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 in which the UCLA campus is responding to the war in Ukraine, and a memorable…
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 of 2020, will continue to have a pronounced impact upon society for a long time…
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 of classes greeting students out on Bruin Plaza was, for me, a powerful reminder of…
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 agent of change in the local and global community; how we can better serve students…
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, we can begin to embrace a feeling of renewal and expectation for brighter days ahead….
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 hope on the horizon as 2021 gets underway in earnest. This year, with the distribution…
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 the next 100 years — things that we hope Bruins at our bicentennial will look…
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 takes many forms every day all across our community. Please watch the video above to…
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 that culminated in a magnificent projection show onto Royce Hall. We also took our celebration…