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This Course Accessibility Accelerator program supports UCLA instructors in improving the accessibility of their digital course materials—including pages, documents, images, and media—used in online, hybrid, and traditional courses. You don't want to miss receiving hands-on training, individualized instructional design support, and access to UCLA’s accessibility tools and media workflows. Over six weeks, participants will update and improve key instructional materials and produce accessible course assets aligned with UCLA and federal standards. Participants meet as a cohort from April 13th through May 22nd, 2026. Monday meetings will be via Zoom 12:30 to 2:00 PM. Wednesday meetings in-person from 1:00 to 2:00 PM in YRL 21570. Fridays are optional drop-in office hours from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM. Each week introduces core concepts and skills for improving digital accessibility of course materials and engages participants in activities that address six core areas: 1) What is Accessibility? (concepts, laws, UCLA context) 2) Making Your Pages Accessible (Bruin Learn, HTML structure, headings, tables) 3) Making Your Instructional Material Accessible (Word, Google Docs, Excel, PDFs) 4) Making Your Lecture Content Accessible (PPT, Keynote, Google Slides) 5) Making Your Images Accessible (alt text, complex graphics) 6) Making Your Media Accessible (Kaltura captions, transcripts, recordings) Participants complete the program with a set of fully accessible course materials and an accessibility action plan for future courses. Participants can expect to spend up to 5 hours per week on meetings and course content. Upon completion of the program, participants are eligible for $500 in professional development funds and will receive a certificate/badge of completion. Please apply to participate by Friday, March 20th, 2026.

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Oscar Wilde died in November 1900, exiled in Paris and exhausted by scandal and prison life. The details of his life in the limelight are well known; what has regularly been ignored are the reverberations of the scandal for decades after his death: the challenges his descendants faced, the myths and legends, the quarrels between his friends and enemies, and the court cases. During this special event, Wilde’s only grandson, author and editor Merlin Holland, will speak with Rebecca Fenning Marschall, Manuscripts & Archives Librarian, about his new book, "After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal," which details the remarkable posthumous life of one of the most celebrated literary and cultural figures. With pathos, humor, and his grandfather’s signature wit, Holland charts the extraordinary afterlife of the legendary writer and thinker, tracing the dramatic fluctuations in Wilde’s posthumous reputation and exposing a century of bigotry and hypocrisy within the cultural establishment.

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Understanding how students develop their writing has become more complex in the age of generative AI. This presentation introduces Turnitin Clarity, a writing process tool instructors can pilot during the Spring quarter. During this session, we will highlight key writing insights Clarity provides - indicators such as pasted text, minimal revision, active writing time, and a complete revision history with playback. We'll also explore how instructors can let students engage transparently with an optional AI assistant within the context of a writing assignment. Presenter: Andrew Jessup, Supervisor, Educational Technology Tools, Bruin Learn Center of Excellence (CoE) #studentwritingprocess #activewriting #revisionhistory #turnitin-clarity Each academic quarter, the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) hosts a weekly series of 10+10 Pop-Up sessions on Zoom. These brief, 10-minute presentations focus on specific topics related to course design, teaching, learning, and assessment, and are led by instructional designers and developers from TLC and campus partners. The “+10” refers to an optional 10-minute discussion following each presentation, where participants can ask questions and share insights. These sessions are open to all UCLA instructors—including faculty, lecturers, instructors of record, graduate student instructors, and postdoctoral scholars. Please direct any inquiries to instructorsupport@teaching.ucla.edu.

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Have specific questions about UCLA Undergraduate Research Week or your research journey? Join the Undergraduate Research Center for the Sciences for office hours with one of our directors. These sessions are open to undergraduates who would like to discuss topics such as: Writing a STEM Abstract* Getting into research** Undergraduate research programs/opportunities Graduate school preparation Communicating your research *If your question is about writing your Showcase abstract, we recommend watching our Writing a STEM Abstract workshop before attending our office hours. **If your question is about how to get started in research, we recommend watching our Getting into Research workshop before attending our office hours.

