Community Partners

Recent posts that review some of the ways in which we engage with our community partners.

UCLA LPPI Stakeholders Reflect on Transition from ‘Initiative’ to Institute

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"Latino Policy and Politics Institute Founding Executive Director Sonja Diaz, Center, with past and current institute staff and policy fellows. Photo by James Michael Juarez." The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative has officially…

LA Social Science Presents “Conversations with Changemakers” Featuring Dr. Raúl Hinojosa Discussing the Recent Conference Commemorating 25 Years of UCLA NAID Center’s Research & Innovation

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LA Social Science recently interviewed Dr. Raúl Hinojosa, an Associate Professor in the UCLA Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies and Founding Director of the North American Integration and Development Center (NAID), about…

CSW’s 2022 Distinguished Leader in Feminism Award

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Join the UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW) for a special virtual event on Wednesday, May 18th to honor the center's accomplishments, student award recipients, and this year's Distinguished Leader in Feminism Award honoree. FEATURING…

Dr. Rodrigo Dominguez-Villegas and Dr. Natalie Masuoka are Making the Power of AAPI, Latino Voters Clear

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By Alise Brillault April 26, 2022 Some of the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative’s (UCLA LPPI) most sought-after research products are its analyses of Latino voters. As the nation’s second-largest ethnic group, Latinos…

LA Social Science Summer Course Preview featuring Harold Lewis Discussing Film Finance (Communication 188A)

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As summer 2022 approaches, LA Social Science had the opportunity to interview Harold Lewis, summer lecturer in Communications, about his course on film finance. Mr. Lewis is the Founder of Pitch2Me.com, an Online Film Finance Portal that brings…

UCLA LPPI Convenes Latinx Leaders on Advancing Criminal Justice Reform

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February 22, 2022 By Alise Brillault From January 20-21, 2022, UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative (UCLA LPPI) convened a diverse group of Latinx leaders for a virtual summit on criminal justice reform. “Advancing Criminal…