Black@Anderson

Community Stories

Femtech Founder Secures $1.3 Million to Scale

Mitchella Gilbert (’21) incubated OYA in UCLA Anderson’s Venture Accelerator

Poor Valuations or Poor Strategy?

Kathleen Ngangoué’s research reveals what causes overbidding in auctions

We Have to Think Macro, but We Have to Act Micro

Blair Taylor (’90) operates according to principles of inclusion

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University of California Opens Pathways to Graduate Management Education

UCLA Anderson hosted 50 HBCU and HSI students, and is home to a broad unified strategy for equity

Veteran Investor Learns and Leads

Mel Lindsey (’99), founder of Nile Capital Group, joins UCLA Anderson Board

The Impressionist

Karen Mack’s (’90) LA Commons heals community at the intersection of art and civics

Opportunity for Individual and Collective Growth

Cynthia Andrianjatovo (’22) found her tribe at UCLA Anderson

Entrepreneur’s Turnkey Solution for Professional Trainers

Kevin White (’23) is your Chief Fitness Officer

An Exemplary MBA Leader, Now a Business Program Manager

Nuvie Ewharekuko (’22) was UCLA Anderson’s first Black student body president

Adding Value to UCLA Anderson’s Community

Oke Bamgbose (’22) helped fellow MBA students through recruitment

Students in Top-Rated MBA Programs Pitch to Entertainment Executives

UCLA Anderson’s annual case competitions lead to industry internships

My Journey to VC: 6 Things I Learned

Entrepreneur Darren Douglas (’22) plays a long game

Building a National Culture to Help the Arts Thrive

Strategist Ted Russell (’91) named Nasher Haemisegger Fellow at SMU DataArts

In The News

Big Budgets Alone Won’t Make Hollywood Diverse

Jay Tucker (’09) makes the case for true organizational commitment

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A Silicon Beach Success

UCLA Anderson graduate Oke Bamgbose (’22) set his sights on Microsoft

Dean Al Osborne Receives B. Kenneth West Lifetime Achievement Award

Annual award recognizes individuals for distinguished boardroom service

— Tony Bernardo,
Dean and John E. Anderson Chair in Management

When choosing a business school, I wanted a program that would help me build my strengths while diminishing my limitations. What I didn’t expect to find was a community so devoted to change, collaboration and liberation that it would be a catalyst to my growth. Being Black at UCLA Anderson means to embrace experiences that make us unique while acknowledging the values that make us whole. Black people are multifaceted, yet we’re often told that we must fit into a box. At Anderson there isn’t a box, it’s a community in which you have the freedom to propel your voice and craft your own journey.

— Ashley Johnson (’22),
Co-President, UCLA Anderson Black Business Students Association

Listen and Learn

I chose to enroll at UCLA Anderson specifically because of its Black community. When I visited, a member of the Black Business Students Association made it a point to seek me out and invite me to a BBSA event, and that was the turning point. Spending time with Black MBAs, I found I could relax and be my authentic self. I realized after my first year at Anderson I understood how true to our values we are. After spending time with MBAs from other schools during my internship, it was clear that while many schools talk about “collaboration” they don’t necessarily stand behind that. Whereas when someone from Anderson says we “share success” — they mean it.

— Kelsey Paul Emory (’22),
Co-President, UCLA Anderson Black Business Students Association

UCLA Bunche Center Resources

Black Policy Project

The Black Policy Project is a multifaceted, policy-oriented research initiative housed within the UCLA Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies.

With its primary focus on producing quality, community driven research that helps spur policy change, BPP serves as the bridge between Black scholarship at UCLA and sociopolitical decision making.

Institute of American Cultures Predoctoral Fellowships and Grants

IAC fellowships are awarded to current UCLA graduate students and predoctoral candidates with demonstrated interest in ethnic studies to aid in the completion of a thesis or dissertation.

Terms of awarded fellowships may range from 1 to 3 quarters, and cover in-state tuition and fees plus a stipend of $6,000-$7,400 per quarter. The acceptance of a fellowship includes a commitment to contributing to the activities of the sponsoring Ethnic Studies Research Center.

The College Access Project for African Americans

CAPAA is a research project of the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA.

In 2002, the Ford Foundation funded this project to examine the current status of, challenges to and strategies for increasing access in California’s higher education institutions for African Americans.

Why UCLA Anderson FEMBA Is Right for Us

Many Black FEMBA students choose UCLA Anderson for its supportive community, where they enjoy the same close camaraderie as their full-time classmates. With unfiltered honesty, they share why the program is right for them as working professionals who come from a range of backgrounds and experiences.

The Voice of FEMBA series aims to provide a glimpse into the Anderson community by hearing from the people who are shaping it. All speakers in this series were faculty-nominated.

Learn About UCLA Anderson FEMBA

UCLA Anderson believes strongly that business schools and the wider business world must become more diverse. To that end, we have created the Pathway Guidance Program, a pipeline development program aimed at supporting future business leaders from diverse backgrounds. We believe that Anderson is well-positioned to lead in this effort and that there is boundless value created when we bring people together across identities, experiences, worldviews and values. The goal of this pilot program: To make progress toward a truly inclusive and equitable business landscape by building a more diverse pool of business school applicants, providing greater opportunity and genuinely sharing success.

Our Community Embraces Diversity

UCLA Anderson’s annual Embracing Diversity Week celebrates the strength of our diverse campus community and the power of our connections to reshape our future.

Embracing Diversity Week

Spotlight: UC President Michael V. Drake

Michael V. Drake became the 21st president of the University of California, presiding over its 10 campuses five medical centers and three nationally affiliated labs, with stewardship of more than 280,000 students and 230,000 faculty and staff. The first Black president in UC’s 152-year history, Drake works in service to Californians from all levels of society, who benefit from the university’s research and opportunity, and, in his words, “whose lives are elevated when we get this right.”

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Anderson Associations

Professional and identity clubs at UCLA Anderson represent our diverse
campus and initiatives.

Other Resources

Learn How We Champion and Celebrate Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Easterseals CEO Champions Disability Equity

Easterseals CEO Champions Disability Equity

The Value of Authenticity in Global Business with Aaron Walton

The Value of Authenticity in Global Business with Aaron Walton

Change for Good

UCLA Anderson faculty, staff and alumni collaborate on research and industry initiatives that address and help to resolve inequities in the workplace and the wider world.