Educational
Friday May 5/23
Symposium: Women and Goddesses in Jainism
Fri 5/23 • 2PM - 5PM PDT RSVP
Hershey Hall Salon
Throughout the history of Jainism, one of the world’s oldest living religions, Jain women have played a crucial role. Jain renouncers, whose self-denying lifestyle is revered as the highest ideal, are predominantly female, while Jain laywomen tend...
Saturday May 5/24
Celebration of Life for K.W. Lee
Sat 5/24 • 2PM - 5PM PDT RSVP
Oxford Palace Hotel, 745 South Oxford Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90005
Considered the godfather of Asian American journalism, K.W. (short for Kyung Won) Lee's illustrious career as the first Korean American journalist has profoundly shaped the Korean American community consciousness and activism. K.W. Lee's family has...
Tuesday May 5/27
Food Studies Resources at the UCLA Library and Beyond
Tue 5/27 • 1PM - 2PM PDT RSVP
Food studies is a growing interdisciplinary field that examines the cultural, economic, political and environmental dimensions of food. Research resources in food studies are equally broad, and can present a challenge for beginner researchers and...
Digital Accessibility Drop In Hours
Tue 5/27 • 2PM - 3PM PDT
Need help making your course materials digitally accessible? Join TLC experts during our open drop-in hour to get your questions answered and receive direct support with accessible documents, accommodations, course content, and Bruin Learn tools....
Crossroads of Cultures: The Jezreel Valley in the Bronze and Iron Ages
Tue 5/27 • 2PM - 3:30PM PDT RSVP
314 Royce Hall
The Jezreel Valley is Israel’s largest and most fertile valley. Strategically located in Northern Israel, this region played a pivotal role in the social, cultural, and economic developments of major political entities during the second and first...
Wednesday May 5/28
Comics and Conquest: Political Cartoons and a Radical Retelling of the Navajo- Hopi Land Dispute
Wed 5/28
Dr. Rhiannon Koehler’s book Comics and Conquest interprets editorial cartoons from the Navajo Times and the Hopi Newspaper Qua’Töqti, to reframe and decolonize historical understandings of the Navajo-Hopi land dispute, placing Native American people...
CPT Webinars (for F-1 Visa Students)
Wed 5/28 • 10AM - 11AM PDT
UCLA F-1 visa students, do you want to know more about off-campus employment authorization? Join us on one of our weekly CPT webinars hosted by the Dashew Center staff to learn more!
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Earth and Exchange: Tapia and the Construction of Early Modern Iberia
Wed 5/28 • 11AM - 12PM PDT RSVP
In this presentation, UCLA doctoral candidate Rachel Schloss analyzes the social, cultural, and technological history of tapia, a system of rammed-earth building utilized on the Iberian Peninsula from the 11th to 17th centuries CE, from which...
Intro to Technical Reports
Wed 5/28 • 1PM - 2PM PDT RSVP
Ever been curious about what technical reports are? Or how to find them? In this workshop you'll gain an introductory overview to technical reports, as well as guidance on how to locate them. This workshop will be offered via Zoom. If you're...
Thursday May 5/29
2025 BruinTech Spring Conference
Thu 5/29 • 8AM - 4PM PDT RSVP
314 Royce Hall
Attention UCLA IT Professionals—whether you support infrastructure, build applications, manage instructional tech, or assist users across campus, you’re invited to this year’s BruinTech Spring Conference, centered on the theme: “Becoming a More...
Bring Your Own Syllabus: Co-Working and Consultation Session
Thu 5/29 • 1PM - 3PM PDT RSVP
Powell Library, Room 190
Please join us for the "Bring Your Own Syllabus: Co-Working and Consultation Session," hosted by the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) and facilitated by Sammy Solis. Are you looking to refresh, rewrite, or rethink your syllabus? Are you...
Black LGBT Los Angeles Oral History Project
Thu 5/29 • 2PM - 4PM PDT RSVP
Charles E. Young Research Library (YRL)
Join UCLA Library Special Collections as participants in the Black Los Angeles LGBT oral history project speak about their work establishing organizations that address the needs of Black LGBT communities in Los Angeles. The Black LGBT Los Angeles...
Getting into Research & SRP-99 Workshop
Thu 5/29 • 3PM - 4PM PDT RSVP
This workshop introduces students to research in the sciences, how to find a faculty research mentor, and opportunities for student researchers after joining a lab. Download a copy of our slide deck and learn more about our workshops on our website.
David Nishida and Tina Yamano Nishida Distinguished Lecture and Panel
Thu 5/29 • 5PM - 7PM PDT
Fowler Museum
Main Speaker: Helen Zia, writer and activist. An outspoken leader about human rights across race, gender, orientation, and other identifiers. In conversation with Julie Ha, Journalist/Documentary Filmmaker, and Amber Phung, Pacific Ties Newsmagazine.
