Sitting behind a big black piano in the cramped music room, student teacher Anush Avetisyan led her volunteer pupil in a demonstration of their weekly vocal lessons. Read more...
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Fourth-year physiological science student Isaac Hui and fourth-year violin student Margaret Wu receive voice lessons from UCLA doctoral music student Hsing-An Chen. Vocal Pedagogy is a graduate class designed to hone students’ skills in teaching singing, using undergraduate students who volunteer for lessons.
It was a two-year service commitment in the Dominican Republic that brought Aaron Williams aboard an airplane for the first time. Read more...
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Aaron Williams
Shortly after arriving in China earlier this month, history Professor Eric Altice found himself trying to get his cleaning lady to stop teaching him how to use an ironing board and instead tell him the Chinese word for it. Read more...
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Geography Professor Justin Zackey created a UCLA program that teaches social sciences courses to high school students in China.
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February 17, 2011 – In 2009, the stimulus bill poured 30 billion dollars into financial aid for college students. However, as these funds dry up, some worry higher education will be out of reach for many students by 2011. [2:02]
"Students face financial worries as Smart Grant is slated to end in 2011"Students attending the 2013 summer session will see their federal Pell Grants dry up if President Barack Obama's budget proposal passes in Congress. Read more...
Octavio Pescador has constantly preached the importance of active community engagement to his students. Read more...
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Octavio Pescador (right), who is running for the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees, shakes hands with Linda Tong, the current LACCD Student Trustee.
The election is March 8.
Courtesy of Jonathan Bash
It is sundown in a rural region of south India.
As night descends on a small village, a woman in a tattered sari sets fire to a composition of dung and firewood. Read more...
Open your eyes "“ and your ears "“ because the creator of "Robot Unicorn Attack" is visiting UCLA later this week.
Scott Stoddard, the designer, will talk about the game's inspiration Thursday and host a workshop at the UCLA Game Lab Friday.
"Robot Unicorn Attack" was released online in February 2010. Read more...
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Scott Stoddard
