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Gene Block

Recovering from Devastating Loss

Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. Over the past week many of our staff, faculty, students and their families have faced the devastating wildfires raging in California and some have suffered harrowing losses as a…

Veterans Day Ceremony, November 9

To the Campus Community: You are invited to join fellow Bruins at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, November 9, for our annual Veterans Day ceremony at Wilson Plaza. Each year, we take this time to celebrate the men and women who…

Empathy in the Wake of Tragedy

Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. The past week has been particularly painful for our nation. A gunman with a history of racism, who had tried to target a predominantly African-American church, murdered two African-Americans…

Elevating the Conversation

Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. Welcome back, Bruins! I am thrilled to begin a new year of learning and exploring together at the nation’s number one public university. I’m sure this will be a…

The Centennial Campaign for UCLA Marks a Milestone

Chancellor Block and Vice Chancellor Turteltaub sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. A little more than four years ago, UCLA publicly launched what was the largest capital campaign goal ever undertaken by a public university: To raise $4.2…

Establishing the Office of Strategic Communications

Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. I am pleased to announce that effective today, University Communications and Public Outreach, which had formerly resided in External Affairs, will become a separate division in my administration called…

Supporting our International and Immigrant Bruins

Chancellor Block and Professor Valenzuela sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. For over a year now, immigrant communities on our campus and across the nation have struggled with uncertainty as ongoing debate in Washington threatens and leaves…