Discover Connections, Community and Support
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The goal of the BBRC is to cultivate community, family and power while uplifting, supporting and inspiring UCLA’s Black and African Diaspora students.
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The BRC is home to campus centers and resources that support a variety of communities, including undocumented students, current and former foster youth, students in recovery and parenting students.
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A vast array of student communities, including BIPOC, current and former foster youth, disabled, first-gen, formerly incarcerated, LGBTQ+ and more, come here for advice, support, workshops and events.
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Through a collaborative effort with faculty, staff and students, the CAE aims to create an accessible, inclusive and supportive learning environment while serving as an educational resource for campus.
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The CPO works with minoritized students and allies to promote success and cultivate a network of community-minded leaders who are passionate about serving and improving UCLA and beyond.
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This center serves the campus community by providing comprehensive retention services, which include academic counseling, math tutoring and writing coaching, to aid students from minoritized backgrounds.
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In addition to assisting international students with multicultural programs and services, this center helps to promote global connection, international understanding and cultural sensitivity on campus.
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Through interactive activities, workshops, seminars and conferences, the Inclusion Labs work to facilitate new thinking about disability as a social, political and cultural identity.
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The EDI team, which is comprised of several units, leads and advances strategies for enhancing equity, diversity and inclusion, protecting civil rights and upholding dignity for all in our community.
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First-gen Bruins find support and community with First to Go, which promotes campus involvement, visibility and the retention and success of all first-generation students on campus.
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This center provides a wide range of education and advocacy services that support intersectional identity development and foster unity, wellness and an open, safe and inclusive environment.
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SOLE advises and maintains a current list of over 1,300 student organizations, which cover interests from A to Z, including student government, club sports, leadership, spirituality and community service.
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A central hub for all transfers, this center provides resources and programming that help students build community and support them as they work toward their personal, academic and professional goals.
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Students who are undocumented and/or part of mixed-status families discover academic and emotional support, education, campus advocacy and an inclusive and supportive community through the USP.
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The VRC provides military-connected students with caring and personalized support, information on educational benefits, career development and community-building opportunities.
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This area of Alumni Affairs organizes signature programs that empower, educate, celebrate and connect alumni of diverse identities in order to promote a strong and inclusive cross-generational community.
Engage and Learn Through Open and Respectful Discourse
If you’re passionate about gaining skills that will help you make connections and engage respectfully with others, explore the Dialogue Across Difference Initiative. Through cross-campus collaboration among experts, scholars and leaders, teaching programs and training, DaD models and promotes intellectual engagement, curiosity, empathy, active listening and critical thinking to help the UCLA community navigate our increasingly complex world.
I’m very connected to my work — it’s my home away from home. It can be difficult because it involves a lot of heart work, but when I see my students persisting and graduating and coming back to the center to tell me how they’ve gone on to become doctors and lawyers, that really fuels me to know that I’m in the right place at the right time, helping those students.
Learn and Grow in a Close-Knit Residential Community
African Diaspora. Chicanx/Latinx. First to Go. Gender, Sexuality & Society. These are just a few of the many Living Learning Communities where students with similar interests or identities live together in a safe, supportive environment that encourages personal growth. Here, you can find yourself, make close friends and engage in activities that enhance your experience.