Welcome to the UCLA Bruin Underground Scholars Program
Congratulations to all of our newly admitted students, and welcome to the UCLA family! We hope you feel proud of your amazing accomplishment, and we hope you will take some time to explore how the UCLA Bruin Resource Center (BRC) can enrich your UCLA experience. The BRC offers programs and services for current and former foster youth, students who have experienced homelessness, students who are formerly incarcerated and/or system impacted, students with dependents, undocumented students, and more.
Our office will be open in the Summer and you are more than welcome to visit, ask questions, and get a feel of what it is like to be a Bruin Underground Scholar!
Building a Prison-to-University Pipeline Through Recruitment, Retention and Advocacy
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Recruitment
We provide support to incarcerated, formerly incarcerated, and system impacted students by conducting outreach events, supporting them through community college, preparing them for the UC, sharing educational resources on how to apply to UCLA, coaching them through the UC application process, offering campus tours, and workshops to navigate the education system.
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Retention
Our retention program provides formerly incarcerated and system-impacted students with a space on campus to meet and study, academic tutoring and advising, peer coaching, leadership development, student employment, community events, and workshops on how to navigate UCLA.
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Advocacy
We advocate for currently and formerly incarcerated students and their families. In addition to individual advocacy for students on campus and on parole/probation, we engage in local, state, and national policy advocacy to remove barriers and create opportunity for currently and formerly incarcerated people. We also train formerly incarcerated and system-impacted students to be policy advocates.
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Resource Hub
Welcome to the Bruin Underground Scholars Resource Hub! You will find a thorough run down of all the most prominent resources under each category. Feel free to also sign up for office hours to speak with our students should you need any support throughout the process.
Upcoming Events
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Land Acknowledgement
The Bruin Underground Scholars program at UCLA acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands). As a land grant institution, we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors),'Ahiihirom (Elders), and 'Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present, and emerging.