitments are already building equity at UCLA
Most of these appointments will be in the four ethnic studies centers that make up the Institute of American Cultures.
With redesign, UCLA’s Washington, D.C. program welcomes students from all majors
Nearly 100 UCLA students spent part of last year in the nation’s capital. The revamp is in line with UCLA’s broader commitment to community-engaged research and learning.
Chancellor Gene Block joins Milken panel on ‘underrepresented and underestimated’ workers
UCLA’s leader said that to promote job growth and social mobility, traditional four-year higher education and credentialing and certificate programs should play key roles.
Course teaches students to provide better health care for people with disabilities
Creating the class, which was a collaboration between the UCLA School of Nursing and the disability studies program, was a labor of love for Professor Lauren Clark.
UCLA recognizes faculty for their outstanding teaching
Recipients of the 2020 Distinguished Teaching Awards were honored by the Academic Senate and Center for the Advancement of Teaching,
UCLA Department of Education ranks No. 1 among public institutions
The recognition comes from the U.S. News & World Report’s most recent graduate school rankings.
UCLA, Howard University launch summer program for students of race, ethnicity and politics
The new UC-funded Mark Q. Sawyer Summer Institute will bring young Howard scholars to UCLA for an immersive six-week research experience.
A lesson in state-sanctioned injustice
The past becomes personal for UCLA students studying the experiences of Japanese Americans imprisoned by the U.S. government during World War II.
UCLA food studies institute to tackle global food challenges
The institute will collaborate with a community of chefs and scholars in pursuit of a healthier population and planet.
UCLA nonviolence class connects students to Martin Luther King Jr.’s enduring legacy
For two decades, Rev. James Lawson Jr. — one of King’s close friends and a fellow civil and labor rights leader — has taught a course on King’s signature method for social reform.
Professor Margaret Peters brings some new ideas to global studies at UCLA
The interdisciplinary program focuses on globalization and the connections among people across the world that transcend geographic and political boundaries.
With the world at a crossroads, UCLA Arts’ ‘10 Questions’ series returns to ask, ‘If not now, when?’
The public lecture-academic course will virtually bring together 30 people from campus and the community.
UCLA creates the Academy for Excellence in Medical Education
New academy brings together faculty from the David Geffen School of Medicine and the School of Education & Information Studies.
Through UCLA course, students deliver funding to L.A. nonprofits
Since 2012, when the class was first offered, students have distributed a total of $780,000 to 27 local organizations.
UCLA Library acquires new materials based on student proposals
Both will contribute to the library’s collection relating to Latin American social and cultural history.
Graduating senior forged new connections to Vietnamese heritage through UCLA class
Anne Nguyen saw how work in the classroom can help communities in need.
Neuroscientist Adriana Galván named 2021 Gold Shield Faculty Prize winner
Galván was selected based on her record of research and her contributions to teaching, mentoring and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.
Trilingual Zoom class inspires next generation of migrant justice leaders at UCLA
Online-only class allows organizers to welcome students from the United States, Mexico and Guatemala.
UCLA’s Pilipino studies minor: Imagining community, understanding the world
The program offers a range of courses spanning history, language, literature and more.
In memoriam: Jan Reiff, 71, historian who served UCLA in many roles and helped usher teaching into the digital age
During her decades on campus, Reiff, who died on May 4, served as a voice for good university governance and pedagogical innovation.
Professor Janet O’Shea on managing conflict through competitive play
How martial arts can help people learn to cooperate and manage disagreements.
Q&A with Farzad Amoozegar, director of Iranian music program
His appointment represents the continued partnership between the school of music and the Farhang Foundation.