Saturday, June 21


Couples in love teach and tell

When co-lecturers Patricia Gandara and Gary Orfield teach together, few students notice anything out of the ordinary "“ except on the podium there's only one cup of coffee, which both of them share. Read more...

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Co-lecturers Gary Orfield and Patricia Gandara were married in 2006. They teach a class together.



Professor Michael Marra is determined to continue lecturing despite battling the last stage of cancer

Sometimes Michael Marra can barely lift open his eyelids.
They weigh down, leaving him with only a slit of vision, a slice of his surroundings.
It's a casualty of the cancer that's worn down his body for two and a half years over 11 cycles of chemotherapy. Read more...

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Professor Michael Marra is a UCLA professor of Japanese literature, aesthetics and hermeneutics, and is currently battling a terminal disease in its last stage. Despite his struggles, he continues to teach.


UCLA’s International Medical Graduate Program trains recent medical graduates from Spanish-speaking countries to help underserved communities

Right out of medical school, Betzy Salcedo had a clinic and a single nurse to address the medical needs of 3,500 people. She faced her share of challenges as the only doctor in a rural town in Mexico with severely limited resources. Read more...

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Betzy Salcedo is a UCLA International Medical Graduate. The program trains medical graduates from Latin American countries for medical board licensing exams and residency programs.

Courtesy of Betzy Salcedo





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