UCLA History: UC Leaders at UCLA Westwood Campus Dedication
In photo above from UCLA digital archives, we see retiring UC president Campbell and incoming president Robert Sproul (right) at the dedication ceremony on the UCLA campus in 1930.
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UCLA History: Completed Bridge Over Ravine
An earlier post showed the construction of the bridge over the now-filled-in ravine on the UCLA campus. Above is a photo from the UCLA digital collection showing the bridge shortly after completion. As the previous post noted, the bridge is still there but appears as an ordinary roadway due to the filling in of the ravine.
UCLA History: Construction of Bridge Over Campus Ravine
A ravine, which has long since been filled in, ran across the early UCLA campus. A bridge was constructed across it. The bridge is still there but appears as an ordinary roadway with landfill around it. Photo from UCLA digital collection.
UCLA History: Groundbreaking at Westwood in 1927
Groundbreaking ceremony at new Westwood campus for UCLA in 1927 shown above. Photo from UCLA digital photo collection.
UCLA Used to Be Normal
UCLA, when it first was created as the Southern Branch of the University of California, operated in an old state “normal” school on Vermont Avenue where LA City College is now located. If you have been in that neighborhood, you may have noted that LACC is at the corner of Vermont and Normal Street. Above is a photo of the California State Normal School. (Normal schools were teacher training institutions. A quick internet, dictionary, and encyclopedia search failed to determine why they were called “normal.”) UPDATE: The comment by Andy Sabl seems to have it right. Normal school is a…
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How Green Is My Campus?
Inside Higher Ed points today to something called “College Sustainability Report Card 2011” which offers web “green” grades for various universities and colleges, including the UCs below. The folks behind the ratings tend to downgrade UCs for having foundations with investments that are not specifically green. The foundation trustees, I am sure, would argue that they are pursuing another type of green. Anyway, the ratings with some explanation are at the web addresses below. The folks behind the ratings are at the “Sustainable Endowments Institute.” It describes itself as follows: Founded in 2005, the Institute is a special project of…
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Credit Card Deals and the University
An article in today’s Insider Higher Ed notes that the Federal Reserve has made available info on deals between credit card issuers and universities. Above is a table from the Fed’s report showing some information on the UC-systemwide alumni group and UCLA and their deals with credit card firms. It isn’t as legible as I would like but you can get the report including the table above at http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/rptcongress/creditcard/2010/downloads/CCAP_October_web.pdf An excerpt from the article in Insider Higher Ed: Credit Card Companies Pay Millions to Colleges (excerpt) Inside Higher Ed, October 26, 2010 Credit card companies made more than $83 million…
Islamic Studies at UCLA Going Out of Business?
UCLA’s ongoing suspension of admissions to Islamic studies worries students: Admissions were frozen in 2007, pending a reorganization. But that hasn’t happened, and students fear that the program could simply be allowed to die. Raja Abdulrahim, Los Angeles Times, October 25, 2010 For two years, admissions to UCLA’s small Islamic studies program have been frozen, pending a reorganization. Now, students say they fear that the program, among the oldest in the country focused on a scholarly study of Islam, could be shut down. On Friday, several dozen students rallied to support it, gathering outside a meeting of a faculty panel…
UCLA History: Marion Davies Children’s Clinic
Photo dated Nov. 18, 1959 above shows actress Marion Davies who donated funds for the Marion Davies Children’s Center. Caption reads: Marion Davies, for whom new Marion Davies Children’s Clinic at UCLA Medical Center is to be named, examines architect’s sketch of new facility with Congressman Joe Holt (R-22nd Dist.), left, and UCLA Vice Chancellor William G. Young. Clinic, to be under construction by spring, was made possible by Miss Davies’ gift of $1,900,000 to Medical Center. (From LA Public Library photo collection.) Davies – William Randolph Hearst’s mistress – was not the bimbo depicted in the film “Citizen Kane.”…
Looks Familiar, But Look Closely
The scene above looks familiar. But look how the students are dressed. Any guesses as to when this photo was taken? A clue here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WKyNSluuRU