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Experience the World With Alumni Travel

As the world opens up, the once distant dream of traveling is closer to becoming a reality. Fortunately, UCLA Alumni Travel has expert tour professionals who can aid you with worry-free travel from beginning to end. On most tours you’ll be guided by a UCLA professor, stay in 4- to 5-star accommodations and, best of all, see the world with like-minded, friendly Bruins, where your shared experiences lends itself to creating new memories and lasting friendships. Explore our 2022 tours! 
Debra Duardo ’94, M.S.W. ’96, Ed.D. ’13

UCLA Honors Remarkable Alumni

On May 21, the UCLA Awards Ceremony, held at the UCLA Renee and Meyer Luskin Conference Center, celebrated six outstanding individuals and one alumni network for their achievements and contributions to our community. Hear them share their inspiring stories in their own words.
Bruin Professionals

Bruin Professionals: Who We Are and What We Can Do for You

At its core, Bruin Professionals is about Bruins helping Bruins.  Whether it’s referrals or advice, professional references or friendships, meetings or mixers, the group operates with the mindset that everyone who joins BP has something to gain or profit from their involvement.
Yes or No to the Job

When a Job Search Feels Wrong

In the next installment of our Career Engineering series, executive search veteran Amy Rueda narrates a personal experience when she needed to make a difficult decision. Should she accept a well-paying, prestigious job offer she's excited about or decline it due to the red flags she encountered throughout the process?
Ukraine Student Art

Updates From Ukrainian UCLA Student Olha Shevchenko

As the crisis in Ukraine continues, we check in with Olha to see how she, her family and friends are holding up since we last spoke with her at the start of the war. She shares with us a mixture of sad news, brave stories, and uplifting music and art from the children of Ukraine.
Megan Jensen '08 and Friends in Venice, Italy

A Lifetime of Learning From Studying Abroad

Study abroad programs are the chance of a lifetime to learn about distant cultures and broaden horizons, but it’s really just the beginning of how much students have to gain from international travel. From finding new career paths to forming lifetime friendships, UCLA alumni reflect on the value of going global.
Avelo Airlines

Exclusive Offer from Avelo Airlines for Bruins

Here's an exciting offer for all Bruin alumni and fans. Use the promo code “Bruins30” at www.aveloair.com for a 30% discount off any new roundtrip. The offer is available through July 31, 2022, with travel completed by Aug. 31, 2022.

COVID-19 UPDATES

Mandatory Indoor Masking Resumes at UCLA Due to Rise in COVID-19 Cases

Ask the Doctors: New Booster Guidelines for Adults Over 50

What’s Happening With COVID-19 Vaccines for Young Children?

Q&A: Yes, COVID Vaccine Boosters for Children Ages 5-11 Are Safe

UCLA Research Team Receives $1 Million Grant to Study Long COVID

Alumna For Nox Yang's New Documentary Unpacks Anti-Asian Hate During COVID

NEWS

UCLA’s Commencement Ceremonies In Person June 10-12; Speakers Include Katelyn Ohashi, Nancy Pelosi, George Takei, Troy Kotsur and More

Chancellor Block's Message on the Shooting at Texas Elementary School

UCLA Doctor Performs World’s First Robotic Embolization

Pac-12 Scraps Divisions After NCAA Division I Council Votes to Eliminate Requirements for FBS Conference Title Games

UC Statement on Gov. Newsom’s 2022-23 Revised Budget Proposal

CAREER

Bruin Business 100 Celebrates UCLA Alumni Entrepreneurs

Workshop: A Better Way to Find an Alternative Career - June 15

Viewpoints From Bruin Business Founders and Investors: Evaluating Startup Opportunities - June 15

UC Career Network: Bringing Your "Self" to Work - June 22

Video: Position Yourself for a Promotion

BRUIN SPIRIT

UCLA Provides Grants to Enhance Understanding of Black Life and Racial Disparities

