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Claudia Luther
Community Builder
For a decade, Carol Block has brought UCLA and Los Angeles together in a number of ways.
Oct 1, 2017
Teach Our Children Well
Partnering with LAUSD, UCLA is reviving and enriching a previously declining school in the heart of the inner city.
Jul 1, 2017
Dentistry by Degrees
Ruth Alvarez’ passion for dentistry has led her to earn four UCLA degrees.
Apr 1, 2017
Calm Classroom
UCLA partners with local elementary schools to promote mindfulness.
Jan 1, 2017
Life Lessons
Who better to inspire struggling students than a high school dropout who holds three UCLA degrees and heads the L.A. County Office of Education?
Oct 1, 2016
Supreme Dreams
UCLA law students seize the opportunity to advise the nation's highest court through the Supreme Court Clinic.
Jul 1, 2016
A Home on "The Hill"
More than 50 years ago, a visionary provost prompted UCLA’s transformation to a residential campus.
Apr 1, 2016
Of Moods and Madness
Kay Redfield Jamison knows depressive illnesses as both a patient and a doctor.
Jan 1, 2016
Madame Vice Chancellor
Louise Richardson '80 shattered the glass ceiling at Oxford University.
Oct 1, 2015
The Compassion Effect: How Social Activism Is Changing Everything
Doing well by doing good is increasingly the go-to strategy for everything from marketing to entertainment. The phenomenon is being driven by millennials, the world’s first digital generation, now busily reimagining every aspect of our society.
Apr 1, 2015
Gifts from the Heart
In 1994, UCLA fundraisers couldn't understand why more women didn't give to the university. Turns out, all they had to do was ask.
Jul 1, 2014
Art and Science: Opposites Attract
Their ancient union is flourishing in very modern ways.
Apr 1, 2014
Big Building on Campus
As Ackerman Student Union celebrates its 50th birthday, we look back at how it's been UCLA's concrete chronicle of society's tastes, attitudes and change.
Apr 1, 2011
Rank and File
What do rankings really mean when choosing a college? UCLA is ranked 2nd nationally. And 24th. And 3rd. And 9th. A critical look at lists.
Apr 1, 2010
Freshmen Enrollment
Nearly 4,900 students to enroll; underrepresented students up.
May 12, 2008