California lawmakers put financial support behind UCLA’s Hollywood Diversity Report
The $250,000 earmarked in the 2021-22 budget is part of the state’s investment in entertainment industry’s ecosystem.
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What’s the significance of the U.S. Education Department affirming that Title IX protects transgender students?
Q&A with Andy Cofino, director of the UCLA LGBTQ Campus Resource Center.
A brief history of LGBTQ milestones at UCLA
As part of its 25th anniversary, the UCLA LGBTQ Campus Resource Center created a timeline of important events in the campus’s queer and trans history.
‘Queens at Heart’: Rediscovering a pre-Stonewall portrait of trans lives
The UCLA Film & Television Archive led the restoration of the film, which is available to stream.
Royce goes rainbow for Pride Month
To celebrate and honor LGBTQ Bruins the iconic building became a stunning kaleidoscope of colors.
Veronica Terriquez named director of UCLA’s Chicano Studies Research Center
Alumna will hold appointments in urban planning and the department of Chicana and Chicano and Central American Studies.
UCLA’s Pilipino studies minor: Imagining community, understanding the world
The program offers a range of courses spanning history, language, literature and more.
Asian American campus leaders reflect on leadership during the pandemic
The past year was an opportunity to become even stronger advocates for social justice and equity.
UCLA administrators, students team up to create new campus hub for Black students
Years of activism and organizing delivered the new Black Bruin Resource Center.
Chon Noriega’s visionary leadership brought Latino culture and art to the forefront
The director of UCLA’s Chicano Studies Research Center is stepping down at the end of June after nearly two decades.
Chandra Bhatnagar: Helping UCLA embody its ideals on equality
Q&A with UCLA’s inaugural assistant vice chancellor for civil rights, whose office helps ensure that everyone can learn, teach or work free from discrimination or harassment.
Asian American faculty book projects show wide-ranging cultural expertise
Professors share insights into K-pop, understanding China’s global influence through art, Filipino cinema and perceptions of ethnic identity.
Embracing diversity – one dental student at a time
Students are working with faculty and staff to make sure everyone can see themselves in the profession.
What to read, watch or listen to during Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
AAPI faculty and staff at UCLA recommend media that provide insights into history, culture, struggle and contributions.
Proportion of Black physicians in U.S. has changed little in 120 years, UCLA research finds
The research also spotlights a significant income gap between white and Black male doctors.
Alumni Association’s D’Artagnan Scorza on how to address workplace racism
Scorza will participate in the UC Alumni Career Network’s April 19 event on navigating racism in career advancement.
Music school dean co-authors book with bold plan to increase access to higher education
Dean Eileen Strempel and alumnus Stephen Handel share insights on how to best serve neo-traditional students.
Ana-Christina Ramón: Opening doors for equity and access
Ramón is the co-founder and co-author of the annual Hollywood Diversity Report, first record of the industry’s progress around gender and racial diversity.
Cindy Fan: Leadership for UCLA on the world stage
As UCLA’s vice provost for international studies and global engagement, Fan guides how UCLA embodies its important role as a global citizen.
Architecture students dream up building that promotes anti-racism and equity
Some of the renderings resembled a town hall, or a laboratory building, or even a busy train station where people are moving and congregating.
Visual artist and UCLA Arts staff member Verlena Johnson paints love, Blackness and divinity
Johnson, a student affairs officer in the architecture and urban design department, has also written a children’s book starring her son.
Bunche Fellows Program aims for HBCU vibe within UCLA
The mentorship-based initiative creates student research opportunities and serves as a model for diversifying the academic pipeline.
Standing with our Asian and Pacific Islander communities
Chancellor Gene Block encourages those who have experienced an incident of discrimination or harassment to report it to the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
Dean Tracy Johnson seeks to diversify the pipeline of future scientists and doctors
The UCLA-Howard Hughes Medical Institute Pathways to Success Program has enrolled more than 125 students from underrepresented backgrounds.
Chaos or community? Professors reflect on Martin Luther King Jr.’s final message of hope
UCLA faculty share their thoughts on King’s provocative rhetorical inquiry during a time that has tested our institutions and selves in unprecedented ways.