The gift, from alumna Alicia Miñana and her husband, Rob Lovelace, establishes a hub that will engage scholars, community organizations, practitioners and lawmakers.
Ritea will manage media relations, executive communications, the UCLA Broadcast Studio and UCLA Newsroom, the university’s primary source of news and information.
An alumnus with two UCLA degrees, Kite currently serves as the special academic senior associate dean at the school and chair of the theater department.