Reflecting on the Study of Indigenous Languages at UCLA
American Indian Studies at UCLA is an interdisciplinary IDP with a long history of working with and for tribal communities. When it was announced by UNESCO that it would celebrate […]
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LA Social Science Story: Interview with UCLA Communication Alum Michael Allen, ’86
The LA Social Science e-forum interviewed UCLA Department of Communication alum, Michael Allen, ’86. During this interview, LA Social Science learned more about Mr. Allen’s LA Social Science Story. LA […]
Working Families in Focus: Photo Exhibit and Film Shorts in the Heart of Los Angeles
By Janna Shadduck-Hernández, Project Director, and Marisol Granillo Arce, Graduate Student Researcher UCLA Labor Center On October 24, 2019, filmmakers, photographers, poets, and musicians of color presented their original works […]
Spotlight on UCLA’s Department of Communication: Alumni Partnerships and a New PhD Program
The UCLA Department of Communication proudly announces rolling out their new PhD program where the first cohort will begin with the 2020-2021 academic year. The department will be sure to […]
Do We Make a Difference? Social Change in Theory and Practice
Young people often want to change the world. But when facing a gamut of social problems and inequalities around them, it’s easy to wonder how any one person can make […]
New Ph.D. Program in Communication at UCLA Accepting Applications
The UCLA Department of Communication is now accepting applications for its new Ph.D. program! Please check out this descriptive video, where you will learn about the work faculty and graduate […]
Doing Good with Dr. Fessler
By Lara Drasin What makes someone want to “do good?” Dr. Daniel Fessler of UCLA’s Anthropology department—the inaugural director of the UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute and 2018 recipient of the […]
$20 Million Gift Establishes the UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute in the Division of Social Sciences
The Bedari Foundation, established by philanthropists Jennifer and Matthew C. Harris, has given $20 million to the UCLA College to establish the UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute. The institute, which is […]
By All MEANS Necessary – New UCLA Report on Hollywood Diversity and Inclusion Practices
September 18, 2019 Diversity initiatives have become their own cottage industry in the entertainment industry. But how much do we really know about what has been working and why? This […]
Chancellor’s Award for Community-Engaged Scholars
Six new UCLA ladder faculty members were presented with the inaugural Chancellor’s Award for Community-Engaged Scholars, supported by both the Chancellor’s Office and the UCLA Center for Community Learning, for […]
