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Oscar Peterson and Ray Brown, Two Giants of Jazz, to be Saluted at Concert by Musical Disciples

Just how important were pianist Oscar Peterson and bassist Ray Brown — two of the most iconic artists in jazz history — to the world of music? Drum dynamo Jeff Hamilton and bass stalwart John Clayton, who each played with Peterson and Brown, are quick to offer an answer. John Clayton: “Ray taught a UCLA Extension…

Anchor Jorge Ramos’ Memoir Details the Rising Anti-Immigrant Tide in the Age of Trump

Cover the story. Don’t be the story. It’s Lesson No. 1 from day one for all journalists. Veteran newscaster Jorge Ramos, however, didn’t have much of a choice. Ramos jumped feet first into the melting pot, arriving in Los Angeles with a suitcase, a guitar, a student visa and a spot in a UCLA extension…

Perla Hernandez Lastra, Sr. Project Manager at S.L. Leonard & Associates and UCLA Extension Instructor, Earns Honor

S.L. Leonard & Associates, a comprehensive real estate development and project management firm with offices in Camarillo and Long Beach, announces its senior project manager, Perla Hernandez Lastra, has been named a winner in the Engineering News-Record’s Top Young Professionals Contest for 2018. This annual program honors individuals under the age of 40 who have…

Catching Up with Artist David G. Brown

In his latest book “Barack, Race and the Media: The Obama Legacy”, award-winning artist, educator and publisher David G. Brown has accumulated his political cartoons which chronicle the former president’s journey as the first African American President of the United States of America. He also attended Philadelphia College of Art where he studied marketing and…

Tax Controversy Institute Chair Charles Rettig Nominated to be Next IRS Commissioner

The Internal Revenue Service this year will have to write and interpret a bevvy of rules as the agency implements the most sweeping set of changes to the tax code in a generation. And leading the agency through that process could be an IRS commissioner with a resume quite unlike those of his predecessors. President…

Interview with Author and Writing Coach Lisa Cron

“One of the biggest pitfalls writers stumble into is mistaking the plot for the story, thus assuming that if they come up with a plot, then write it up in beautiful prose, they’ll have a story.” – Lisa Cron Since 2006, she’s been an instructor in the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program, and is on the…

UCLA Extension’s New High-Tech Woodland Hills Campus