Student Resources

Student Resources

As a Bruin, you have so many ways to get involved with building empathy! Whether it be on campus, or off, your participation is critical to us taking steps towards a better, kinder world. Check out the resources below to explore some of the ways you can make a difference in our community!

Part of a student organization or department? Request a workshop on Critical Discourse and Social Impact led by our Kindness Specialists. Want to dive deeper? Join a book club or request a facilitation packet to lead your own for your friends or organization!

Request Custom Workshop or Co-Program

Active Student Organizations

Social Activism

IMG: The Daily Bruin

Get Involved: Empathy

For Researchers

Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice & Health

A multidisciplinary community of academic and non-academic affiliates working to address the root causes of racial health inequities supporting research, teaching, and community engagement.

Undergraduate Research Scholars Program

The Undergraduate Research Scholars Program (URSP) is the undergraduate course of the Sustainable LA Grand Challenge. It brings together students from all disciplines for research experiences in the field of urban sustainability, taking an interdisciplinary approach in tacking these complex issues.

Community Engagements

Black Bruin Resource Center (BBRC):

A hub for the Black and Afrikan Diaspora community that governs programs to uplift, support, and inspire the Black Bruin experience

Bruin Resource Center (BRC):

A center that offers programs specializing in supporting former foster youth, undocumented students, transfer students, students in recovery, and students with children

UCLA LGBTQ Campus Resource Center:

A center that provides education and advocacy services to foster a safe and inclusive environment for UCLA's LGBTQ community

Dialogue across Difference (DaD):

The Dialogue across Difference (DaD) Initiative aims to model and promote the values of intellectual engagement, curiosity, empathy, active listening, and critical thinking, through a series of campus events, classes, informal learning opportunities and social programming.

Community Service Commission (CSC):

As the community service focused office of UCLA student government (USAC), CSC serves both as an umbrella organization for 33 student-run service projects, and a center for the service efforts of the campus community, using large-scale service programming, and advocacy & awareness initiatives to engage UCLA students in service.

UCLA Prison Education Program:

A program aims to provide post-secondary education to incarcerated women and youth while engaging UCLA faculty and students in collaborative learning to address bias and injustice, aligning with UCLA’s mission to advance knowledge for societal betterment.

Mental Health

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS):

Individual counseling, psychotherapy, group therapy, psychoeducational programs to support mental health.

Resilience in Your Student Experience RISE Center:

A center hosting programs, classes, trainings, and resources to support resilience and well-being

Activeminds UCLA:

A mental health advocacy group under the USAC Student Wellness Commission

Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center:

The Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA focuses on promoting holistic well-being and resilience by integrating health and wellness into campus culture through innovative programs and community engagement.

Student Resources