UCLA Alumni

Is your Bruin graduating? Encourage them to enroll in the Real Talk for New Grads: Summer Series, which begins Thursday, July 9!

The UCLA Career Center's Real Talk Summer Series provides recent graduates with a supportive space to connect with peers and professionals while exploring career development, life after UCLA, and the transition from college to the professional world. Participants may register for individual sessions or attend the full series.

Graduating senior Azadeh Baniasad's UCLA commencement feels like a homecoming, as she follows in the footsteps of her uncle Mohsen Ghalamkar-Moazzam, who earned his Ph.D. in chemistry at UCLA 55 years earlier.

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We are excited to congratulate our UCLA alumni whose contributions to storytelling have been honored by the 86th Annual Peabody Awards! From stellar voice acting to gripping screenwriting, their work gives life to riveting narratives, sheds light on contemporary issues, and entertains audiences of all ages. 💛💙

🎥 Sara Bareilles, Bruin story since '03 – Executive Producer of “Come See Me in the Good Light”
🗣️ Libe Barer, Bruin story since '14 MFA – Voice Actor of “Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur”
🎥 Brett Hardy Blake, Bruin story since '07 – Line Producer of “Come See Me in the Good Light”
🖋️ Sheila Callaghan, Bruin story since '97 MFA – Writer, Dying for S*x
🎨 Janet Chong, Bruin story since '06 – Background Designer of “Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur”
🎥 Paul Gertz, Bruin story since '17 – Executive Producer of “Sly Lives! (a.k.a. The Burden of Black Genius)”
🎥 Erin Irwin, Bruin story since '95 – Executive Producer of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
🎥 Laura Leganza Reynolds, Bruin story since '87 – Producer of “Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur”
🎥 Danny Ricker, Bruin story since '06 – Producer & Head Writer of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
🎥 Joe Sachs, Bruin story since '90 Residency – Co-Executive Producer & Writer of “The Pitt”
🎥 Susan Shi, Bruin story since '19 Cert. – Producer of “Common Side Effects”
🗣️ Fred Tatasciore, Bruin story since '91 & '94 MFA – Voice Actor of “Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur”

Go Bruins! 🐻

ICYMI: From Keke Palmer's new artist-in-residence program at UCLA TFT to pancreatic cancer breakthroughs and climate-driven household costs, UCLA experts are making sense of the world around us.

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Making memories is possible everywhere at UCLA

Did you know that the building we know as Powell Library was once known simply as “the library”? 📚👀

When the iconic building opened in 1929, it served as UCLA’s main library and was officially called Library Hall. It wasn’t until 1966 that it was renamed in honor of Lawrence Clark Powell, UCLA’s chief librarian from 1944 to 1961.

During his tenure, Powell transformed UCLA’s library system from a collection of roughly 400,000 volumes into a world-class research library with more than 1.5 million books. Today, Powell Library remains one of UCLA’s most recognizable landmarks. 💙💛

Under the bridges on campus 🌉💙💛

The 2026 Parent & Family Association Biannual Survey is out and we'd love to hear from you 💛 Your response is extremely important in helping to understand how our current resources and programs meet your needs, and in what ways you can be better served. A reminder email to complete the survey should have landed in your inbox last week - thank you in advance for your time! 🐻