About the UCLA Affordability Initiative The UCLA Affordability Initiative is a campuswide effort to: As a public institution…
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Redefining the Modern Museum
Why do museums exist? What can we learn from them? And how can a modern museum make a…
A Place for Everyone to Aspire
Mariana B. ’22 spent her first year familiarizing herself with UCLA and diving into classes, clubs, and hospital…
Fostering Success
Since 2008, the Bruin Guardian Scholars Program has grown from eight foster students to more than 200. UCLA’s…
Giving Begets Giving
Giving back is a shared theme for many UCLA alumni. It’s been an especially thoughtful journey for Ric…
On the Journey to Justice
Years of injustice, pain, and sacrifice in the lives of Black Americans came to a head in 2020…
A Helping of Hope
Providing food meets a basic human need and brings humanity together. COVID-19 has spurred UCLA to find a…
Working for Equity in L.A.
Philanthropy often presents an opportunity to honor the past while powering the future. After Barbara Edelston Yaroslavsky passed…
Helping Homegrown Bruins
UCLA attracts top students from all over the world — and from right in the university’s backyard. One…
Lending a Hand for Learning
During the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual classrooms were a reality not just for UCLA students but for young learners…
Native Generosity
In 2020, the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria in Northern California made a $15 million gift to UCLA…
Pursuing Research, Protecting Rights
Many gifts demonstrate donors’ dedication to equality and justice — values they share with UCLA. And their generosity…
A Corps of Support
Community is critical, especially for veterans returning from service and starting their lives anew. After serving in the…
Champions for Human Rights
The best in learning, discovery, service to community, and promoting understanding — UCLA promises and delivers all of…
Equalizing Opportunity
Whether creating a chair or funding research, philanthropists make academic pursuits possible. Many faculty recognize that generosity and…
Justice Should Be Indigenous
UCLA leads many efforts to create justice for all. Case in point: The university has a powerful relationship…
Learning to Last a Lifetime
“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.”– Albert Einstein A passion for learning infuses…
Leaders and Landmarks
When Henry Samueli ’75, MS ’76, PhD ’80 and his wife, Susan, recently pledged $20 million through their…
Never Giving Up, Always Giving Back
After suffering from Guillain-Barré syndrome, Nhat Tran ’97, MPH ’17 refused to let disability discourage him from reaching…
Opportunity Served
He broke racial barriers in sports and society with his athletic and scholastic talents. So far, he has…
Open Doors Open Possibilities
A UCLA education is transformative. That fact drove a record-breaking 102,000 prospective freshmen and more than 22,000 transfer…
Providing People with Disability the Ability to Thrive
UCLA and its donors never shy away from a challenge. One example is how they are leading the…
Ripple Effects
Scholarships make dreams of coming to UCLA come true. And that’s just the start of what students achieve…
Bending Light toward Justice
Stars are aligning for UCLA’s efforts in criminal justice reform, thanks to the forces of academia, community, and…
Back the Future
As UCLA continues to celebrate its hundredth year, it can mark yet another milestone: The Centennial Campaign has…
A Vision for Diversity
For Hani Farsi, philanthropy is a family tradition, and he’s bringing it forward. His father was a civic…
Teaching Artists
Those who can — teach. Teaching is an art form. Thanks to a progressive program called the Visual…
To Women’s Health
UCLA is committed to equity in health care delivery, and philanthropy helps make it a reality. Iris Cantor…
An Array of Funds for the Arts
Donors to the arts at UCLA find creative ways to give. Their recent contributions — from cash pledges…