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Gene Block

Thank You to Our Staff

Chancellor Block sent the following message to UCLA staff. Dear UCLA Staff: I am continually impressed by and grateful for your incredible dedication to this great institution. Even as we face new challenges and uncertainties, you remain undaunted in your…

Our Commitment to One Another

Chancellor Block sent the following message to UCLA faculty and staff. Dear UCLA Faculty and Staff: As we approach fall, UCLA continues to face significant COVID-19–related budget challenges — a reality we expect to reverberate long after the pandemic ends….

Postponing Fall Intercollegiate Athletics Competitions

Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. Dear Bruin Community: Earlier today, the Pac-12 Conference made the difficult decision to postpone all fall intercollegiate athletics competitions among its member institutions, which include UCLA, and to examine…

UCLA Launches Innovative Mental Health Study with Apple

Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. Dear Bruin Community: I am excited to announce a collaboration that pairs UCLA, one of the nation’s top public research universities, with Apple, one of the world’s leading technology…

Remembering an American Hero

Dear Bruin Community: Last Friday, our nation lost one of the towering figures of the American civil rights movement: longtime Georgia Congressman John Lewis. He was a public servant whose self-sacrifice, character, courage and compassion made him one of the…

Standing with Our International Students

Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. Dear Bruin Community: I am very concerned by yesterday’s announcement from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that international students cannot remain in the United States if they are…

Introducing UC President-designate Dr. Michael V. Drake

Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. Dear Bruin Community: I am delighted to share that the University of California Board of Regents has appointed Michael V. Drake as the next UC president. UC is fortunate…

Imagining our Nation’s Future this July 4th

Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. Dear Bruin Community: Saturday is the Fourth of July, a day usually celebrated with parties, parades and fireworks. But in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and with the…

Rising to the Challenge

Chancellor Block and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Carter sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. To the Campus Community: The ongoing principled protests around the nation — and around the world — calling for racial justice have…