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Lifelong Learning
“The Bruin Promise gives a new and expanded meaning to being a Bruin for life. The opportunities for lifelong learning allow Bruins around the world to continuously enrich their lives and remain engaged with UCLA. Being able to readily access the rich abundance of experiences made possible by our UCLA community of academics, students, and alumni will inspire and support all Bruins, everywhere.“
-John Arboleda ‘96, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, A New Kind of Leadership
“The Bruin Promise gives a new and expanded meaning to being a Bruin for life. The opportunities for lifelong learning allow Bruins around the world to continuously enrich their lives and remain engaged with UCLA. Being able to readily access the rich abundance of experiences made possible by our UCLA community of academics, students, and alumni will inspire and support all Bruins, everywhere.“
-John Arboleda ‘96, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, A New Kind of Leadership
2nd Act
2nd Act is tailored for Bruins in their fifth decade and beyond, offering opportunities for learning, health optimization, volunteering and personal investment.
4 Things Gen Z Should Know About Personal Finances
Lissa Prudencio from Wealth for Women of Color shares four things Gen Z needs to know about personal finances.
Affinity Alumni Networks
Contribute to UCLA through service, scholarships, networking and by building relationships among your UCLA community.
Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies
The Center for Jewish Studies is a world-class research center and intellectual hub for the study of Jewish culture, religion, thought, literature, and much more.
Alumni Travel
Travel connects us to our planet, its people, and each other. UCLA faculty experts accompany many of our tours sharing knowledge and insights. Learn as you go!
Alumni Travel Further Adventures
These small group active tours are highlighted by immersive cultural experiences directly benefiting the people and places you'll visit. Come explore!
American Indian Studies Center
The Center is a research institute dedicated to addressing American Indian issues and supporting Native communities.
Asian American Studies Center
The Center deepens understanding of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders towards a healthy, just, democratic and compassionate society.
BE Seminars
The Seminars present research that benefits society by training future leaders in the wide range of possible bioengineering careers.
Bedari Kindness Institute
The Institute provides an interdisciplinary platform dedicated to research, education, and the practice of kindness.
Bruin Family Insights
Bruin Family Insights equips Bruin families with knowledge to get to know UCLA better. Encourage your student to thrive during their time at UCLA and beyond.
BruinLink
Bruinlink, a digital newsletter for families, shares insider perspectives on UCLA trends, special events and topics related to supporting a college student.
California Census Research Data Center (CCRDC)
The CCRDC provides qualified researchers across California with the opportunity to perform statistical analysis on non-public Census microdata.
California Policy Lab
The Lab translates research insights into government impact to improve programs and policies that millions of Californians rely on every day.
Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies
The Center serves as a forum for students, professors and independent scholars to discuss central issues in the field of 17th- and 18th-century studies.
Center for Behavior, Evolution & Culture
The Center unites scholars exploring the connections among evolution, culture, the mind, and society.
Center for Climate Science
The Center conducts research that helps communities better understand how climate change will affect them and how to respond.
Center for Global Management
The Center instills the necessary global, social, intellectual and psychological competencies necessary to become well-rounded global citizens.
Center for Immigration Law and Policy
The Center is a hub for immigration scholarship and advocacy, community engagement, practitioners, lawmakers and experts.
Center for Impact@Anderson
The Center instills a mindset of collaboration, innovation and impact to create a more equitable and sustainable world.
Center for Media, Entertainment & Sports
The Center provides an understanding of the strategy and operating principles driving the individual sectors of media, entertainment and sports industries.
Center for Quantum Science and Engineering
The Center coordinates research and teaching activities in the field of quantum information science and technology.
Center for Social Theory and Comparative History
The Center encourages the development of historically rooted social theory and comparative history that is theoretically informed.
Center for the Study of Religion
The Center coordinates and promotes the academic study of religion for members of the campus community as well as the public.
Center for the Study of Women
The Center works towards a world in which education and scholarship are tools for social justice feminism, improving the lives of people of all genders.
Center for Vision, Cognition, Learning and Autonomy
The Center's objective is to pursue a framework for representation, learning, inference and reasoning, and build computer systems for real world applications.
