Chancellor Block and EVCP Hunt sent the following message to the UCLA Bruin Community. Dear Bruin Community: By nearly any measure, UCLA is a remarkable engine of positive change in California and across the globe. Our university opens the doors of opportunity to tens of thousands of students each year, pushes the boundaries of knowledge…
Chancellor Block shared the following message with the UCLA campus community. Dear Bruin Community: This Friday marks the beginning of Bruin Family Weekend, in which several thousand parents, caretakers and other family members of our students will join us for activities and events across campus. This is a wonderful opportunity for our students to share…
Chancellor Block shared the following message with the UCLA campus community. Dear Bruin Community: I write to share the news that this morning our community lost one of its towering and most beloved figures. Charles E. “Chuck” Young — who served as UCLA’s chancellor for 29 years, from 1968 to 1997 — passed away at…
Chancellor Block shared the following message with the UCLA campus community. Dear Bruin Community: I write to share reflections at the end of a very challenging week for both our UCLA community and the world. Only six days ago, a heinous assault was perpetrated upon Israeli civilians by the terror organization Hamas, a despicable attack…
Chancellor Block shared the following message with the UCLA campus community. Dear Bruin Community: I write to share the below message from University of California President Michael V. Drake and UC Board of Regents Chair Richard Leib about the horrific and heart-wrenching terrorist attacks on Israeli citizens that took place over the weekend. These attacks…
Chancellor Block shared the following message with the UCLA campus community. Dear Bruin Community: Welcome to the start of the school year at UCLA! I hope our students and instructors are enjoying the first day of classes, and that all of us are gearing up for another year of learning, growth, connection and possibility at…
Chancellor Block shared the following message with the UCLA campus community. Dear Bruin Community: Late last night, U.S. News & World Report published its annual ranking of institutions of higher education. And for the seventh year in a row, UCLA was named the nation’s very best public university. Additionally, among all universities — public and…
Chancellor Block shared the following message with the UCLA campus community. Dear Bruins: Since I became chancellor 16 years ago, UCLA has been my community and my home, a source of endless inspiration and an indelible part of who I am. Serving as the leader of our university has been the greatest honor of my…
Chancellor Block shared the following message with the UCLA campus community. Dear Colleagues: UCLA is committed to maintaining a community in which all individuals who participate in university programs and activities can work together in an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment. The UC Policy on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment (PDF) sets the expectations…
Chancellor Block shared the following message with the UCLA campus community. Dear Bruin Community: The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling today banning consideration of race in admissions decisions at colleges and universities comes as a painful blow to many. Echoing University of California President Michael Drake, I would like to express my disappointment with the decision,…