LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music on Feb. 5, announced “a generous reinvestment” in an endowment by the Mohinder Brar Sambhi Estate. This gift increases
Reflections On Our Democracy
Dear School of Music Community,
Yesterday, our nation bore witness to the fragility of our shared democracy. What should have been a formality, a procedural certification of an election won by 7 million votes, was transformed into an assault against our most foundational institutions. Yesterday, we learned that if you are a white protester, you can storm the United States Capitol with impunity. Yesterday, we witnessed a violent mob, filled with resentment stoked by our current president, shout and threaten violence as they tried to “stop the steal.” Yesterday, I was shocked and I was dismayed, but sadly, I was not surprised.