UCLA Relay for Life Raises More Than $267K for Those Affected By Cancer

UCLA Wins the 2021-22 Crosstown Cup Over USC

UCLA’s Quarterly Undie Run Celebrates 20th Anniversary as School Tradition

SPECIAL OFFERS

Introducing the All-New GolDen Pass for UCLA Sports Exclusively for Young Alumni

The Wescom Bruin Edge Visa Credit Card Features a Customized UCLA Rewards Program

ARTS, CULTURE & LEARNING

Q&A: What You Need to Know About Monkeypox

UCLA Health: How to Talk to Your Kids About the Texas School Shooting

Q&A With Screenwriting Alumna and NAACP Image Award Winner Davita Scarlett, M.F.A. '13

Why Students Are Leaving Their STEM Majors at Alarming Rates

VOLUNTEER

In Honor of the Pell Grant's 50th Birthday, Sign the Card Advocating for Congress to Double the Amount

Volunteer at the Arthur Ashe Legacy Booth at the 2022 U.S. Tennis Open - Aug. 29 - Sept. 11, New York City

Network Events

Events

June - July Alumni Events

June, Bruin Professionals | Network Meetings
June 9, Los Angeles Westside Network | Brewin' With Bruins
June 10, Alumni Affairs | Grad Central 2022 in Bruin Plaza Adjacent Bruin Bear
June 11, Lambda (LGBT) Alumni Association | Lavender Graduation Reception
June 11, San Francisco Bay Area Network | Grateful Garment Project
June 11, Pacific Islander Alumni Association | PIAA x PISA Graduation Celebration
June 12, San Francisco Bay Area Network | Cherry Picking in Morgan Hill
June 14, Faculty Women's Club | Book Club: A Conversation With Ever Lee Hairston, Author of "Blind Ambition"
June 15, Alumni Affairs | A Better Way to Find an Alternative Career With Markell Morris
June 15, Alumni Affairs | Viewpoints From Bruin Founders and Investors: Evaluating Startup Opportunities
June 16, Alumni Affairs | 2nd Act - Summer Event: Relaxation, Recreation, Re-engagement
June 16, San Francisco Bay Area Network | Opera in the Park
June 16, Central Valley Network | Summer Mixer at The Point
June 17, Conejo Valley Network | Concert in the Park - California Dreamin'
June 19, Inland Empire Alumni Network | Book Club: "Denmark Vesey's Garden: Slavery and Memory in the Cradle of the Confederacy"
June 21, Beachside Network | Summer Solstice Happy Hour
June 22, UC Alumni Career Network | Bringing Your "Self" to Work
June 24, Orange County Network | Summer Social
June 25, Asian Pacific Alumni, Bruin Professionals and Latino Alumni Association | Happy Hour
June 25, Latino Alumni Association | ULAA Hike With Stanford Latino Alumni in Temescal Canyon
June 25, San Francisco Bay Area Network | Cal Clásico: San Jose Earthquakes vs. LA Galaxy
June 25, Rose Bowl Bruins | Exclusive Rose Bowl Stadium Tour
June 25, Sacramento Network | UCLA Alumni Night - Sacramento River Cats vs. El Paso Chihuahuas
June 26, Sacramento Network | June Book Club: "The Lincoln Highway"
June 29, Alumni Affairs | Alumni Town Hall: Hollywood Diversity Report
June 29, Bay Cities Network | Happy Hour at The Slice & Pint
June 30, San Francisco Bay Area Network | Thirsty Thursday Board Social
June 30, Alumni Affairs | Leaders 2 Leaders: Learning From Giving Circles
July 2, San Francisco Bay Area Network | Edgewood Park Hike
July 6, Alumni Affairs | Guided Meditation
July 10, Conejo Valley Network | Concert in the Park - Hollywood U2
July 11, San Francisco Bay Area Network | Planning Meeting
July 14, San Francisco Bay Area Network | Pint O' Beer Networking Event
July 16, San Francisco Bay Area Network | Financial Wellness Series: Financial Planning 101
July 21, Alumni Affairs | Résumé Writing for Career Changers With Kimberly Cook, M.P.H.'15
July 21, Alumni Affairs | Leaders 2 Leaders: NIL 101
July 31, Asian Pacific Alumni at UCLA | APA UCLA at Pantages Theatre - "Moulin Rouge"
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