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Chancellor Julio Frenk and EVCP Darnell Hunt announce the draft of our refreshed True Bruin Values and launch of the next phase of community engagement.

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Mary Minter joins Alumni Affairs as the inaugural director of global engagement.

Five academic departments begin the second year of capacity building to support community-engaged teaching and learning.

Eight faculty funded to develop new community-engaged courses during 2025-26, working with a variety of Los Angeles partners.

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Work launches on 15 new Social Impact Collaboratives connecting UCLA researchers with Los Angeles partners, with three new exploratory grants, nine seed grants and three transformative grants.

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Chancellor Frenk shares the collective vision for One UCLA with the Bruin community.

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The Office of Inclusive Excellence launches its website and a mission and vision to guide the office’s work and connections with the UCLA community.

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Following a national search, Ralina Joseph joins UCLA as the inaugural vice prooost for inclusive excellence. Under Vice Provost Joseph’s leadership, UCLA’s HSI initiative moves to the Office of Inclusive Excellence.

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The Office of Inclusive Excellence is founded, following a Bruin Post announcement from Interim Chancellor Hunt in October 2024.

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Three additional units adopt guidelines to evaluate community-engaged scholarship for tenure and promotion, bringing total number to eight with approved guidelines.

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