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FITWELL Talks: Conversations with UCLA Health experts on the latest wellbeing research, practical recommendations, and more. Just thirty minutes via Zoom over your lunch hour. Join live, listen in, and come ready with questions. Take good care. April 2026: FITWELL Talks: Stress Less with Gratitude with Diana Winston, UCLA Health

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The UCLA Dialogue across Difference Initiative (DaD) is offering this interactive workshop to provide graduate students and postdoctoral scholars with practical strategies to communicate across charged political differences in and out of the classroom. These skills are based on the methodology of Resetting the Table, a nationally-renowned organization dedicated to building honest and open communication. Lunch will be served.

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The Dialogue across Differences Initiative at UCLA is proud to offer an interactive opportunity for Graduate & Professional Students to delve deeper into a core skill for having more constructive conversations across charged political differences. Based on the methodology of Resetting the Table, a nationally renowned organization dedicated to building honest and open communication, this workshop will allow participants to practice speaking about divisive political topics using effective skills. The session will be highly interactive, and we ask that participants be present for its entirety. It will be led by Felicia Graham. This session will be held in-person only on the UCLA campus and will not be recorded.

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The Dialogue across Differences Initiative at UCLA is proud to offer an interactive opportunity for Graduate & Professional Students to delve deeper into a core skill for having more constructive conversations across charged political differences. Based on the methodology of Resetting the Table, a nationally renowned organization dedicated to building honest and open communication, this workshop will allow participants to practice speaking about divisive political topics using effective skills. The session will be highly interactive, and we ask that participants be present for its entirety. It will be led by Beth Goodhue and Felicia Graham. Location: This session will be held in-person only on the UCLA campus and will not be recorded.

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Professor john powell is a renowned scholar and advocate in the areas of civil rights, structural racism, housing, constitutional law, equality, democracy, and belonging. He is the director of the Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley, where he holds the Robert D. Haas Chancellor’s Chair in Equity and Inclusion and is a Professor of Law, Ethnic Studies, and African American Studies. Prof. powell has served as the National Legal Director of the ACLU and is well-known for the development of an “opportunity-based” model for thinking about affordable housing, racialized space, and the many ways that housing influences other opportunity domains including education, health, health care, and employment.

Join UCLA Financial Aid & Scholarships for a one-hour interactive workshop designed to help newly admitted students and their families better understand their financial aid offer and estimated net cost of attendance. During this hands-on session, a UCLA financial aid expert will walk you through the key parts of your Bruin Financial Aid Letter, explain the different types of aid offered, and demonstrate how to calculate what attending UCLA may actually cost after grants, scholarships, and other support. Please complete the RSVP form below to join us!

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Come join Bruin Alumni and Friends for a fun and relaxing discussion of books. We try to curate a wide variety of genres (all recommended by our own members) to accommodate all tastes and to encourage each other to read something we wouldn't on our own. We would love to have you join us. All are welcome! April: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. Please email bkronbeck@social.rr.com to be added to the waitlist for the South Bay Book Club.

The HireDMV Multi-University Alumni Career Fair connects DMV-area alumni, graduate students, and doctoral candidates with 60+ top employers across all industries. This expo-style event gives job seekers a free opportunity to network face-to-face with actively hiring companies. While employers gain direct access to a pre-vetted pool of over 500 accomplished candidates— complete with ATS integration, booth display, two representative passes, and lunch. Whether you're an alumnus ready for your next chapter or an employer looking for proven talent, HireDMV is where it all comes together.

These meetups are for people who make websites. Join us every other week, on Wednesday at 11am, to ask any questions you may have about making websites at UCLA.

