Episodes 39
Avg. Duration 41m
Activity Sporadic
Since Nov 2020
Latest Episode May 2025

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At UCLA, we believe an informed and supportive family plays an integral role in a student’s educational success. To that end, Bruin Family Insights, presented by Wescom, is here to equip families with knowledge to help you get to know UCLA better, and encourage your student to thrive during their time at UCLA and beyond.

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S5E2 Time Management & Balancing Competing Priorities with Armine Kulikyan and Sami Toussi

May 07, 2025 30m

We’re back with our second installment of Bruin FamilyInsights in its new hybrid format! This time, we’re exploring time management and balancing competing priorities, and joining us as topic experts…

S5E1 Internships & Career Planning with Kimberly Terrill and Haley Krakoski

Feb 27, 2025 30m

We’re so excited to be back with a new iteration of BruinFamily Insights! In this new, hybrid format, a topic will first be introduced in a Q&A article with insights from experts within the UCLA…

S4E9 Season Four Recap

Jun 20, 2024 49m

We can't believe we've made it to the end of season four! This season of Bruin Family Insights focused on the theme of acclimating to and navigating the University. In this episode, we take a look…

S4E8 New Bruin Families 2.0 with Ryan Darling

May 28, 2024 39m

This month, we're returning with another episode in our series on acclimating to and navigating the university with a chat about updates with new student and family orientation, and resources for new…

S4E7 Providing Support to Students of All Backgrounds with Brittany Schoof

Apr 18, 2024 33m

We're back with another episode in our series on acclimating to and navigating the university! This month's episode features a discussion about providing support to UCLA students of all backgrounds…

S4E6 Navigating the University with Disabilities with Spencer Scruggs and Angelina Mejia

Mar 21, 2024 51m

This month, we're returning with another episode in our series on acclimating to and navigating the university with a conversation about the experiences of students with disabilities at UCLA. Joining…

S4E5 The International Student Experience at UCLA with Jenna Bustamante

Feb 15, 2024 42m

This month we continued our series on acclimating to and navigating the university with a discussion about the international student experience at UCLA. Joining us on this episode is Jenna…

New Year, New U(CLA)

Jan 22, 2024 39m

Happy New Year! On this special episode of Bruin Family Insights, Kayla chats with her colleague, Megan Marshall (Assistant Director, Student Alumni Programs & Family Engagement), about some…

S4E4 Taking Part in Campus Traditions with Christina Ruiz, Hanna Skikne and Julie Sina

Dec 15, 2023 45m

In the spirit of the holiday season, the final Bruin Family Insights episode of 2023 (coming a little earlier than usual!) features a discussion on campus traditions. Joining us on this month’s…

S4E3 Acclimating to Campus as a Transfer Student with Sarah Molitoris and Jessica Trachtenberg

Nov 16, 2023 43m

This month's discussion centered on acclimating to campus as a transfer student. Our two guests for this episode, Sarah Molitoris (Assistant Director of UCLA's Transfer Student Center) and Jessica…

S4E2 Understanding Academic Advising and Degree Planning with Corey Hollis and Marian Gabra

Oct 19, 2023 38m

This month, we're continuing season 4 of Bruin Family Insights with a discussion on how to navigate academic advising and degree planning at UCLA. We had two special guests for this conversation,…

S4E1 Navigating Student Organizations on Campus with Mike Cohn

Sep 21, 2023 30m

Welcome to Season 4 of Bruin Family Insights! On this episode we explore the topic of student organizations at UCLA, how students can get involved and the importance of building community on campus.…

S3E6 Becoming a Bruin: Supporting Your Freshman

Jun 15, 2023 55m

This month, we're wrapping up season three with the final episode in our series about supporting your student wherever they are in their academic journey, ending with our freshman students! Joining…

S3E5 The “In-Between”: Supporting Your Sophomore or Junior with Monroe Gorden

May 18, 2023 32m

This month's episode continues our series on supporting your Bruin wherever they are in their UCLA journey, with our sophomore and junior students! Joining us on today's episode is Monroe Gorden,…

S3E4 Prepare to Launch: Supporting Your Senior with George Brown and Gloria Ko

Apr 20, 2023 54m

This month, we're kicking off a new series focused on supporting your student wherever they are in their academic journey, starting with our senior Bruins! Joining us on today's episode are two…

S3E3 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at UCLA with Devon Dickau and Dr. Adriana Galván

Mar 16, 2023 42m

On this episode, we discuss the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion education at UCLA and its lasting impact on individuals beyond college with Devon Dickau, a Diversity, Equity and…

S3E2 Healthy Communication Strategies with Kendra Barreras and George Brown

Feb 16, 2023 54m

This month we're continuing season three with a discussion on how to cultivate healthy communication between parents and their college students. We had two special guests for this conversation,…

S3E1 College Parent Mental Health with Dr. Nicole Presley Green

Jan 19, 2023 42m

On this episode we explore the topic of college parent mental health and the pressures of parenting a college student with Dr. Nicole Presley Green, Senior Executive Director of Student Resilience…

S2E10 Farewell, Season Two!

Jun 09, 2022 9m

In this episode, we wrap up season two of the podcast by taking a look back at all of the amazing conversations we've had and looking forward toward what's to come this fall with the UCLA Parent…

S2E9 New Bruin Families with Ryan Darling

May 19, 2022 40m

On this episode we talk all about new student and family sessions, and resources for new families with Ryan Darling, associate director for New Parent & Family Programs with UCLA's Office of New…

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