CONGRATULATIONS!

You have been admitted to the #1 public university in the nation! Now it's time to decide if UCLA is the right fit for you. Look no further, join us for this year's. . .
Virtual
Black Bruin ​
​Transfer Experience (BBTE) 2021
May 14th-15th
On behalf of the Black community at UCLA, Black Bruin Transfer Success invites you to attend our annual Black Bruin Transfer Extravaganza (BBTE), happening Friday, May 14th through Saturday, May 15th. BBTS offers newly admitted, Black identifying transfer students the chance to learn about the plethora of experiences and opportunities our UCLA community has to offer! This event provides resources including information on financial aid, research opportunities, greek life, and much more through mock lectures, 1:1 connections with current and past Black Bruins... BBTE is truly one-of-a-kind in the nation!  Come see why UCLA ranks as the top university nationwide for transfer students!

​We cannot wait to meet you! Welcome to UCLA and GO BRUINS!
Get a glimpse of what the Black community is like at UCLA! Check out African Student Union (ASU)'s Black Book below:
Check out coverage of BBTE from years past 
You stand on the shoulders of giants. . .
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HISTORIC UCLA LEGACY
The African American community has a long and rich association with UCLA dating back to the 1920s when the campus relocated to Westwood. Such notable leaders as Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Ralph Bunche ’27 and Congressman Augustus Hawkins ’31 were among its early pioneers. They were soon followed by many other distinguished African American graduates from what has frequently been called “our University of California.”

Notable Alumni
  • Jackie Robinson- first black man to play for Major League Baseball; first athlete in UCLA history to letter in four sports in the same year; Transferred from Pasadena City College 
  • James Lu Valle- Olympic Medalist and Chemist 
  • Arthur Ashe- Tennis player, Apartheid and AIDS activist. Ashe became the first African American ever selected to the US Davis Cup Team in 1963 (winners 1968-70). In 1968, he won the men's championships at the inaugural US Open.
  • Florence Griffith Joyner- Olympic Medalist
  • Ralph Bunche-  an American political scientist and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in Palestine. He was the first person of color to be so honored in the history of the Prize.
  • Diane Watson - U.S. Congresswoman 
  • Earl Gales, Jr. - Chairman, Earl E. Gales Jr., Jenkins/Gales & Martinez (JGM) Architecture Firm
  • Elaine Brown - Activist, writer, singer and former chairperson of the Black Panther Party 
  • Rev. James Lawson - Reverend, activist and former president of the Southern Christian Leadership 
  • Gail Wyatt - Associate Director, UCLA AIDS Institute, clinical psychologist and professor 
  • Johnnie Cochran - Famed attorney and activist 
  • Brenda Ross-Dulan - Senior Vice President and Regional President - Wells Fargo Bank 
  • Frank Stephens - Frank Stephens, UCLA Academic Advisor and former UCLA Athlete 
  • Gabrielle Union - Actress 
  • Chris Spencer - Actor, comedian, writer, director and producer 
  • Bridgette M. Taylor - Partner at Dreier, Stein & Kahan, LLP's Entertainment & Media Department 
  • Jaleel White - Actor 
  • Floyd McKissick - Lawyer, activist and former national director of Congress of Racial Equality 
  • Angela Davis - Political activist, academic, and author
Contact Us:
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Twitter: @bbtsucla
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