Following the election, Chancellor Block reiterates UCLA’s commitment to the safety and well-being of the entire campus community. For many of us, the Thanksgiving break will be a welcome respite – a time to reconnect with loved ones and share the joy of family. But right now, many in our community feel anxious rather than…
Chancellor Block shares a welcome message for the 2016-17 academic year. I wish all of you in our UCLA family a warm welcome to the new school year! I hope you are as thrilled as I am about the transformative possibilities ahead: new classes, new insights, new friendships and more. Awaiting you is a book,…
Chancellor Block thanks the Bruin family for a memorable year. Graduation season is among the most inspiring and exhilarating times of the year to be at UCLA. Beginning in mid-May, when commencement ceremonies start, you can find soon-to-be graduates posing for photos in their caps and gowns beside the Bruin statue and any number of…
In a message to the campus community, Chancellor Block thanks the police and shares plans to review emergency response on campus. As the academic year draws to a close, our usual celebratory spirit is dampened by our sadness about the tragic loss of Professor William Klug. My deepest thanks to the thousands of you who…
Chancellor Block joins the campus in starting to grieve the loss of a deeply respected and caring professor. I am saddened to share with you that the Los Angeles County coroner’s office has confirmed that one of the two victims in Wednesday’s tragic shooting was Professor William “Bill” S. Klug. Our entire UCLA family is…
Chancellor Block joins the campus community in mourning and provides information about available grief counseling for students, faculty and staff. Our hearts are heavy this evening as our campus family mourns the sudden and tragic deaths of two people on our campus earlier today. The thoughts and prayers of our entire UCLA family are with…
Chancellor Block shares with the campus community how UCLA’s entrepreneurial research environment provides great benefits to society and the university. I am pleased to let you know that UCLA has completed the sale of its royalty interest in a medication for prostate cancer that was developed based on campus research. The transaction creates a revenue…
In a message to the campus community, Chancellor Block notes that the updated policy includes an important provision on reporting. Sexual violence and sexual harassment in higher education are issues of intense concern to our community. On January 1, 2016, the University of California implemented an updated Policy on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment. The…
Chancellor Block updates the campus community on new and continuing steps UCLA is taking to ensure an inclusive climate for all Bruins. At the beginning of the quarter, I wrote to students that “a number of tragedies this year have demonstrated again that our nation has racial wounds that have yet to heal and hatreds…
Chancellor Block thanks David Geffen for his generous gift establishing an innovative college preparatory school. I am enormously pleased to announce an exciting new UCLA initiative: an innovative college preparatory school for students in grades 6 through 12. The creation of the school is being made possible by the extraordinary and continued generosity of David…