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UCLA Leadership Releases Statement in Support of Black Lives Matter and Provides Expertise in Protest Coverage

On May 30, 2020, UCLA Leadership released the statement below to the campus community regarding the nationwide protests. According to the UCLA Newsroom, “shortly before midnight on Saturday, 37 campus leaders, including the presidents of the undergraduate and graduate student associations, joined together to send a message to the UCLA community expressing their collective anger, […]

UCLA Professor Srinivasan Talks to Democracy Now about Trump and Twitter

May 29, 2020 Dr. Ramesh Srinivasan, UCLA Professor of Graduate Studies of Education and Information Sciences and Bedari Kindness Institute Faculty Advisory Committee member, was invited to appear on Democracy Now today to discuss President Trump’s executive order related to Section 230 and technology companies, and to discuss the issues regarding conspiracy theories going viral […]

LA Social Science Summer Course Previews: Communication and Identity with Professor Kicenski

As summer 2020 approaches, LA Social Science will be highlighting some of the summer courses being offered within the Division of Social Sciences at UCLA. UCLA summer courses are open to BOTH UCLA students and non-UCLA students. All summer 2020 courses will be offered online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. You can enroll as long […]

LA Social Science Summer Course Previews: Asian American Studies Department Courses in 2020

As summer 2020 approaches, LA Social Science will be highlighting some of the summer courses being offered within the Division of Social Sciences at UCLA. UCLA summer courses are open to BOTH UCLA students and non-UCLA students. All summer 2020 courses will be offered online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. You can enroll as long […]

LA Social Science Presents “Conversations with Changemakers” Featuring UCLA Law Professor Jennifer Chacón

UCLA Law Professor, NYTimes op-ed author, and Latino Policy & Politics Initiative (LPPI) Faculty Expert Jennifer Chacón gives a comprehensive overview of COVID-19 and current immigration laws and policies. She describes the negative effects an immigration ban can have on the economy and public health. She also explains that the current administration uses COVID-19 to […]