Nene Usim in a white dress and blue graduation sash, posing next to a bronze bruin bear statue

Nene Usim is charting her future in medicine

This graduating senior has long been turning compassion into…
From left to right: Edna Bella Salčin, James Ryan Viason Flores, and True Geralds

Student singers uplift and inspire at UCLA College commencement

From left to right, UCLA College 2023 Commencement singers…
Drew Nishikawa with Royce Hall in the background

He found that he had something unique to offer

Eduardo Jacques Martinez and son Bryce

Finding a future in a shared adventure with his son

Antwan Adams on Janss Steps

‘To be the person I’ve always wanted for myself, for others’

Head and shoulders photo of Randall Park against a green background.

UCLA College Commencement 2023 Alumni Speakers

Clockwise from left to right: UCLA College marshals Yogita Goyal, Stuart Brown, and Jose Rodriguez.

College marshals honored at UCLA College commencement

UCLA College marshals Yogita Goyal, Stuart Brown and Jose Rodriguez. UCLA…
Gloria Jiyoon Kim at the Getty Center, with trees and building in the background

‘If there was one thing I needed to do, it was to give back’

2023 UCLA College Commencement Student Speakers

Student voices highlighted at UCLA College commencement

Clockwise from top left: UCLA College commencement student…
Gillian Smith smiling while wearing a purple sweater and red baseball hat, with canyon formations and a blue afternoon sky in the background.

Gillian Smith is living history

This graduating senior changed her academic direction—and life—at…