This post was updated June 12 at 5:11 p.m.
Keke Palmer is taking on a new role in Westwood.
The Emmy Award winner announced Thursday morning that she will begin a five-year Artist in Residency program with UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television, titled “From Blocking to Broadcast.” The program will go into effect during the 2026-27 academic year and is in collaboration with KeyTV, which Palmer co-founded in 2021.

Emma Hintz was tired of endlessly searching for ethical fashion, so she built the shortcut she wished already existed.
Hintz, a fourth-year sociology student, launched Foster, a curated online marketplace featuring 13 small, sustainable, women-owned fashion businesses, May 4.

TEDx is far from extinct at UCLA.
After a two-year hiatus, the revived organization, which organizes speaker series, hosted a May 26 event at the Northwest Campus Auditorium.

Summer Nelson has turned her UCLA experience into a digital diary for thousands to enjoy.
Serving as her own creative director, editor, manager and negotiator, Nelson, a fourth-year communication student and former Bruin Media Group contributor, has cultivated an account with over 70,000 TikTok followers.

Matthew Smith is ready to take on the world’s main stage.
From music to theater, fourth-year musical theater student Matthew Smith said he had always been drawn to the arts.

Keara Hedican’s final bow as a Bruin has arrived as the actor-director-producer prepares for future projects.
The fourth-year theater student with an acting emphasis said she hopes to continue all three facets of entertainment production after graduation.

Artist Mahek Jindani has brought a global perspective to dance at UCLA.
The fourth-year applied linguistics and dance student – who is of Indian heritage – was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and spent the first 15 years of her life in the nation’s capital of Kinshasa.