Class Notes

Breaking news of those breaking new ground. This is where we celebrate noteworthy achievements and life changes of fellow Bruins. Here you can stay in touch, keep up and announce your own Class Note by submitting your story.

Sabaa Tahir '04

Sabaa Tahir '04 became the first Pakistani American and first Muslim American to win the National Book Award for Young People's Literature when her novel "All My Rage" was recognized in November 2022. She also won the Printz Medal, becoming the first Pakistani American and Muslim American to earn that award as well. Raised in […]

Charles “Chuck” Williams '57, MBA '58

Photo Courtesy of the Williams Institute Charles “Chuck” Williams '57, MBA '58, passed away April 12 at age 88. Brad Sears, the Founding Executive Director of the Williams Institute, shared the following message with the Law School community. A dedicated member of the Bruin family and the embodiment of what it means to give to […]

Neera Tanden '92

Neera Tanden '92 will succeed Susan Rice as the White House domestic policy adviser, President Joe Biden announced last week. "While growing up, Neera relied on some of the critical programs that she will oversee as Domestic Policy Advisor, and I know those insights will serve my Administration and the American people well," Biden said. […]

Eric G. Juline '69, M.S. '70

Eric G. Juline '69, M.S. '70, passed away after a short illness on May 30. In a brief message announcing Juline's death, his friend and San Diego Alumni Network colleague Mark Stull '70 wrote, "His contributions to UCLA are exemplary over many years, including president of the Alumni Association [2002–2004], a subsequent tour as a […]

Bruce Western, M.A. '90, Ph.D. '93

Bruce Western, M.A. '90, Ph.D. '93 has accepted membership in the American Philosophical Society in the Social Sciences class. Western is the Bryce Professor of Sociology and Social Justice and Director of the Justice Lab at Columbia University. He studies poverty and socioeconomic inequality with a focus on the U.S. criminal justice system. A native […]

Ardem Patapoutian '90

Courtesy of Scripps Research Institute Ardem Patapoutian '90 has accepted membership in the American Philosophical Society in the Biological Sciences class. Patapoutian was one of two winners of the 2021 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, honored with UC San Francisco professor David Julius for their discoveries of receptors in the body that respond to […]

Lauren Camarillo '10

Lauren Camarillo '10 is one of five educators named 2023 California Teachers of the Year. A linguistics and psychology major as a Bruin, Camarillo is a high school Spanish teacher at Mountain View High School in the Mountain View–Los Altos Union High School District, Santa Clara County. Presented by the California Department of Education and […]

Sarah Park Dahlen '02, M.A. '04

Sarah Park Dahlen '02, M.A. '04, an associate professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been selected to serve on the 2023 National Book Award jury in the category of Young People's Literature. She will serve alongside her friend, New York Times best-selling author and 2022 National Book Award winner Sabaa Tahir '04. Park […]

Sabaa Tahir '04

Matea Gold '96

The Washington Post announced that national editor Matea Gold '96 has been named managing editor of the newspaper, effective this September. National Editor Matea Gold (DB Editor in Chief, 1994) and Senior Projects Editor Courtney Kan (DB Prime Art Director, 2009) celebrate The Washington Post's award-winning coverage. Gold, Daily Bruin editor in chief, 1994-95, and […]

Ashley Sanchez, Women's Soccer, 2017-2019

Ashley Sanchez, who starred on the UCLA Women's Soccer team from 2017 through 2019, is a member of the U.S. National team, which will compete in this year's Women's World Cup, taking place from July 20 to Aug. 20. In her freshman year, Sanchez was a first-team, All-West Region and All-Pac-12 selection. In 2018, she […]