Author: NIKOLAI LABA
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Pilipino Bruins
Pilipino Bruins Pilipino Bruins have played an essential role in cultivating a vibrant and diverse UCLA community since the University’s earliest days. Students, staff and faculty have championed, educated and celebrated the Pilipino experience to create a more inclusive and welcoming environment. (Note: Pilipino and Filipino are used interchangeably in this article and mean the…
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Gen Z in the Workforce Part I
Gen Z in the Workforce Part I Part I: Understanding Gen Z Philosophies Last summer, I had the privilege to teach a career management course for the Class of 2023, called The Classroom. The Classroom is a six-week program to help our most recent grads from UCLA transition from the classroom to the workforce. The…
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Bruins in Sustainability: The Intersectional Environmentalism of Nisha Bansal ’20
Bruins in Sustainability: The Intersectional Environmentalism of Nisha Bansal ’20 Cory Rosas ’16, Director for UCLA Alumni Diversity Programs & Initiatives (DPI) connected with recent graduate and featured speaker for DPI’s upcoming program Mixin’ It Up: Empowering Communities for a Sustainable Tomorrow, a program that will bring alumni and students together to engage in conversation…
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UCLA Epicenter Connects Students With Businesses for a Win-Win
UCLA Epicenter Connects Students With Businesses for a Win-Win This past summer, the UCLA Alumni Association became the new home for the UCLA Epicenter, further bolstering the Association’s services to the UCLA community. Founded in 2017, the Epicenter’s mission is “to augment students’ academic curriculum with project-based experiential learning in collaboration with industry partners.” As Executive…
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Becoming a Hispanic-Serving Institution With the Help of Latino Alumni
Becoming a Hispanic-Serving Institution With the Help of Latino Alumni Photo Credit: Judy Baca ©2012, Gente del Maiz With an unwavering commitment to its role as a public institution, UCLA’s message is clear: building a campus that embraces and celebrates its Latinx communities isn’t just a goal, but an imperative. Chancellor Block recently announced the…
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Bruin-Owned Restaurants Part 3
Bruin-Owned Restaurants Part 3 As the summer sizzles, so should your food. We’ve compiled for you the third edition of select Bruin culinary businesses to tempt your taste buds and lure you to dine out in support of these UCLA alumni. Warning: the following images will make you hungry. Contigo Latin Kitchen Owner/Founder: Deborah Tenino…
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UCLA Library Punk Archive
UCLA Library Punk Archive Punk crashed into the Los Angeles music scene in the late 1970s. At legendary nightclubs like the Masque, Whisky a Go Go and Club 88, iconic bands with names like Black Flag, X and the Go-Gos performed for fans in torn T-shirts, spikes, safety pins and towering mohawks. Los Angeles punk,…
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An Incredible 38-Year Career – Susan Lewis
An Incredible 38-Year Career – Susan Lewis Susan Lewis is a true Bruin, and her incredible 38-year career is proof of that. She started off with Team Alumni, where she made important leadership contributions to Government Relations, Travel, and Marketing. In 2013, she hopped over to what was then called University Communications and Public Outreach…
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The Venture Accelerator at UCLA Anderson
The Venture Accelerator at UCLA Anderson Susan Lewis is a true Bruin, and her incredible 38-year career is proof of that. She started off with Team Alumni, where she made important leadership contributions to Government Relations, Travel, and Marketing. In 2013, she hopped over to what was then called University Communications and Public Outreach (now…
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When I Was at UCLA – June 2023
When I Was at UCLA – June 2023 We asked Bruins to share a UCLA experience and the responses were filled with humor, pride, awe, gratitude and nostalgia. The stories are being compiled so they can be shared and viewed by this alumni community. Here are a few of our favorites from May 2023. When…