On Tuesday, Feb. 24, the UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute (BKI) welcomed distinguished religious leaders Father Greg Boyle, Rabbi Sharon Brous, Valarie Kaur and Imam Dr. Jihad Turk to a multifaith panel as part of BKI’s “Compassionate…
The multifaith panel (L-R): Father Greg Boyle, Rabbi Sharon Brous, Valarie Kaur and Imam Dr. Jihad Turk. Photo by Naheed Choudhry.
By Hannah Park
On Tuesday, Feb. 24, the UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute (BKI) welcomed distinguished…
https://kindness.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Thumbnails-5.png10001000Felicia Grahamhttps://kindness.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/UCLA_Uxd_Blk_BedariKindnessInstitute_A-e1575506431884.pngFelicia Graham2026-03-19 12:03:262026-03-19 12:34:25Compassionate Conversation: Fr. Greg Boyle, Valarie Kaur, Rabbi Sharon Brous, and Imam Dr. Jihad Turk share multifaith views on justice, forgiveness, and compassion
https://kindness.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CVuaVt0-asset-mezzanine-16x9-wpDPO5R.avif339604Maria Patlanhttps://kindness.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/UCLA_Uxd_Blk_BedariKindnessInstitute_A-e1575506431884.pngMaria Patlan2026-03-16 10:09:452026-03-16 16:30:38UCLA Newsroom: Dialogue across Difference Initiative featured in PBS documentary series on Black-Jewish history
Dr. Loretta J. Ross in conversation with Maia Ferdman of the UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute, discusses her latest book, Calling In: How to Start Making Change with Those You'd Rather Cancel.
By Cylin Wang
On Tuesday, February 10, members…
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By Hannah Park
On Thursday, Jan. 29, the UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute (BKI) and Dialogue Across Difference (DaD) Initiative welcomed Claire Adida, senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and faculty…
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The final meeting of the fall quarter marked a joint conversation between the Initiative to Study Hate and the Bedari Kindness Institute (BKI), featuring Dr. Daniel Fessler, professor of anthropology at UCLA and founding director of BKI…
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Dr. Ralina L. Joseph reads an excerpt from her latest book, Racial Exhaustion: How to Move through Racism in the Wake of DEI. Photo by Hannah Park.
On Tuesday, Dec. 2, the UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute (BKI) hosted the book launch…
https://kindness.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Ralina-Joseph.png10001000Maria Patlanhttps://kindness.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/UCLA_Uxd_Blk_BedariKindnessInstitute_A-e1575506431884.pngMaria Patlan2025-12-17 17:02:152025-12-17 17:06:39Compassionate Conversation: Vice Provost Ralina Joseph launches Racial Exhaustion with a multi-speaker panel and book signing
Seba Abudaqa (sixth from left) and Tom Kellner (fourth from right) with DaD staff and students.
By Hannah Park
On Monday, Nov. 17, the UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute (BKI) and Dialogue Across Difference (DaD) Initiative…
https://kindness.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Clean-Shelter.png10001000Maria Patlanhttps://kindness.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/UCLA_Uxd_Blk_BedariKindnessInstitute_A-e1575506431884.pngMaria Patlan2025-12-10 13:27:452025-12-15 11:13:59Compassionate Conversation: Clean Shelter founders visit UCLA to share humanitarian solutions in Gaza
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