$6 million from alum Kwame J. Granderson will endow Undergraduate Writing Center

Published: May 20, 2026
Photo of Kwame J. Granderson standing under the Royce Hall archway

Writing is an essential skill for students across all majors, and UCLA’s Undergraduate Writing Center — which has helped Bruins develop and strengthen each other’s writing through peer-to-peer consultations for over a decade — has received a $6 million commitment from UCLA College alumnus Kwame J. Granderson.

“Mr. Granderson’s support of the Undergraduate Writing Center will allow us to continue helping generations of Bruins with the demands of college-level writing,” said Tara Prescott-Johnson, director of the center. “After all, it’s a student-run center and a supportive community of student writers who are not only empowering each other to write better in their courses, but, eventually, in their careers and beyond.”

Learn more about this transformative gift here.