An Asian American Writer's Notebook: Past, Present, and Future Tense
Thu 5/29 • 5PM - 8PM PDT RSVP
UCLA Art Council Amphitheater for Reception 5:00 pm and UCLA Harry & Yvonne Lenart Auditorium for Program at 6:00 pm
Join us for the David Nishida and Tina Yamano Nishida Distinguished Lecture and Panel featuring keynote speaker Helen Zia, activist, journalist and author, who will be in conversation with Julie Ha, Journalist & co-director of "Free Chol Soo Lee"...
Telling Your New American Story: Applying to the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
Thu 5/29 • 6PM - 7PM PDT RSVP
This workshop will provide guidance on preparing a competitive application for the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans (https://www.pdsoros.org/), which provides up to $90K in support for graduate students from migrant backgrounds....
Saturday May 5/31
Clark Library Nature and Garden Festival
Sat 5/31 • 11AM - 2PM PDT
UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial LIbrary
The Clark Library preserves and provides access to books, manuscripts, and artworks dating from the 15th century to the present. But there is a library of living things on the Clark’s five acre property, too. This event celebrates the urban nature...
Monday June 6/2
CAE Housing Accommodation Drop-In
Mon 6/2 • 11AM - 12PM PDT
During this drop-in, CAE Housing Accommodations staff are happy to meet with students to answer any questions or concerns you may have about accommodated housing at UCLA.
Tuesday June 6/3
TA and Postdoc Drop In Hours - Social Grading Edition!
Tue 6/3 • 9:30AM - 11:30AM PDT
Join us on Zoom for TA and postdoc drop-in hours, social grading edition! Build community with your fellow TAs and gain some accountability while you work through your end of quarter grading. TLC staff members from the Graduate Student and...
CAE Disability Specialist Check-In with Daniela Cruz-Gomez
Tue 6/3 • 2PM - 3PM PDT
During Disability Specialist Check-Ins, a Disability Specialist will be available to answer quick questions about accommodations, registration with the CAE, accessibility of courses, and any non-confidential questions you would like addressed. To...
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FAB - Scholarships and Financial Aid Workshop
Tue 6/3 • 6PM - 7PM PDT
De Neve Plaza Rooms
Join the Out-of-State Student Association and Scholarship and Financial Aid Office to learn about opportunities and steps you can take to apply for scholarships and financial aid.
Some Favorite Writers: James Lasdun
Tue 6/3 • 7:30PM PDT
hammer museum
James Lasdun has written several books of fiction, memoir and poetry. His essays have appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, Granta and the London Review of Books. His most recent book is the novel Afternoon of a Faun. Lasdun will read from his...
Wednesday June 6/4
CAE Disability Specialist Check-In
Wed 6/4 • 2PM - 3PM PDT
During Disability Specialist Check-Ins, a Disability Specialist will be available to answer quick questions about accommodations, registration with the CAE, accessibility of courses, and any non-confidential questions you would like addressed. To...
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Thursday June 6/5
CAE Disability Specialist Check-In with Kristen Acosta
Thu 6/5 • 10AM - 11AM PDT
During Disability Specialist Check-Ins, a Disability Specialist will be available to answer quick questions about accommodations, registration with the CAE, accessibility of courses, and any non-confidential questions you would like addressed. To...
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DARS Orientation
Thu 6/5 • 10AM - 12PM PDT
Online - by invitation only
SAIT will be conducting a DARS Orientation session to foster understanding of how DARS works and how to navigate the system. This would be an ideal training for anyone that uses the system and has not yet attended an orientation session
Tuesday June 6/10
DARS Exceptions Training
Tue 6/10 • 1PM - 3PM PDT
Online - by invitation only
SAIT will be conducting a DARS Exceptions training session for anyone that makes exceptions and has not yet attended a training session.
Wednesday June 6/11
From Practice to Policy: Scalable Approaches that Promote Undergraduate Success at the UC
Wed 6/11 • 10AM - 11AM PDT RSVP
The academic experiences of first-year undergraduate students significantly influence their academic paths and retention at universities. This seminar showcases two approaches developed and implemented at the University of California (UC) that aim...
Thursday June 6/12
TA and Postdoc Drop In Hours - Social Grading Edition!
Thu 6/12 • 2PM - 4PM PDT
Powell 190
Join us in Powel Library 190 for TA and postdoc drop-in hours, social grading edition! Work through your end of quarter grading while enjoying refreshments and building community with your fellow TAs. TLC staff members from the Graduate Student and...
Monday June 6/16
Digital Accessibility Drop In Hours
Mon 6/16 • 2PM - 3PM PDT
Need help making your course materials digitally accessible? Join TLC experts during our open drop-in hour to get your questions answered and receive direct support with accessible documents, accommodations, course content, and Bruin Learn tools....