UCLA: The First Century - Hardcover

Dundjerski, Marina

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1906507376 ISBN 13: 9781906507374

Publisher: Third Millenium Pub Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

An illustrated hardcover volume offering a chronological account of UCLA's journey from its origins to the present day, as well as a thematic approach in detailing UCLA's campus development, its remarkable sporting prowess and its unique Bruin traditions.
The University of California Board of Regents, Office of the President and UCLA Chancellor's Office have provided unprecedented access to university records for this historical account. More than 200 faculty members, administrators, alumni and friends have also shared their UCLA experiences via one-on-one interviews.
Foreword / Chancellor Gene D. Block
Preface / Marina Dundjerski
Part I: A Chronological History
Chapter 1: Origins: 1913 - 1919
Chapter 2: A Twig Grows: 1919 - 1925
Chapter 3: Westwood Bound: 1925 - 1929
Chapter 4: Boastfulness in California: 1929 - 1936
Chapter 5: We are at War: 1936 - 1945
Chapter 6: A Maturing Campus: 1945 - 1959
Chapter 7: Fighting for Identity: 1959 - 1968
Chapter 8: In the Middle of a Revolution: 1968 - 1975
Chapter 9: A Landmark Time for Us: 1975 - 1989
Chapter 10: So Far, So Fast: 1989 - 1997
Chapter 11: The New Millennium: 1997 - 2007
Chapter 12: Toward a Centennial: 2007 and Beyond
Part II: Life at UCLA
Chapter 13: On Rolling Hills
Chapter 14: First to 100
Chapter 15: Bruin Rites of Passage

About this title

About the Author:

Ever since her days as news editor of the UCLA Daily Bruin and as campus correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, Marina Dundjerski 94 has been writing about her alma mater in one way or another.
Since 2003, she has chronicled UCLA s history as director of the UCLA History Project. Her 20 years of experience in journalism and communications includes three years as a senior writer and editor for UCLA Magazine and other campus publications; six years in Washington, D.C., as an assistant editor of The Chronicle of Philanthropy; and a stint as a reporter for United Press International.
A Los Angeles native, Dundjerski holds a Bachelor of Arts in English with a specialization in world literature.

Review:

100 years of UCLA on your coffee table --Los Angeles Times, Dec. 29, 2011

About this edition

• Publisher: Third Millenium Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1906507376
• ISBN 13: 9781906507374
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352