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Hollywood Architecture in the Golden Age (1920-1940) The Golden Age of Hollywood—when the major studios dominated filmmaking—also shaped a distinctive architectural landscape. Movie studios, theaters, and hotels adopted dramatic, glamorous styles meant to embody the excitement of cinema. The architecture blended fantasy and luxury, mirroring the movies themselves. Predictable weather, diverse scenery, Bohemian emigrees and new wealth fueled a growing city where film fantasy and gritty reality overlapped. The studio system, sound stages and set design flourished. Technicolor introduced vibrant color schemes and celluloid Modernism was projected into theatrical movie palaces. Rural backlots continued into the TV-era, while Disneyland, Universal Studios, and Homes of the Stars become world famous tourist attractions. Dr. Kane, a specialist in 19th and 20th century American architecture and urban planning, has taught Western and American art and architectural history and planning to both professional and general interest audiences for over 35 years. Institutions include the NewSchool of Architecture & Design, Design Institute of San Diego, San Diego State University, Cal Poly Pomona, UC San Diego, and UCLA Extension. Diane received her BA in Art History from UCLA, an MA in Art History from Cal, and her Ph.D. in Architectural History from UCSB. Retired since 2007, she has travelled the world, visiting all 50 states and over 110 countries. This has sparked an interest in non-Western architecture and cross-cultural transference and innovation through lectures at Osher Institute of Lifelong Learning.

Meet up, hang out & work out! Check out the Tabling Fair from 5:30-7:30p to connect with Recreation staff and Student Organizations. Giveaways and raffles. Fitwell Games also offered! (Must be a current UCLA student or Recreation member to participate)

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Professor john powell is a renowned scholar and advocate in the areas of civil rights, structural racism, housing, constitutional law, equality, democracy, and belonging. He is the director of the Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley, where he holds the Robert D. Haas Chancellor’s Chair in Equity and Inclusion and is a Professor of Law, Ethnic Studies, and African American Studies. Prof. powell has served as the National Legal Director of the ACLU and is well-known for the development of an “opportunity-based” model for thinking about affordable housing, racialized space, and the many ways that housing influences other opportunity domains including education, health, health care, and employment. Event time TBD. Registration link coming soon.

Co-presented with the UCLA Department of Art History as part of the 2025-26 UCLA Art Council Distinguished Scholar Lectureship in Art History Join Hilton Als and Hammer Museum Director Zoë Ryan for readings of work-in-progress and a conversation on curating. Als’ projects range from the landmark Hammer exhibition Joan Didion: What She Means to his upcoming September 2026 show at the Alex Berns Gallery in Tribeca. His exhibitions spotlight artists like Alice Neel and explore writers such as Didion, James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, and Jean Rhys, examining the intersection of visual art and literature and offering fresh insight into curatorial practice. Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/als-ryan-curate

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We will be reviewing how to make exceptions in the Degree Audit Reporting System. This will include what types of exceptions are available as well as how and when to make exceptions.

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Join UCLA Financial Aid & Scholarships for a one-hour interactive workshop designed to help newly admitted students and their families better understand their financial aid offer and estimated net cost of attendance. During this hands-on session, a UCLA financial aid expert will walk you through the key parts of your Bruin Financial Aid Letter, explain the different types of aid offered, and demonstrate how to calculate what attending UCLA may actually cost after grants, scholarships, and other support. Please complete the RSVP form below to join us!

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The Dialogue across Difference Initiative at UCLA is proud to offer an interactive opportunity for staff, administrators, and faculty to delve deeper into a core skill for having more constructive conversations across charged political differences. Based on the methodology of Resetting the Table, a nationally renowned organization dedicated to building honest and open communication, this workshop will allow participants to practice speaking about divisive political topics using effective skills. The session will be highly interactive, and we ask that participants be present for its entirety.

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The Dialogue across Difference Initiative at UCLA is proud to offer an interactive opportunity for staff, administrators, and faculty to delve deeper into a core skill for having more constructive conversations across charged political differences. Based on the methodology of Resetting the Table, a nationally renowned organization dedicated to building honest and open communication, this workshop will allow participants to practice speaking about divisive political topics using effective skills. The session will be highly interactive, and we ask that participants be present for its entirety.

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This 30-minute interactive Zoom session explores why specific, criteria-aligned feedback supports learner motivation and improvement, and highlights practical strategies for delivering high-quality feedback efficiently at scale.

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Co-sponsored by the UCLA Library, the Undergraduate Writing Center and the Undergraduate Research Center – Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. Want to learn the most effective search strategies? There’s much more to search than Google! Become a savvy searcher and learn more about the best places to search for the information you need. Join us for this workshop with library instructors to learn all about finding sources. All spring quarter Cornerstone workshops will be held on Zoom.

