October 2020 | Orange County Edition
UCLA Alumni Connect

UCLA Ranked No. 1 Public School in the Country

For the fourth year in a row, U.S. News and World Report's Best College rankings lists UCLA as the top public school in the nation, coming in at No. 20 overall. Among the top 20 national universities, UCLA was the only one to be ranked highly in social mobility (fourth), while ranking first for best public college for veterans and fifth best public college for ethnic diversity. Peer institutions UC Berkeley and USC were ranked No. 22 and No. 24 overall, respectively.
Martin Jarmond

10 Questions for the New Athletic Director

Martin Jarmond took the helm at UCLA Athletics this past June amidst a sea of change affecting college sports. From social justice issues to revenue deficits, the safety of student-athletes to the state of Pac-12 play, he answers the questions Bruin fans want to know.  
Alex Ritchie

What Bruin Performers Are Doing

The pandemic has turned the lives and livelihoods of many musicians and actors upside-down. Yet, it is their art that we rely upon to lift our spirits. In this new series, we're featuring several Bruin artists and sharing their stories of adversity, adaptation and accomplishment in the COVID-19 era.   
Bruin Built Podcast

Town Hall and Podcast

Alumni President D'Artagnan Scorza '07, Ph.D. '13, will host two inaugural forums this month aimed at inspiring and enlightening alumni. The Bruin Built podcast will feature longtime L.A. politician Zev Yaroslavsky '71, M.A. '72, and the first Alumni Town Hall on Oct. 22 welcomes UCLA Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck. 
Teresa White Riddle, Edith Keyser White and Alice White Parrish

The White Family: True Blue, Golden Bruins

The story of these three mother-daughter alumnae — Edith Keyser White '31, Teresa White Riddle '68, M.Ed. '76, and Alice White Parrish '69 — is the embodiment of the True Bruin spirit, that guides, encourages and motivates us to overcome, achieve and, where possible, give back.
Then and Now

Then and Now

Student activism has been a part of UCLA since its inception, reaching a crescendo with the Civil Rights Movement and anti-war protests of the 60s and 70s, and continues to this day. This slider image juxtaposes a UCLA student engaged in a BLM protest this past summer with a future hall-of-fame Bruin athlete protesting the Vietnam War in 1974. 

COVID-19 UPDATES

Study: COVID-19 May Have Been in L.A. as Early as Last December

Coronavirus Precautions at UC System Likely Until Fall 2021

UC System Experiences Nearly $2B Loss as a Result of Pandemic, Seeks Federal Aid

Students Moving Into On-Campus Housing Required to Get COVID-19 Test

New Bruin Tutor Network Steps Up to Help K-12 Students in Need

UCLA and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities to Co-Host Event on Pandemic Crisis Management

NEWS

Pac-12 to Resume Football, Basketball, Winter Sports Seasons

Chancellor Block and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Carter: How We Are Rising to the Challenge

Photos: UCLA Law Remembers Justice Ginsburg and Her Visit in 2005

UCLA Ranked Top Collegiate Gymnastics Program in the Country

In Memoriam: VC Powe ’75, MBA ’77, a Beloved Staff Member for Three Decades, Passed Away Sept. 16. Read More in Class Notes

CAREER

These Vetted Career Coaches Can Help You Strategically Plan Your Career

Be a Mentor and Help UCLA Students Navigate a Year Like No Other

Mechanical Engineering Alumnus Shares Insight on Life at Tesla

Here Is a List of Ways You Can Help Bruins in UCLA ONE

BRUIN SPIRIT

Bruin Spotlight: Araceli Almazan '04, General Counsel for the UCLA Alumni Board of Directors

Faculty, Staff and Students Share How They Persevered During Pandemic

New Bruins Will Still Get to Experience (Virtual) Community Building

UCLA Esports Shows No Sign of Slowing Down

Video - Living a More Compassionate Life Using Mindfulness Practices

VOLUNTEER

Virtual Volunteer Day - Oct. 10

Make a Welcome Video Message for Incoming Students

ARTS, CULTURE & LEARNING

Mission of New UCLA Center Is to Fight Health Effects of Climate Change

Video: UCLA Dentistry Partners With Sesame Street in Communities to Promote Brushing With Elmo

Video: UCLA's Chief Investment Officer Offers Four Tips for Investing During a Pandemic

Video: How Will Artists Help Us Get Through This?

“10 Questions: Reckoning” Explores Thought-Provoking Issues - Starts Oct. 5

Network Events

Events

Alumni Affairs

Asian Pacific Alumni of UCLA

Oct. 4, Online | Silent Reading Party 

Black Alumni Association

Bruin Professionals

Oct. 21, Online | OC Network Meetings

Daily Bruin Alumni Network

Orange County Network

Oct. 24, Online | Book Club Meeting

UC Alumni Career Network

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