Faculty

Recent posts that showcase the work of our faculty.

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

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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…

Lost in Translation “en el Fil”

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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…

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

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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…

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

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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,…

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

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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,…

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

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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…

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

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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…

UCLA Division of Social Sciences Exceeds Campaign Goal for Dean’s Fund for the Study of Diversity and Racial Inequality

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In light of the reawakened reckoning on racial justice issues and other historical and contemporary inequalities, the UCLA Division of Social Sciences is turning its attention and support to its graduate students. The newly established Dean’s…

LA Social Science Book Series About Incarcerated Indigenous Women Migrants with Professor Shannon Speed

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UCLA Professor Shannon Speed's new book, Incarcerated Stories: Indigenous Women Migrants and Violence in the Settler-Capitalist State, examines the myriad forms of violence that Indigenous women from the Americas face. Dr. Speed, UCLA American…