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Five UCLA College professors elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
UCLA 2021 AAAS membersTop row: UCLA professors Terence Blanchard,…

2021 Hollywood Diversity Report: Audiences showed up for diverse films in theaters, online
Netflix action-thriller “The Old Guard,” directed by UCLA…

$1.3 million grant will help UCLA advance workforce equity and empowerment
The new initiative will seek ways to help build a more equitable…

The history of homelessness in Los Angeles points to new approaches
Among the recommendations in the new report: Officials must stop…

UCLA to launch new social justice curriculum with $5 million grant from Mellon Foundation
The curriculum will pair social justice teaching with community…

Million Dollar Hoods is already influencing policing in Los Angeles
Students, staff and faculty members of Million Dollar Hoods.…

UCLA alumna awarded Mitchell Scholarship, first in 20 years
Top row, from left: Genevieve Finn, Kristy Hinds. Bottom row,…