César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies
Department faculty analyze life, history, and culture of Mexican, Central American, and other Latinx and Indigenous populations in the Americas.
Chemistry & Biochemistry
The Department is actively involved in a range of public engagement geared towards disseminating knowledge of their educational and research activities.
Chicano Studies Research Center
The Center plays a pivotal role in the development of scholarly research for the U.S. Chicano-Latino population.
CMRS Center for Early Global Studies
Access events, newsletters, podcasts, and publications which promote and sustain global transdisciplinary studies from the 3rd to the 17th century CE.
Congo Basin Institute
The Institute, UCLA's first foreign affiliate, provides a research and training site to advance science and build capacity in Africa.
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology
The Institute researches the creation, dissemination and conservation of archaeological knowledge and heritage.
Criminal Justice Program
The Criminal Justice Program serves as a central hub for UCLA Law's work in the area of criminal and juvenile law.
Critical Race Studies
The Critical Race Studies program is the premier setting for studying the intersection of race and the law.
David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law & Policy
The Epstein Program trains public interest leaders dedicated to public service and social justice who are making a difference in communities across the world.
Department of African American Studies
The Department focuses on the histories, cultures, politics, and traditions of African Diaspora, and the importance of social justice.
Department of American Indian Studies
The Department provides multi-disciplinary, academic approach to studying issues and problems in urban and rural Indian Country.
Department of Anthropology
The Department consists of an integrative, innovative, cutting-edge, and engaged community of scholars who are dedicated to understanding human behavior.
Department of Asian American Studies
The Department promotes the study of histories, contemporary realities, and experiences of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
The Department is dedicated to the study of Asian civilizations in all their diversity.
Department of Classics
The Department teaches various aspects of Greek and Roman culture, literature, philology, archaeology, and history.
Department of Communication
The Department provides students with comprehensive knowledge of the nature of human communication at multiple levels of analysis.
Department of Comparative Literature
The Department has served over 50 years as a leading site of innovative research and teaching in the interdisciplinary humanities.
Department of Economics
The support of our alumni and friends helps keep UCLA at the top as a world leader in education, research and service.
Department of English
The Department maintains a commitment to traditional areas of study, while also supporting research and teaching in Literature and Creative Writing.
Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies (ELTS)
The Department combines UCLA’s departments of French, Germanic, and Italian and Scandinavian, and focuses on cultures and languages across Europe.
Department of Gender Studies
The Department focuses on the complex interaction of gender with other identity markers such as race, ethnicity, sexuality, nation, and religion.
Department of Geography
The Department is recognized as a leader in research and education in both physical and human geography.
Department of History
The Department is a community of scholars who seek to understand the past and strive to introduce students to the process of historical thinking.
Department of Linguistics
The Department focuses on the scientific study of language in all aspects, including phonetics, phonology, syntax, semantics, and more.
Department of Military Science
Our ROTC Alumni Association is dedicated to providing financial and volunteer support to UCLA’s three ROTC programs. Get involved!
Department of Naval Science
The Naval ROTC provides professional training for students leading to an active duty commission at graduation in the U.S. Navy or Marine Corps.
Department of Political Science
The Department gained distinction in political economy, electoral behavior, comparative politics, including politics of developing nations, and political theory.
Department of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Languages and Cultures
The Department provides education in the languages, literatures, cultures, and history of Russia, Eastern and Central Europe and Eurasia.
Department of Sociology
We are always interested in hearing from our alumni and friends about how sociology makes a difference in your life. Keep in touch!
Diversity Alumni Networks
Create meaningful connections among Bruins of diverse experiences to support a strong and inclusive multi-generational UCLA community.
Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences (EPSS)
The EPSS mission is to understand and protect our home in the universe through discovery, education, and outreach. Build your EPSS alumni network!
Emmett Institute on Climate Change & the Environment
The Institute provides research and policy analysis on climate change and related issues, and serves as a training ground for environmental lawyers.
Empower Hour
EmPower Hour fosters conversations for alumni to explore issues of equity, diversity, inclusion and social justice.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Events (EDI)
EDI leads and advances strategies for enhancing equity, diversity and inclusion; protecting civil rights; and upholding dignity for all in our community.
Faculty Research Lecture Series
The Series recognizes two Academic Senate members annually who have records of exceptional achievement in research and/or creative activities.
