What is the Center for Community Learning?

The mission of the Center for Community Learning is to engage UCLA undergraduates, faculty and community partners in programs that integrate teaching, research and service. We promote citizenship, leadership and social justice through service learning, internships and other community-based learning experiences. By so doing, we fulfill our obligation as a public institution to educate persons who are good global citizens.

Our work in Los Angeles, the state, the nation and in the global community connects the research interests of faculty and students with the needs and priorities of our community partners.

In collaboration with academic departments, we offer UCLA undergraduates the opportunity to participate in a variety of structured and rigorous academic courses that link theory and practice. These activities also foster civic skills and knowledge, a service ethic, and an informed perspective on issues of diversity and democracy.

We provide an ongoing program of faculty development through campus-wide events and individual consultation. We provide an ongoing system for communicating with community partners, to build their capacity, create a climate of reciprocal benefit and acknowledge their expertise in training our students.