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CPL’s New Research Finds Sharp Increase in Share of Unemployed/Under-Employed Workers Who Receive UI Benefits in CA

March 15, 2021 in , , , , , , /by

The UCLA California Policy Lab (CPL) recently released a new analysis of California unemployment insurance (UI) claims as part of a policy briefs series publishing research conducted in partnership with the Labor Market Information Division of the California Employment Development Department. Overview Historically, the share of unemployed workers receiving regular UI benefits (recipiency rate) in […]

UCLA Big Data and Politics Seminar Series Presents “Political Coalitions and Social Media: Evidence from Pakistan” on 3/19

March 12, 2021 in , , , /by

UCLA Big Data and Politics Seminar Series Political Coalitions and Social Media: Evidence from Pakistan   Paul Staniland Associate Professor of Political Science University of Chicago     Asfandyar Mir Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow CISAC, Stanford University     Tamar Mitts Assistant Professor of International and Public Affairs Columbia University   Friday, March 19, 12 PM […]

LA Social Science Book Series on Masculinity and Disability with Professor Salih Can Açiksöz

March 10, 2021 in , , , /by

In Sacrificial Limbs: Masculinity, Disability and Political Violence in Turkey, UCLA Anthropology Professor Salih Can Açiksöz examines the relationship between masculinity and disability with the stories of disabled veterans of Turkey’s Kurdish war. By chronicling the everyday lives of these veterans, Dr. Açiksöz captures the complexity of the state’s role in shaping how the veterans’ […]

LA Social Science Women’s History Month Take-Over Featuring Dr. Noble and Dr. Roberts

March 9, 2021 in , , , , /by

This Women’s History Month Take-Over features Dr. Safiya Noble, Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, African American Studies, and Gender Studies, and Dr. Sarah Roberts, Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies and Labor Studies at UCLA. They are the co-founders and co-directors of the UCLA […]

Lost in Translation “en el Fil”

March 3, 2021 in , , , , , , /by

by Sayil Camacho, Peabody College of Education and Human Development, Vanderbilt University; and Gaspar Rivera-Salgado, Project Director, UCLA Labor Center The California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) contracted with the UCLA Labor Center to evaluate the LWDA’s educational resources on workplace rights and health and safety for California farmworkers. The goal was to ensure […]

Dr. Edward Walker Talks “Astroturfing” and the Rise of Misinformation Campaigns

February 25, 2021 in , , , /by

UCLA Sociology Professor Edward Walker, was recently featured in a video chronicling the increase in misinformation campaigns across the country that have been particularly visible since the pandemic began. The video by Scripps Media will be used as a tool for their ongoing NewsLit media literacy project. As an expert on social movements, Dr. Walker […]

UCLA Sociology Professor Discusses “Millenials and the Great Reckoning on Race”

February 25, 2021 in , , /by

Dr. S. Michael Gaddis, assistant professor of sociology at UCLA, recently wrote an op-ed published in The Hill titled “Millennials and the Great Reckoning on Race.” He writes that although Millenials appear to support “post-racial” attitudes, their “…actions speak louder than words.”  Dr. Gaddis writes: “Unfortunately, the actions of Millennials in recent research I conducted, […]

E. Victor Wolfenstein Memorial Lecture “Reckoning with Global Racism” Presented by VC Anna Spain Bradley on March 16

February 24, 2021 in , , , /by

Michael Chwe Chair and Professor UCLA Department of Political Science invites you to attend the E. VICTOR WOLFENSTEIN MEMORIAL LECTURE Reckoning with Global Racism presented by Anna Spain Bradley UCLA Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Professor of Law followed by a conversation with Lorrie Frasure Acting Director, Ralph J. Bunche Center for African […]

RSVP Now for the UCLA/Getty Program’s Distinguished Speaker Series featuring Dr. Gabrielle Tayac on March 5

February 24, 2021 in , , , /by

Dr. Glenn Wharton Chair, UCLA/Getty Program in the Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials invites you to attend UCLA/Getty Program’s Distinguished Speaker Series featuring Dr. Gabrielle Tayac Associate Professor of Public History, George Mason University Former Curator at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian Speaking on Ancestors Speaking: Objects and Cultural Sovereignty in […]

LA Social Science Book Series on Korean Intergroup Relations in LA with Professor Kyeyoung Park

February 24, 2021 in , , /by

In LA Rising: Korean Relations with Blacks and Latinos after Civil Unrest, UCLA Anthropology Professor Kyeyoung Park revisits the 1992 Los Angeles unrest and provides a deep dive of the interrelations between minority groups. She provides a comprehensive examination of how race, class citizenship, and culture impacted relations between multiple groups in South Los Angeles. […]