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UCLA Extension staff set up shop in Little Tokyo on Oct. 11 for CicLAvia - Heart of LA, handing out Bruin-themed fans, pins and stickers while providing information on courses, certificates and events. Tabling at the annual community gathering is part ...

The largest residential project Ravi Pariah has ever worked on is 28,500 square feet. It has nine bedrooms and 30 bathrooms and is a jewel within the prestigious Beverly Park neighborhood. The project was massive and took an enormous amount of ...

Sharon Boorstin, UCLA Extension Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) member, author and former restaurant critic for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, interviewed Barbara Fairchild, former editor-in-chief of Bon Appétit for a special fall ...

Andre Hardy's deep connection with football inspired him to create and publish his debut novel, "Tear the City Down." A former NFL player, Hardy's relationship with the sport has had its ups and downs, but the experience was fertile literary ground he ...

In some ways, Julia Wolinsky has always felt she was better able to express herself through drawings than words. She had this realization at a young age, and it informed her love of art and her choices of education and career. Art was a way to make ...

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Kylie Eaton may not have always sought community as she traveled through the film world, but she found it at UCLA Extension, and she has since found a home at the Alliance of Women Directors (AWD). With a career spanning television, music videos and ...

When students join the inaugural UCLA Extension Design Arts Premium Studio taught by Lisa SVAN, they will be receiving the opportunity to pick the brain of a lauded expert in her field who has traveled the world working on the architectural concept of ...

Michelle Fisher grew up in a Virginia household that was immersed in the news. Her mother was a radio host and her father was a T.V. broadcaster. She would follow them to their jobs and watch them work on Take Our Daughters to Work Day. They taught ...

As a young student, Sandra Flores witnessed teachers struggling to connect with, understand and uplift all their students. She saw firsthand how language, culture and differences in students' backgrounds could influence the way they were treated in ...

Eric Steere's interest in counseling was shaped and molded by the teachers he had growing up. Their ability to make him feel at ease and confident in new and challenging surroundings stuck with him and inspired his choice to work in education. Years ...

Roosevelt "Rose" Brown has made following his imagination into a successful career. A product design veteran of multiple industries including toys, sneakers and consumer electronics, the new UCLA Extension instructor wants to show others how to funnel ...

UCLA Extension and the SoLa Foundation today announce a first-of-its-kind partnership to bring tuition-free UCLA Extension programming directly to South Los Angeles, expanding access to university-level education and workforce development ...

Daria Neretina grew up in Russia. It was where she discovered her passion for marketing, founded her first magazine and created who she was as a person. But she still wanted more. Her desire to level up led her to the Digital Marketing Certificate at ...

As a nurse aide, Stephanie Casimiro loved having a hands-on approach to healthcare. She loved the direct connection she had with her patients. But she also grew interested in the work less visible to the people she was helping. So after several years, ...

Cinema helped Elie El Choufany survive during his tough childhood. As an adult, cinema has helped him thrive - both as a screenwriting instructor for UCLA Extension and now as a newly announced 2026 Academy Nicholl Fellowship winner. "All my life, ...

In an effort to always be evolving to meet the needs of Los Angeles employers, UCLA Extension recently completed a needs assessment survey of its vast network of employer partners. The survey was conducted in partnership with the South Bay Workforce ...

To many in leadership roles at universities, higher education is facing an inflection point. Conversations about what education can and should be are permeating the culture, and leaders are having high level discussions about what comes next. There is ...

Just outside of UCLA's Pauley Pavilion, Jasmine Kayla Rivers-Mendez was preparing for her big day. Surrounded by her grandparents, uncle, cousin and boyfriend, she smiled as she fidgeted with her graduation cap and prepared herself to walk into the ...

Patrese Winter Calheiros has pondered what he will leave behind for the next generations. A positive legacy is important to him, and after completing the UCLA Extension Landscape Architecture Certificate Program, he believes he is set up to start ...

Throughout her life, Mia Goldman has always been curious about the law - the laws regulating her father's small business, the laws that have held the United States together since its founding and most definitely the laws she needs to know to be an ...

When Atithi Multani was looking for a second chance to make good on her dreams of becoming a doctor, she enrolled in UCLA Extension's Pre-Medical and General Science Studies Certificate Program. The courses prepared her for the Medical College ...

Arriving from Germany, Angel Hass was not expecting to find a home in Los Angeles. She was a dancer and had hoped to open a ballet school in her native country. When that fizzled out, she decided to give the United States a try. Growing up, she and ...

Luis de Moraes takes pride in the fact that his architecture students find work quickly after completing his classes. Through decades of professional experience and a strong industry network, he has built a reputation for preparing highly qualified ...

What do students take away from the UCLA Extension Entertainment Studies Program? Many find community in the classroom, and go on to work as collaborators in the industry. Others cherish the required deadlines so that they can finally finish their ...