Global Voices: Cultural Storyteller Samantha D'Souza '18
Hear from young alumni Samantha D'Souza '18 on her career journey as a cultural storyteller.
Institute for Planets and Exoplanets
The Institute's goal is to promote and advance planetary science research by means of interdisciplinary collaboration.
Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM)
IPAM fulfills its mission through workshops and other programs that connect mathematics and other disciplines or multiple areas of mathematics.
Institute for Technology, Law & Policy
The Institute researches how established and emerging technologies influence society, privacy, law and public policy.
Institute of the Environment & Sustainability (IoES)
IoES offers programs designed to educate environmental professionals for the future, especially when environmental issues are a growing concern.
International & Comparative Law Program
The Program engages in research, advocacy and public education in a multitude of areas of international and comparative law.
Joint Institute for Regional Earth System Science & Engineering
The Institute combines UCLA’s strength in climate modeling and remote sensing, and Jet Propulsion Laboratory's strength in data collection from satellites.
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
The Center is a leader in cancer research and clinical care with a vision of accelerating discoveries to prevent and cure cancer.
Law and Philosophy
The program explores classic and contemporary questions about the nature of law and legal systems, with a focus on constitutional, criminal and contract law.
Lowell Milken Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofits
The Center's mission is to enhance the understanding of this pivotal sector and support it through educational programming, thought leadership, and scholarship.
Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy
The Institute develops attorneys by offering an array of courses, simulations, special programs, and connected community support.
Mani L. Bhaumik Institute for Theoretical Physics
The Institute is a center for theoretical physics research and intellectual inquiry.
Molecular Biology Institute
The Institute's mission is to facilitate and promote cutting-edge research under the broad umbrella of molecular biology.
Native Nations Law & Policy Center
The Center connects students to Native American communities to strengthen legal systems while protecting and advancing tribal cultural and legal values.
New Grad Resources
Start your career with tools from the UCLA Alumni Association and the UCLA Career Center.
Once a Bruin, Always a Bruin: Staying Connected Beyond Campus
Find out about the UCLA Alumni Association resources, tools, and community that will continue to support Bruins post-graduation.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UCLA
OLLI at UCLA offers courses for adults 50+ to participate in an extensive program of classes, discussion groups, lectures, social gatherings and special events.
Physics & Astronomy
The Department offers a rewarding environment to pursue a higher education through groundbreaking research, cutting-edge technology, and award-winning faculty.
Plasma Science & Technology Institute
The Institute consists of laboratories and research groups that investigate questions related to the fourth state of matter known as "plasma".
Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World
The Pourdavoud Center engages in transformative research on all aspects of Iranian antiquity and promoting cross-cultural and interdisciplinary scholarship.
Program in Indo-European Studies (PIES)
The primary focus of PIES is the study of ancient Indo-European languages and their reconstructed ancestor, Proto-Indo-European.
Program on Legal Ethics & the Profession
Address the central challenges facing today's lawyers, participate in this forum examining issues drawn from across areas of legal practice.
Program on Understanding Law, Science & Evidence (PULSE)
PULSE explores the complex and diverse connections between law and science, technology and evidence to understand how these areas influence law and policy making.
Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies
The Center seeks to provide a creative arena for the education and development of African Americans.
Regional Alumni Networks
Engage with alumni and friends in your area through social, community and volunteer opportunities. Help create a greater UCLA presence throughout the world.
Resnick Center for Food Law & Policy
The Center performs cutting-edge legal research and scholarship in food law and policy to improve health and quality of life for humans and the planet.
School of Education & Information Studies (Ed&IS)
Stay connected and involved through networking, lifelong learning and engagement throughout the year.
Statistics
The Department coordinates undergraduate and graduate statistics teaching and research within the College of Letters and Sciences.
Strategic Communications The Bar Raiser Series
The Series provides webinars meant for marketing, communications and events professionals to sharpen skills in certain areas or learn new ones.
Taste of Osher South Bay Summer Courses
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UCLA will be providing a "Taste of Osher" courses this summer at UCLA's new satellite campus in the South Bay.
