A collage of Arismel Tena Meza in a white dress and her graduating regalia.
2023 student speaker Faaizah Arshad

Student voices shine at UCLA College commencement

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UCLA student Nour Rayess when she was little and her grandfather in Bhamdoun, Lebanon.
Sierra Chen and a chalkboard with equations
Vetri Nathan (second from left), a professor of European languages and transcultural studies, with graduate students in his environmental humanities course.
Alex Hall standing in a garden with his arms crossed.