Jenny Blake does not shy away from taking risks. In 10 years, the UCLA alumna took a year off from college, moved on from the first job she had at a start-up company, and left what she first considered a dream job to start her own business. Blake talked about her path to becoming an […]
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Tutoring group teaches students in overlooked area
Batman, a wizard and Francis the Ladybug are in a middle school cafeteria early Saturday morning. What happens next? They tutor English and math – algebra, to be precise. It was “Superhero Day” last weekend for the Glendale Learning Program, the first theme day of the year for a UCLA student-run tutoring group that teaches […]
Students raise flag in Bruin Plaza to celebrate Taiwan’s National Day
Raising the Taiwanese flag over UCLA Thursday morning brought Yu-Lun Liang back to his elementary school days in Taiwan, where he sang his country’s national anthem every week. Back then, the anthem didn’t strike him as much as it does now that he is an ocean away from home. “I didn’t feel anything special when […]
Discussions continue about GE diversity requirement
A dinner with faculty members will take place today for students interested in learning about the importance of a diversity-related education requirement, an idea that has been brewing at UCLA for more than 25 years.