Stanley Wolpert

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Stanley Wolpert has created many legacies at UCLA: an outstanding teaching career, for which he won the 1975 Distinguished Teaching Award; celebrated research, including 14 books and numerous articles in his area of expertise: India and Pakistan; and a remarkable record of public and university service.

Of his many contributions, one will continue to influence thousands of undergraduates in countless generations to come. In the early 1970s, while serving as the acting assistant vice chancellor of academic affairs and curriculum development, he initiated a new concept within the College of Letters and Science: the Honors Collegium, which became the cornerstone of the Division of Honors and Undergraduate Programs. The success of this programs, which Wolpert oversaw as founding director from 1974 to 1978, led to the creation of the Honors Division and transformed the way undergraduates are able to experience the University.

While the genesis of the Honors Collegium is perhaps Wolpert’s most visible legacy, it is by no means his only contribution to the University. He chaired the history department and the Academic Senate’s Committee on Teaching, as well as the International Studies and Overseas Program’s Committee on South and Southeast Asia. He serves on the College of Letters and Science Advisory Board and was president of UCLA’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.

Throughout its history, many people have enriched the University and enhanced its prestige. Few, however, have brought it as much distinction over as long a period as Wolpert. The gift of his vision and achievement is reflected today in UCLA’s academic standing. It will endure in tomorrow’s students.