Did our wise forebears have any idea just how much incredible progress would occur in the first century of the UCLA College? Their highest hopes would be borne out by the world-changing research, education and service spearheaded by the Bruins who came after. As we find ourselves at the beginning of the UCLA College’s second century, we asked a selection of our leaders those same true-blue-and-gold questions: What’s next? And how will the UCLA College lead the way?

Read full UCLA Magazine article here. (August 2025)

“We hope that the next 100 years of undergraduate research at UCLA will bring more: more research opportunities, more mentorship, more scholarships for our students, more research, more knowledge, more discovery! Every day the Undergraduate Research Centers work to make undergraduate research more accessible at UCLA, and we hope that in 100 years (or even better, much sooner), every undergraduate at UCLA who wants to do research will have the opportunity to do so!”

—Jacquelyn Ardam, director, URC – Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
—Tama Hasson, assistant dean for undergraduate research and director, URC – Sciences