This post was updated June 27 at 9:01 p.m. UCLA held in-person graduation processions for the class of 2021 from June 10 to June 15 at Drake Stadium. Read more...
Photo: Graduating students walked across the stage at Drake Stadium from June 10 to June 15. Although commencement remained virtual, many were able to celebrate in-person processions with proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test result. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)
UCLA professor Cynthia Ann Telles was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica on Tuesday. Telles is a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine. Read more...
The class of 2020 will receive an in-person commencement ceremony in fall, UCLA announced in an email Tuesday. To curb COVID-19 cases at the start of the pandemic, Chancellor Gene Block announced March 18, 2020 that individuals in UCLA College from class of 2020 would receive a virtual commencement ceremony. Read more...
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Despite having their time at UCLA cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, transfer students have still found positives and connections through various on-campus communities. Many graduating transfer students highlighted their disappointment at having their time at UCLA shortened due to the pandemic. Read more...
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UCLA students are pursuing degrees in education-related fields in hopes of addressing existing inequities in higher education. UCLA approved the undergraduate education and social transformation major in fall 2018 and began accepting applications in 2020. Read more...
Photo: Alexis Romero is a first-year pre-education and social transformation student who pursued education because of her desire to give back to future generations. (Courtesy of Alexis Romero)
Graduating students call their time at UCLA bittersweet: While they are sad to finish the last year of their undergraduate careers behind a screen, they are excited for what the future holds. Read more...
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As a student pursuing a geographic information systems and technology minor, Kathryn Greenler is familiar with maps and data. Yet Greenler only recently learned how to take a community-centered approach to her studies by creating technology that will amplify the voices of Koreatown. Read more...
Photo: Kathryn Greenler, a second-year geography student and student in Asian American Studies 191A, said the class has helped her learn how to apply her skills in technology to support and uplift local communities such as Koreatown. (Sakshi Joglekar/Assistant Photo editor)
