In a message to the campus community, Chancellor Block highlights UCLA’s achievements of the 2011-12 academic year. As we prepare to close the book on 2011-12, we are well positioned to continue UCLA’s upward trajectory toward our centennial in 2019…
Chancellor Block reaffirms his commitment to diversity at UCLA in light of several court challenges to existing law. Diversity is a vital part of campus life at UCLA, as it prepares students to work in a global economy and live…
Chancellor Block commends the passage of AB 131. I am very pleased that the California Dream Act (AB 131) has become law. Like their peers, undocumented immigrant students are admitted to UCLA on the basis of their academic credentials. They…
Chancellor Block invites the campus community to observe a moment of silence on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Although a decade has passed since our nation was forever changed by the attacks of September 11, 2001,…
Chancellor Block shares a message on the state budget. To a large degree, research-driven innovation and an affordable college education have been the foundations of California’s post–World War II vibrancy, driving both economic growth on a large scale and socioeconomic…
Chancellor Block addresses attacks on researchers. Militants opposed to the use of laboratory animals in research recently posted online and distributed a claim that anonymous parties had mailed letters and “dangerous present[s]” to a current UCLA professor and a retired…
Chancellor Block shares latest UCLA recognition. I am heartened to see UCLA acknowledged again for providing access to a world-class education for so many outstanding students from diverse backgrounds. The following appeared today in a New York Times blog: “To…
Chancellor Block addresses disparaging remarks. I am appalled by the thoughtless and hurtful comments of a UCLA student posted on YouTube. Like many of you, I recoil when someone invokes the right of free expression to demean other individuals or…
Chancellor Block provides a budget update to the campus community. I am writing to share details of our campus planning in response to Governor Jerry Brown’s 2011-12 budget proposal. The governor’s budget would reduce funding to the University of California…