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UCLA Extension certificate graduates are offered career resources that can help them find the right job and take the best possible professional step forward.

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UCLA Extension Writers' Program celebrates 60 years of community

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UCLAxFilmFest returns to the historic Los Angeles Theatre to celebrate 10 years of storytelling on May 9

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