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Layla Nusrat Banu holds two master's degrees in economics; a UCLA Extension certificate helped her update her skills – and learn some new ones

Moving from Colombia to the U.S., Carolina Ríos found purpose – and community – in education.

Student-athletes can earn professional certificates while retaining NCAA eligibility

Graduating with a certificate in alcohol and drug abuse counseling, Reed finds peace by helping others.

The memorial Barbara Abercrombie Scholarship will support promising writers from all walks of life.

After more than 25 years at UCLA Extension, Pascale Cohen-Olivar, director of the Department of the Arts and program director for entertainment studies, has announced her plans to retire. ...

Stephen Cheung, president and CEO of the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation and double Bruin, will serve as keynote speaker at the 2023 UCLA Extension Certificate Graduation Ceremony on June 23.

Middle and high school Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) counselors are eligible to earn a specialization in college counseling through a new collaboration paid for by the Educator Effectiveness Grant. The College Advising Program with LAUSD ...

UCLA Extension will honor Support and Feed’s Maggie Baird with the Foodmanitarian™ Award and 11-time James Beard Outstanding Restaurateur nominee Sam Fox with the Innovation Award at its 24th Annual Restaurant Executive Conference. The event, which ...

Four original paintings by renowned abstract expressionist Vicci Sperry have been donated to UCLA Extension.

The competition celebrates the life of the Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning author best known for his hit musical, “A Chorus Line.”

UCLA staff and faculty are enhancing their skills, adopting new ones and enriching hobbies through courses and enriching hobbies through courses and certificate programs at UCLA Extension.

With the easing of pandemic restrictions, California communities are again facing familiar challenges - concerns of how to reduce traffic, increase housing, share resources and protect the environment have reappeared on the public stage. On Friday, ...

The program provides communication and teamwork skills training to job-seeking veterans as part of the vocational rehabilitation program at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System.

A collaboration between UCLA Extension and Google will provide no-cost skills training, professional development and support services for adults from underserved communities.

More than just beauty, the landscape of a neighborhood impacts the wellbeing of a community. And in South Los Angeles, an area lacking shade, and the air- and soil-cleaning properties of plants, a new park is about more than just a place for children ...

LOS ANGELES, CA — In celebration of talented new filmmakers, UCLA Extension hosts its seventh annual UCLAxFilmFest on September 9-12, 2022, a virtual event.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Crypto Artist Lana Denina joins the UCLAxOpen Blockchain Seminar Series for a “live conversation” about her aesthetic and inspiration for art and NFT success in the digital art world, and how blockchain technology made it ...

UCLA Extension is pleased to announce the appointment of Leah J. Vriesman as Associate Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs, effective August 1, 2022.

UCLA Extension has honored 16 instructors for excellence in teaching and service to the division of continuing education at UCLA at a ceremony on May 10th at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center.

This March, the virtual Technical Management Program (TMP) hosts its 100th session and celebrates serving over 15,000 technical professionals.

This year’s virtual Tax Controversy Institute on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, presented by UCLA Extension, will offer insights from IRS leadership about priorities and initiatives and guidance and the best practices by top practitioners.

John P. Lyons began his tenure as Associate Dean, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), at UCLA Extension on August 3, 2020.

A team at UCLA is training thousands of individuals across the state in public health techniques and strategies, including contact tracing, case investigation, and administration, in order to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – UCLA Extension announces a schedule of online and remote learning, no-cost seminars starting on April 27, 2020, as part of “Lighting the Way Forward” open access initiative to support communities impacted by the unprecedented ...