UCLA Extension Hosts on Friday, January 24, 2020 Lead’s Governor’s Office of Planning and Research Expert on Climate Change, Energy, and Economic Development LOS ANGELES, Calif. (January 9, 2020) – Kate Gordon, Director of the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, is expected to offer insights on land use issues in California during her keynote…
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Richard Rothstein is the Keynote Speaker at 32nd Annual Land Use Law and Planning Conference
Conference Examines Housing Inequality, Transportation Infrastructure, and Climate Actions Plans LOS ANGELES, CALIF. (January 10, 2018)— UCLA Extension welcomes Richard Rothstein, author of “The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America,” as the keynote speaker, at the 32nd Annual Land Use Law and Planning Conference on Friday, January 19, 2018,…
UCLA Extension’s New High-Tech Woodland Hills Campus
Six weeks before classes start at the UCLA Extension’s new Woodland Hills Warner Center campus, university officials opened the doors of its dozen classrooms Thursday for a walk-through by the general public. “This looks great,” said Wayne Smutz, dean of Continuing Education and UCLA Extension for the UCLA. “We’re anxious to serve the people in…
Mayor Eric Garcetti to Speak at UCLA Extension’s 31st Annual Land Use Law and Planning Conference
UCLA Extension announced that Mayor Eric Garcetti will be the keynote speaker at its Land Use Law & Planning Conference, largely regarded as the preeminent land use conference in the West. This one-day interdisciplinary program, to be held on Friday, January 27, 2017 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Downtown L.A., features a variety of…
Chief Learning Officers Offer Government Solutions
All columnists should take their own advice regularly, if for no other reason than to show some empathy for their readers. In past columns, I’ve posited ideas for how business and higher education can work together to develop tomorrow’s workforce today. Those columns encouraged CLOs to reach out to their counterparts in higher education. I…
Top-To-Bottom Commitment to Student-Centricity Critical for Institutions
The days of higher education’s norm being exclusive, closed academies that dictate to students from above are numbered. Today’s learners are looking for more engagement with their institution, a more immersive experience and a higher level of service. In the continuing education and extension space, this is not so much a deviation from the norm…