Apr. 25, 2012 – Fourth-year political science student Lorden Fok and political science Professor Phil Gussin (pictured) have known each other for four years now. As part of the mentorship program in the Regents Scholar Society, Fok and Gussin were matched together. When Gussin announced that he would be leaving UCLA for College of the Canyons, Fok was moved to encourage others to vote for Gussin in the My Last Lecture Award.
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"Student instrumental in helping Professor Phil Gussin win My Last Lecture Award"Told he had been elected as this year's speaker for the "My Last Lecture" event, Phil Gussin, standing on the stage of his political science class, had to swallow down tears. Read more...
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Phil Gussin was chosen as the speaker for the third annual “My Last Lecture” event. Gussin received more than 2,000 nominations.