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Thinking about preparing an article manuscript for submission? This workshop will focus on the aspects of the process of getting an article published that most differ from other graduate writing projects, such as selecting appropriate journals and interacting with editors. We will also discuss strategies for revising articles for a target journal.

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In this workshop, you will reflect on essential professional competencies in your discipline in relation to how AI may or may not be used in students’ future workplaces. You will then revise one of your course assignments to develop an AI-informed set of goals and assignment rubric targeting the development of career-ready skills.

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Designing or Re-Designing a course? Join the Instructional Designers of the Teaching and Learning Center for the Designing Your Course Workshop Series this Spring! Apply by April 3rd to be considered for participation, and to learn about: - Backwards Design & Course Mapping - Designing Assessments & Activities - Integrating Media & Technology - Inclusion & Community Building - Managing Feedback & Data. In addition to asynchronous activities in Bruin Learn course site, the Designing Your Course Workshop Series also includes five live Zoom sessions, with each for one hour (12-1pm) from April 17 through May 15, 2026. Workshop participants should expect to spend 2 hours each week meeting with their instructional designer and completing asynchronous activities. Instructors are eligible for a completion award of $500 if they complete all workshop activities by 1 week after the last live session. Workshop activities include: -Five live sessions -Asynchronous assignments and activities in Bruin Learn, including submitting a completed course map, sample course prototype, and reflection on the workshop -Meeting with an assigned Instructional Designer 3 times to discuss the course -Completion of a post-survey Instructors will also be eligible to submit completed course materials for the Exemplar Modules Award of $500, which will be further detailed during the workshop series.

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Brings together students across the Hill and UCLA to Celebrate Pilipino culture, enjoy performances, and make connections.

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The Archive is thrilled to collaborate with the UCLA chapter of the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA)! We’ve turned the Billy Wilder Theater over to UCLA AMIA chapter members to curate a program of prints and media from the Archive’s collection. As expected, they’ve put together an exciting, eclectic lineup of classics and rarities, with each evening organized around a unique theme. AMIA student members will be on hand each night to introduce their programs and share their insights into their selections. Please join us for a lineup of fantastic cinema and to support the next generation of moving image archivists!

In person: Introduction by UCLA AMIA Student Chapter members Clare Britton and Molly Regan. Guest speaker Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the UCLA AMIA Student Chapter. Avant-garde cinema represents films that are experimental or innovative, typically rejecting traditional narrative structures while exploring abstract concepts and emphasizing visual and aural elements. Avant-garde animation often utilizes techniques that abstract form, defy continuity and emphasize musicality. Programmed by Molly Regan. Notes written by Clare Britton and Molly Regan.

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Give Back, Bruin Style! Join us for a morning of volunteering at the food bank. To sign up, please visit this link beginning March 18th: https://vhub.at/sduclaalumn Click “Sign Up” for the Miramar Warehouse Morning Shift Saturday, April 18, 2026, 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM. It will redirect you to a page to sign in or create an account. If you have previously volunteered with the Food Bank, sign in to your existing account and your sign up will be complete. If you need to create an account, click on the “create account” button on the top right of the page. · Type in a username and password. · Click “Next” when asked for a join code. This does not apply to your group. · The next page will ask you to check all that apply. Usually it’s “I just want to volunteer” · Complete the personal information sections and accept the waiver. Once done, click “Submit.” · You will be redirected back to the sign up page. Click “Sign Up” for the volunteer shift.

Join ULAA’s first-ever pickleball tournament! Featuring courts for beginners and serious players, enjoy friendly competition and fun with the Bruin community. Ticket options: * $30 early bird tickets (before March 30) * $35 individual tickets (after March 30) * $25 student tickets RSVP link coming soon - save the date!

Welcome to the SGV! And time to Spring forward, Bruins! What better way to do it than with beautiful views of the Huntington Gardens and the San Gabriel Mountains as a backdrop. Join us at the 1919 Cafe at the iconic Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino to make new connections, see old friends and build up UCLA community in the SGV! Admission into the gardens is not required for the 1919 Cafe. Food and drinks are available for purchase at the cafe. Those interested in exploring the gardens on their own afterwards can purchase tickets at: https://www.huntington.org/plan-your-visit Note that advanced reservations are required for The Huntington on weekends.