The Diversity Digest
This e-newsletter produced by Alumni Diversity Programs & Initiatives offers UCLA alumni and friends ways to engage through a diverse, social justice lens.
The Getty Conservation Program
The Getty Conservation Program is distinguished by its emphasis on materials, technologies, and preservation of archaeological and indigenous heritage.
The Morrison Center for Marketing & Data Analytics
The Center works to serve the field of marketing and data analytics by providing resources to UCLA Anderson faculty, students and business professionals.
The Novitch Laboratory/Integrative Center for Neural Repair (ICNR)
Explore selected alumni and student publications housed within The Novitch Laboratory/Integrative Center for Neural Repair.
The Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA
The Institute is a hub for world-class research and teaching on Armenian Studies, and for coordinating Interdisciplinary Research and Public Impact Programs.
The Promise Institute for Human Rights
The Institute is the center of human rights education, research, and advocacy.
The Ronald and Valerie Sugar Distinguished Speaker Series
The Speaker Series brings leaders in engineering to campus to share what it took to get where they are, and critical issues that engineers must address.
The Space Physics, Applications, Communication, and Engineering (SPACE) Institute
The Institute is a trans-disciplinary and inter-departmental community of faculty, researchers and students, elevating space science through symbiotic interaction.
The UCLA Anderson MBA Insider's Blog
The Blog offers a perspective on topics relevant to prospective MBA students and others interested in UCLA Anderson’s MBA program, faculty and curriculum.
The UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate
The Center advances thought leadership through influential research, rigorous educational opportunities and professional forums in which alumni can participate.
The Williams Institute
The Institute ensures that facts—not stereotypes—inform laws, policies, and judicial decisions that affect the LGBTQ community.
Transnational Program on Criminal Justice
The Program fosters research & discussion on domestic, comparative, international and transnational criminal justice systems.
UCLA Anderson Forecast
The leading, unbiased economic forecasting organization for 70 years, focuses on global, national, state and local economies.
UCLA Anderson How The World Works with Warren Olney
Listen to podcasts by UCLA Anderson, led by Warren Olney about faculty research.
UCLA Anderson Review
The Anderson Review is a window into the cutting-edge research of expert faculty who are drawn to the school from around the globe.
UCLA Asia Pacific Center
The Center promotes knowledge and understanding of Asia and the Pacific through research, teaching, public programs, and local and international collaborations.
UCLA Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences (Events, News)
The Department offers a broad curriculum in dynamic and synoptic meteorology, atmospheric physics and chemistry, and upper atmosphere and space physics.
UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
The Center fosters research on and promotes discussion of international relations, U.S. foreign policy, and complex issues of global cooperation and conflict.
UCLA Canadian Studies Program
The program trains a new breed of policy-makers knowledgeable about Canadian society and well-versed in Canada - U.S. relations and affairs.
UCLA Center for Brazilian Studies
The Center promotes an understanding and involvement with Brazil including academia, public sector, business and professional communities and general public.
UCLA Center for Buddhist Studies
The Center trains scholars and educates members of the community about Buddhist religion and culture in all of their diversity.
UCLA Center for Chinese Studies
The Center promotes cutting-edge scholarship in all disciplines and fosters a research and teaching environment free from political and financial pressures.
UCLA Center for EthnoCommunications
The Center promotes documentation and creative expression of diverse ethnic experiences through creating and teaching film and digital media.
UCLA Center for European and Russian Studies
CERS's program of public events features lectures and book talks, symposia and conferences, film screenings and discussions, concerts and other cultural events.
UCLA Center for India and South Asia
The Center supports research, hosts public lectures and workshops, and collaborates with other institutions to raise the profile of South Asia.
UCLA Center for Korean Studies
The Center presides over the biggest Korean Studies program in the U.S. with the greatest number of undergraduate and graduate students studying Korean subjects.
UCLA Center for Middle East Development
Through conferences, task forces, publications, and campus activities, the Center explores subjects for the Middle East within a conflict-resolution framework.
UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies
The Center raises public awareness of the diverse peoples and cultures in the Middle East through conferences, symposia, lectures, and scholarly research.
UCLA Center for Social Statistics
A new center, in partnership with the California Center for Population Research at UCLA, enhances population research with statistical methodology.
UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies
The Center supports innovative, interdisciplinary teaching and scholarship about Southeast Asia.
UCLA College Bruin Bookshelf
UCLA College faculty, students, alumni and staff publish award-winning books, from poetry to philosophy, history to politics and beyond.
UCLA Department of Art History
The Department endorses an interdisciplinary and intercultural approach to art history of all periods and places.
UCLA Epicenter
The Epicenter is dedicated to augmenting students’ academic curriculum with project-based experiential learning in collaboration with industry partners.
UCLA Extension
UCLA Extension offers exceptional continuing, lifelong, and professional education to empower individuals and organizations to thrive in an ever changing world.
UCLA Financial Wellness Program
Foster your financial literacy skills through workshops, coaching and online educational efforts. Empower yourself to confidently navigate your finances.
UCLA Fink Center for Finance
The Fink Center exists to bridge the theoretical knowledge of finance with its real-world application.
UCLA Galactic Center Group
The Center's mission is to transform our understanding of Black Holes and their role in the Universe with resolution observations of the Center of the Galaxy.
UCLA Holocaust Studies
Explore the terrains in which the Holocaust took place across the regions of Europe into North Africa, and through many communities in which survivors settled.
UCLA Infrared Laboratory
The Laboratory was initiated with the specific intention of supporting infrared astronomy in the "era of the Keck 10-meter telescopes".
UCLA Initiative to Study Hate
The Initiative is a three-year pilot project intended to foster cutting-edge research and high-level teaching to understand and mitigate group-based hate.
UCLA International Institute
The Institute brings the world to UCLA via degree programs, 27 centers focused on regional and global affairs, and a wide-ranging public events program.
UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute (LLPI)
LPPI addresses domestic policy challenges through research, advocacy, mobilization, and leadership development to advance policy reform for all communities.
UCLA LGBTQ Campus Resource Center
The Campus Resource Center provides education and advocacy services supporting intersectional identity development.
UCLA Library: L.A. Stories
A new UCLA Library video series highlights the region's diverse communities, cultures and historical landmarks through the Library's collections.
UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy
The Luskin Center for History and Policy brings vital historical knowledge, perspective, and analysis to key contemporary issues and policy deliberations.
UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy (LCHP) | then & now Podcast
then & now, a podcast of the LCHP, connects past to present, using historical analysis to help understand modern issues and policy decisions.
UCLA Luskin Lecture Series
The Luskin Lecture Series features renowned public intellectuals, scholars as well as national and local leaders addressing society’s most pressing problems.
UCLA Magazine
The Magazine shares the stories of alumni, faculty and the latest university initiatives and endeavors.
UCLA Newsroom
Newsroom is the official source for UCLA's breaking news, providing media and public coverage of community events, university research and campus issues.
UCLA on UCTV
Explore online videos and upcoming scheduled programs on varied topics given by UCLA people, including alumni, faculty and staff.
UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture: Works in Progress
The podcast looks at topics and trends in art, architecture, and design, and explores the ideas and practices of UCLA’s faculty, staff, students, and alumni.
UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture
The UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture places Hellenic culture within a broad historical and contemporary context.
UCLA Sustainable LA Grand Challenge
This university-wide initiative applies UCLA research, expertise and education to help transform Los Angeles into the world’s most sustainable megacity by 2050.
UCLA Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies
The Center is committed to uniting scholars, students, alumni and the larger community to understand Japan in global and historical contexts.
UCLA Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
The Center promotes a broader and deeper understanding of Israel's history, politics, society, and culture.
UCLA/Getty Interdepartmental Program in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage
The Program focuses on researching and conserving archeological and ethnographic materials.
UCLAxCareerBridge
Access professional training to prepare for careers in fields of high growth and high need, such as substance use disorder counseling, data science, and early childhood education.
University of California Advocacy Network (UCAN)
Whether an alumnus, a community member or a friend of UCLA, you can help shape the future of higher education in California.
We are Mathematics
“We are Mathematics” focuses on promoting the people in the department who make an impact in the mathematical community and public at large.
Women & Philanthropy at UCLA
Enjoy informative presentations hosted by dynamic women who support UCLA’s world-class programs and scholars through philanthropy, leadership and mentoring.
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