UCLA College of Letters and Science

UCLA College of Letters and Science

The UCLA College of Letters and Science originated on May 23 1919, the day when the Governor of California (William D. Stephens) signed a bill into law which officially established the Southern Branch of the University of California. At that time, a College of Letters and Science was established as the university's general undergraduate program and it began to hold classes the following September with only 250 students in the college. In 1925, the College awarded its first Bachelor degrees. A milestone occurred in 1927 when the southern branch was officially renamed the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), thereby establishing it as a fully autonomous university. Today, the College serves as the liberal arts program of UCLA, encompassing the Life and Physical Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, Honors Program and other programs for both undergraduate and graduate students. The bulk of UCLA's student body belongs to the College, which includes 34 academic departments, 21,000 undergraduate students, 2,700 graduate students and 900 faculty members. Virtually all of the academic programs in the College are ranked very highly and 11 were ranked in the top ten nationally by the National Research Council.

In June, the College of Letters and Science will hold its annual commencement ceremony, the largest on campus, with more than 4,000 students receiving their degrees and some 12,000 guests to help with the celebration.

The college is divided into four divisions — Division of Humanities, Division of Life Sciences, Division of Physical Sciences, and Division of Social Sciences.

Divisions

Division of Humanities

Art History, Classics, English, Linguistics, Musicology, Philosophy, Study of Religion, Writing Programs

Division of Life Sciences

Computational and Systems Biology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics, Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Neuroscience, Physiological Science, Psychology

Division of Physical Sciences

Chemistry and Biochemistry, Earth and Space Sciences, Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, and Statistics

Division of Social Sciences

Afro-American Studies, Anthropology, Archaeology, Communication Studies, Economics, Geography, History, Human Complex Systems, Political Science, Sociology, Women's Studies

Alumni

* Kay Ryan, English, 16th poet laureate of U.S. [ [http://www.college.ucla.edu/ College of Letters and Science] ]

Notable Faculty

* Utpal Banerjee, Department chair and professor of molecular, cell and developmental biology; professor of biological chemistry, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
* Alessandro Duranti, Department chair and professor of anthropology, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
* Andrea Ghez, MacArthur Fellowship [citeweb|title=UCLA astronomer Andrea Ghez named a 2008 MacArthur Fellow|url=http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ghez-64006.aspx|publisher=UCLA|accessdate=2008-09-23] (Genius Grant winner, 2008), professor of physics and astronomy
* Thomas M. Liggett, professor of mathematics, National Academy of Sciences
* Thom Mayne, Professor of architecture, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
*Calvin Normore, Professor of philosophy, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
* Theodore Porter, Professor of history and department vice chair for undergraduate affairs, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
* Charles Ray, Professor of sculpture, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
* Saul Friedlander, MacArthur Fellowship(1999)
* Debora Silverman, Professor of history and art history, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
* Terence Tao, Fields Medal–winning mathematician, National Academy of Sciences [ [http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/three-ucla-professors-receive-49640.aspx Professors named to National Academy of Sciences] ] , MacArthur Fellowship [citeweb|title=UCLA astronomer Andrea Ghez named a 2008 MacArthur Fellow|url=http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ghez-64006.aspx|publisher=UCLA|accessdate=2008-09-23] (2006)

References

External links

* [http://www.college.ucla.edu/ Official website]


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