Introducing the 2020 Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship Prompts
By Mallory Aldrich, IEA Admissions Coordinator As we are approaching the opening of the 2020 Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship Application, we thought this would be a great opportunity to share […]
Summer Reads 2019 for Kids, Young Adults and Adults
By Anvi Kevany One of my favorite past times is reading. I love to read, especially travel stories, stories about small-town America, funny stories, classics, fantasies, science fiction, to name […]
How IEA Evaluates Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship Applicants
By Bonnie Raskin, Program Manager In the course of being the Program Manager for the Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship (CDB), I’m often asked, “How do you evaluate a CDB application? […]
The Mentoring Effect: My Life as an EXPLORE Extern, Part 2
by Marielle Kang, EXPLORE Extern In July of last year, I had the opportunity to work with Dr. Amy Catlin-Jairazbhoy, an ethnomusicology professor at UCLA, at Apsara Media. I helped […]
The Mentoring Effect: My Life as an EXPLORE Extern, Part 1
by Ashley Manalad, EXPLORE Extern Going into high school, I was dead set on becoming an engineer. Although art was one of my passions, I never really realized what value […]
When There’s a Need, IEA Finds a Way!
by Niña Abonal, Senior Program Coordinator Since I started working at IEA three years ago, I’ve witnessed the remarkable evolution of our program offerings and have had the opportunity to spearhead […]
Five Reasons Why You Should EXPLORE This Summer
by Nicole LaChance, Marketing & Communications Coordinator Are you a high school student looking for a dynamic, challenging summer experience? Look no further than the EXPLORE program! Here are five […]
What My Mentor Taught Me, Part 2
by Matthew Burke, EXPLORE Alumnus In ninth grade, while studying for midterms and slogging through term papers, I started daydreaming about how I wanted to spend my summer. Ideally, I […]
What My Mentor Taught Me, Part 1
by Jocelyn Shen, EXPLORE Alumna As an intern at the UCLA Department of Biomathematics for the past two summers, I have developed as a researcher, as well as a person, […]
Mentoring Matters
By Niña Abonal As we progress through life, we continue to expand our networks and relationships with people in various academic, professional and personal circles. If we are lucky enough, […]