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Gene Block

Our Community is in Deep Pain

Chancellor Block shared the following message with the Bruin community. Dear Bruin Community:  Our community is in deep pain. We are reeling from days of violence and division. And we hope with all our hearts that we can return to…

Condemning Violence in our Community

Chancellor Block shared the following message with the Bruin community. Dear Bruin Community: Late last night, a group of instigators came to Royce Quad to forcefully attack the encampment that has been established there to advocate for Palestinian rights. Physical…

Affirming our Values in a Challenging Time

Chancellor Block shared the following message with the Bruin community. Dear Bruin Community: This past Thursday, a group of demonstrators — both members of the UCLA community and others unaffiliated with our campus — established an unauthorized physical encampment on…

Carrying the Light: A UCLA Holiday Greeting

Chancellor Block and Mrs. Block shared the following message with the Bruin community. May your holidays be warm and bright as you continue to carry UCLA’s guiding light. Fiat Lux. Please enjoy this video greeting card from your UCLA family….

Update on Campus Expansion Projects

Chancellor Block and EVCP Hunt shared the following message with UCLA faculty and staff. Dear Colleagues: The first goal in Creating the Future: UCLA’s 2023–28 Strategic Plan, which launched last month, is to deepen our engagement with Los Angeles. One…

Standing Against Bigotry at the University of California

Chancellor Block shared the following message with the UCLA campus community. Dear Bruin Community: Periods of conflict in the Middle East have time and again been linked to a global rise in reprehensible acts of Antisemitism, Islamophobia and anti-Arab hate….