Graduation 2025

For as long as she can remember, Army veteran Ineka Smith has always enjoyed working with computers, but she has never found the right moment to pivot her career toward that passion - until now. Through UCLA VetJET (Veterans Job, Education & ...

As the announcer called each graduate to the podium, cheers echoed and bounced throughout UCLA's Pauley Pavilion - a call and response among family and friends there to celebrate the UCLA Extension Certificate Graduation Ceremony. Approximately 900 ...

Ho Yun Kang has been on his own for about as long as he can remember. Born in Seoul, South Korea, he convinced his parents to let him go to school in the U.S. by himself when he was 14. More than a decade later, with stops along the way on the East ...

When Miguel Quintero returned from Army active duty nearly four decades ago, he was dealing with physical and mental ailments, including PTSD. Receiving help requires a lot of paperwork, and over the years, Quintero found himself becoming a bit of an ...

Danuelle Jones comes from a long line of caretakers that includes nurses, respiratory therapists and psychologists. Jones herself cared for the elderly, volunteering at Inglewood Senior Daycare and as a live-in caregiver in Sherman Oaks. Driven by a ...

As a child, William Riley found himself drawn to the music emanating from around the house. His father was a bass player, and his band would cram into the house and practice for hours. "While they were rehearsing in the living room or garage, I would ...

Terri Hines, executive vice president, communications for FOX Sports, will serve as keynote speaker at the 2025 UCLA Extension Certificate Graduation Ceremony on June 16. Hines is an award-winning marketing and communications executive with more than ...

The first time Jennifer Zalokar dropped off her mother, Karen Tucker, at her UCLA Extension creative writing class, the two couldn't help but reflect on a bit of life symmetry. "It was like a total role reversal," Tucker recalled with a smile. "Here I ...