Overview
The DaD Initiative is seeking four undergraduate student interns to join our team for the 2026-27 academic year! Student interns serve as key thought partners for Initiative staff and provide crucial support for the initiative’s daily operations and regular programming.
Internship Information Session: Monday May 18th 6:30-7:30 PM (virtual) RSVP Here
Projects
DaD Student Interns are assigned one major project domain, but may be asked to work on any of the following projects and responsibilities throughout the academic year:
- Thought Partners for Student Engagement: All DaD Interns serve as crucial thought partners for the initiative – a key programmatic piece as we aim to cultivate engaged student leaders to promote culture change. This includes: brainstorming programming ideas to increase student engagement with DaD; recruiting students to attend programs/activities; offering feedback on program development; running Student Dialogue Network (SDN) meetings, and more.
- Programming & Events: outreach, staffing events, greeting people, interviewing people about their experiences, helping host dialogues, or facilitating during programs.
- Operations & Administration: Provide programming and operational support to staff. This involves supporting DaD staff in managing logistical details related to event planning, including but not limited to: file organization, data entry/management, drafting communications, program tracking, calendar management; communicating with other campus entities and departments, and other operational tasks that may arise.
- Digital Communications: Graphic Design or Photography/Video Production: Support DaD’s internal and external communications processes, including: develop program flyers, writing student newsletters, blog posts, web text updates; draft parts of DaD/BKI annual reports, and other miscellaneous communications that bring our work to students from a wide array of disciplines and departments; work with staff on different digital platforms to elevate the Institute’s various activities.
- Research & Evaluation: Assist DaD staff in managing evaluation processes for program & training activities, tracking attendance and impact, collecting and analyzing post-program surveys and feedback, refine processes for evaluation; updating existing internal and external dialogue resources for UCLA stakeholders; may include curation of a monthly reading/watch list related to bridge-building and dialogue; and providing on-site event support to solicit feedback and testimonials during or after events.
Position Details
- Up to 4 positions available
- $19 per hour, 5-8 hours per week
- Must be eligible for hire under university hiring policy
- Location: hybrid, with regular in-person attendance for staff meetings or events
- Interns must be available for occasional evening and weekend events or training
- Interns must be available for the full academic year: Fall, Winter and Spring
Required Qualifications
- Undergraduate students enrolled full-time for the entire 2026-27 academic year.
- Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the values of the Dialogue Across Difference Initiative (active listening, empathy, intellectual engagement) and the Bedari Kindness Institute.
- Experience with or exposure to dialogue or bridge-building related courses, fellowships, or other programs (e.g., Intergroup Dialogue, DaD Fiat Lux or related coursework, Bruin Bridge Builders Fund grantee, “Speaking Across Conflict” Workshop attendee, or other dialogue-related training).
- Must be able to work effectively, both independently and with a team in a fast-paced environment.
- Must exhibit excellent communication skills (written and oral), and ability to communicate with many different populations effectively.
- Must be punctual, timely, and responsive in work communications.
- Must be detail-oriented and organized, able to work with online programs and data comfortably and efficiently.
- Must be creative and a self-starter with a willingness to propose and undertake new projects to engage students.
- Must demonstrate an ability to prioritize assignments to complete work in a timely manner.
- Must be open to learning and adapt well to change.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience planning public programming or events preferred.
- Experience with digital graphic design, video production/editing highly preferred.
- Familiarity with online systems such as: UCLA Box, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Drive, Notion, Canva, Canva, Constant Contact or similar.
- Enthusiasm to work on a diverse team and grapple with differences constructively.
To Apply
Final Application Deadline: Sunday, May 31st at 11:59pm PT
Don’t wait until the last minute! Applications will be reviewed as they are received.
Feel free to send any questions to kindess@ucla.edu.
Interviews will be held June 9-10, 2026.
Dialogue Across Difference Initiative
1500 Public Affairs Building
337 Charles E Young Dr E
Los Angeles, CA 90095