Join a Garden Guide for a free tour on April 18 at 10 am. Explore our living museum featuring collections of plants from around the globe! You'll hear stories of selected plants in the Garden and their relevance to human society. All ages are welcome. Tours meet at La Kretz Garden Pavilion at the northern end of the Garden and are given a grace period of 5 minutes. This event is free and open to the public, no RSVP required.

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This concert featuring Ambroise Aubrun (violin) and Steven Vanhauwaert (piano) pays tribute to the refined tradition of musical salons, tracing their influence from nineteenth-century Vienna to early twentieth-century Los Angeles. At its heart is Guillaume Lekeu’s Violin Sonata, performed in homage to Alfred Megerlin, the Belgian violin virtuoso and concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the 1920s. Through works by Schubert, Fauré, Debussy and others, the program evokes the elegance, intimacy, and cultural dialogue that defined salon music across generations and continents.

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UCLA Athletics and the UCLA Alumni Association are proud to invite all alumni to this Alumni Association Appreciation Day. Click the "RSVP" link to purchase a discounted ticket and watch the Bruins take on BYU, April 18 at 7 p.m.! Use Promo Code **MVBalumni2026** at checkout to purchase a 50% off ticket! Go Bruins! * * * Join us for alumni appreciation days at select UCLA sporting events! All UCLA alumni are invited to attend the selected events below at a discounted rate by using the corresponding promo codes on our ticket website or visiting the venue's ticket window on event days. Alumni Appreciation tickets are 50% off and you can receive up to 8 discounted tickets! Any UCLA alumni is eligible for this offer by mentioning it to our venue Box Office staff! Alumni are also encouraged to bring their UCLA Alumni Association Member ID. If you do not have your member ID, **[follow these instructions](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zp-wpNOjyLdvvOhrO8XUCsJFOrRrtOa9/view)** to print one. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last on game day. For more information, [click here](https://uclabruins.com/sports/2020/7/1/ucla-Alumni-Association-tickets).

In person: Introduction by UCLA AMIA Student Chapter Programmer Noah Brockman. Q&A with directors Greg Watkins and Caveh Zahedi. Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the UCLA AMIA Student Chapter. This program explores how reenactment exposes cinema’s inherent nature to simultaneously depict, reconstruct and reinterpret. In these films, our subjects perform their own stories, exploring the productive tensions between reality, art and representation on-screen. Programmed by Noah Brockman.

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Bruin Family Socials are events that bring UCLA to neighborhoods around the world. Providing an opportunity for attendees to engage with one another on a regional level, Bruin Family Socials foster connections and relationships within the greater Bruin community. Historically, Bruin Family Socials have taken place over the course of one weekend each year. During spring 2023, these events transitioned to a year-round model that accommodates a variety of activities and locations, ultimately allowing for added flexibility and more opportunities to build community than ever before. We hope you will join us at an event near you!

Made possible by the John H. Mitchell Television Programming Endowment. Premiering in 1990, In Living Color exploded onto the Fox Television Network, reinvigorating the sketch comedy genre by showcasing a multiracial ensemble unafraid of controversy. Created by trailblazing multi-hyphenate Keenen Ivory Wayans, the innovative series turned primetime into a cultural battlefield, uproariously harnessing satire and spectacle to explore issues of race, class and celebrity. In his book, The Black Pack: Comedy, Race, and Resistance, author Artel Great situates In Living Color within the broader lineage of Black sketch comedy, illuminating how the innovative series served as an industrial weapon, seizing time, space and cultural power, often forcing America to laugh at what it preferred to ignore. In the process, the hit series won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in 1990. Helping to launch a breakout cast of highly gifted comedians that included David Alan Grier, Daymon Wayans, Kim Wayans, Tommy Davison, Jamie Foxx and Jim Carrey, In Living Color introduced a lasting lexicon of original characters and catchphrases to pop culture, from Homey D. Clown (“Homey, don’t play that”) to Men on Film (“two snaps up”) that continue to resonate long after the series' final broadcast on Fox in 1994. Join us for a quartet of hilariously provocative episodes of In Living Color curated and introduced by author Artel Great.

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