Chancellor Block and Vice Chancellor Spain Bradley shared the following message with the UCLA campus community. Dear Bruin Community, Last week, the Asian American Studies Center at UCLA received a violent, racist and hate-filled flyer that referenced a “non-violent rally” at an unspecified time and location on campus tomorrow. We build the Bruin community through…
Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA Bruin Community. Dear Bruin Community: Many of us greatly looked forward to this week, which promised an exciting return to the classroom and a chance to reconnect in person and take advantage of all our campus has to offer. What we experienced instead was a frightening…
Chancellor Block sent the following message to UCLA faculty and staff. Dear Colleagues: I write to provide several updates on the search for UCLA’s next executive vice chancellor and provost (EVCP). The EVCP is one of UCLA’s most important leadership positions — a role with responsibility for our campus’s day-to-day operations as well as oversight…
Chancellor Block and Mrs. Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. May the sounds of joy and the light of love surround you this holiday season. Please enjoy this video greeting card from your UCLA family. Warm wishes, Chancellor Gene D. Block and Mrs. Carol Block
Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. Dear Bruin Community: As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, I want to express my gratitude to each of you for meeting the challenges of a difficult year with determination, support for one another and a fervent belief in UCLA’s important mission. This year, I…
Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. Dear Bruin Community: Tomorrow our nation will celebrate Veterans Day, honoring the many individuals who serve or have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. The day marks an important opportunity to express our gratitude for the courage, commitment and sacrifice demonstrated by America’s veterans…
Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. Dear Bruin Community: Tomorrow, several thousand parents, caretakers and other family members of our students will arrive on campus for Bruin Family Weekend. For many of them, it will be their first opportunity to spend a significant amount of time at UCLA and to…
Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. Dear Bruin Community: Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Emily A. Carter has informed me of her decision to step down and return to Princeton University, where she will become the inaugural senior strategic advisor for sustainability science at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, one…
Chancellor Block and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Carter sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. Dear Bruin Community: Last month, the U.S. Census Bureau released official data showing that Latinx Californians — the largest racial or ethnic group in the state — had risen to nearly 40 percent of California’s population. The…
Chancellor Block sent the following message to the UCLA campus community. Dear Bruin Community: Welcome to the start of the 2021–22 academic year at UCLA! It is an immense joy to see the campus bustling with activity after 18 months of relative quiet. Whether you are here with us or joining remotely, I cannot wait…