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Growing up in picturesque Chile, Gabriel Pacheco found himself drawn to the beauty of the natural landscape around him. While his journey has included detours far afield from his current career, Pacheco eventually found his way back to nature at UCLA ...

Dina LaPolt lives her life with an ethos of doing the right thing and doing right by the people who need her help the most. Her activist streak sprang to life in high school, when the administration unfairly fired a popular guidance counselor, keeping ...

K Tak knows that there is a certain baggage that comes with tattoo art. It is often confined to the corners of society, covered up when in company, and somewhat opaque to the average person. "But tattoo art has 5,300 years of history," she added. "And ...

Clifford Brooks wears many hats — poet, editor in chief, podcaster, head of a writers collective and UCLA Extension instructor. Through those endeavors he has created a community for himself as a writer, fostering projects across professions and ...

Keith Jefferies has witnessed a lot of change during his 46-year career in computer science at UCLA Extension. From programming in the age before the internet, teaching online classes through chat forums, to learning how to teach software development ...

Jeff DeLarme watched his father sometimes work 80 hours a week as a Xerox repairman to make a better life for his family. The way his parents thought about money had a lasting impact on a young DeLarme, who grew up wanting to help other families make ...

When fire took her townhome, UCLA Extension instructor Nancy Spiller turned to the one respite she has leaned on throughout her life - putting pen to paper. Spiller is a big believer in the therapeutic nature of creativity in the wake of trauma and ...

NOTE: Scott Edwards will be moderating a special event at the Bruin Collaborative in UCLA Downtown on Thursday, Nov. 20. From Buzz to Binge: How Creative Teams Build Assets that Drive Demand will gather executives from Fox Sports, Tubi Media Group, ...

Tracey McCormack runs into her former students almost daily. With more than 30 years of teaching experience at UCLA Extension, the alumni from her classes are everywhere and in prominent positions across the television and entertainment landscape - ...

To Nick Brown, art is more than just a passion, it is a calling. And it started early. Like most children, Brown loved drawing - from dinosaur bones to Star Wars landspeeders. He had a desire to share things with the world and to help others view the ...