Spring 2022 Update
With the end of the academic year coming up, I want to wish everyone in our community the best of luck in this final stretch. In my Spring 2022 Update, I highlight a new commitment to supporting our students, some ways…
Quarterly Updates: Gene Block
Winter 2022 Update
Around the world, people and institutions are grappling with a marked global increase in COVID-19 cases caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. It is a sobering reminder that the pandemic, which has altered the flow of our lives since spring…
Fall 2021 Update
The start of this academic year marked a historic moment for UCLA, as twice as many students as usual began their relationships with our campus and many Bruins returned after 18 months away. Spending the afternoon on the first day…
Summer 2021 Update
Summer is upon us and we’re taking stock of the work we’ve done and the lessons we’ve learned over the course of an unprecedented and challenging academic year. Three things on my mind are how UCLA can be a better…
Spring 2021 Update
This time last year, we were getting accustomed to teaching, learning and working remotely, not knowing how long it would be our new normal. Today, as COVID-19 vaccines become more widely available and cases continue to decline in Los Angeles,…
Winter 2021 Update
Though we are no doubt still in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic — and must be vigilant in protecting ourselves and one another by following public health guidelines — there is a sense of change in the air and…
Winter 2020 Update
Happy New Year! Throughout UCLA’s Centennial Celebration, we have been fortunate to share 100 years of achievements with alumni and friends in Los Angeles and around the world. We are also laying the groundwork for all that’s to come in…
Fall 2019 Update
Watch Video This past weekend, new students joined many returning students, staff, faculty and alumni at more than 100 sites locally and across the globe at our annual Volunteer Day. Service has always been a priority for UCLA and it…
Summer 2019 Update
Last month, UCLA graduated our first Centennial Class, forever linking those graduates to this important moment in the history of our campus. A few weeks earlier, we launched our yearlong Centennial Celebration with a series of events on Alumni Day…