Events for Oct 2 - Oct 29

  • LGBTQ+ Equality and the 2025 Landscape

    UCLA Kerckhoff Hall Grand Salon 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles

    Join us on May 20th for a Luskin Lecture featuring LGBTQ+ rights leader Tony Hoang, who will share the high points of the fight for full lived equality and identify how to defend against efforts to dismantle the progress.

  • Meet and Greet with Ambassador Nathalie Rayes, MPP ’99

    5th Floor Atrium Public Affairs Los Angeles, CA, United States

    UCLA Luskin Graduate Students and Graduating Seniors are invited to a Meet and Greet with former United States Ambassador to Croatia, Nathalie Rayes, who is also the 2025 Commencement Speaker UCLA Luskin Commencement Speaker!

  • Roots of Cool Art Exhibition: Opening Reception

    Descanso Gardens 1418 Descanso Dr, La Cañada Flintridge, CA, United States

    Join us for the opening reception of Roots of Cool: A Celebration of Trees and Shade in a Warming World, a series of indoor and outdoor art installations hosted by the Descanso Gardens. Meet the curators Edith and Jolly de Guzman, and enjoy a no-host bar and live music.

  • Made in the Shade Event at Descanso Gardens

    Descanso Gardens 1418 Descanso Dr, La Cañada Flintridge, CA, United States

    Discover Descanso Gardens in a new light with Cultivate, a monthly series of tours, workshops, demos, and music. July’s theme, “Made in the Shade,” compliments the Roots of Cool exhibition curated by Edith and Jolly de Guzman.

  • A Celebration of Cool, part of the Roots of Cool Art Exhibition

    Descanso Gardens 1418 Descanso Dr, La Cañada Flintridge, CA, United States

    A Celebration of Cool is a day-long event at Descanso Gardens featuring panels on shade equity, a thermal imaging booth, scavenger hunt, puppet parade, tree giveaways, art workshops, and more—held in conjunction with the Roots of Cool exhibition.

  • Vote16USA National Convening 2025

    3250N Public Affairs Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Vote16USA National Convening on August 5–6 — a two-day gathering of youth leaders, educators, and advocates advancing the movement to lower the voting age to 16.

  • Luskin Graduate Student Orientation

    147 Dodd Hall 315 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Incoming graduate students from Public Policy, Social Welfare and Urban Planning will learn about resources at UCLA Luskin and throughout campus during this orientation for a successful experience at UCLA.