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UCLA and Homelessness: See. Study. Solve. May 21-24, 2018
Challenges, Faculty, Knowledge, News, Solutions We call homelessness a crisis in Los Angeles because we increasingly see the homeless in our midst every day. Yet, the invisible crisis has been with us for years, affecting even many UCLA students and staff. New Los Angeles City and County…
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Dr. Frasure-Yokley Profiled by PBS NewsHour for Her Work with UCLA’s First-Generation College Students
Faculty, Knowledge, News, Students May 16, 2018 Dr. Lorrie Frasure-Yokley, Associate Professor of Political Science, was recently profiled by the PBS NewsHour to discuss her important work with UCLA’s first-generation college students. This new retention initiative…
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Dr. Lytle Hernandez and Million Dollar Hoods to be Honored with Freedom Now Award on June 16
Community Partners, Faculty, News, Students May 15, 2018 Professor Kelly Lytle Hernandez and Million Dollar Hoods will be honored by the Los Angeles Community Action Network with a Freedom Now Award for their groundbreaking digital mapping project that uses police data…
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Why Trump Can’t Have Tariffs and More Restrictions on Immigration
Challenges, Faculty, KnowledgeBy Margaret E. Peters Assistant Professor, Political Science The Trump administration recently announced tariffs on 1,300 types of goods from China, including televisions, medical devices and batteries. On a seemingly unrelated note, President…
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Coming Out and “Outing Pigs”
Challenges, Faculty, Knowledge By Abigail C. Saguy Professor of Sociology, UCLA In late 2017, over 30 women accused Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment, assault or rape. Shortly after—following the lead of actress Alyssa Milano—millions…
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Ready to Work, Uprooting Inequity: Black Workers in Los Angeles and California
Challenges, Community Partners, Knowledge, Solutions, Staff By Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, Project Director & Saba Waheed, Research Director Black people are leaving Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Black Worker Center noticed the trend while doing community organizing work in the area and teamed up…
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Chronicling the Transformation of Black LA
Challenges, Community Partners, Faculty, Knowledge, Students By Marcus Anthony Hunter Scott Waugh Endowed Chair in the Division of the Social Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, CHAIR, Department of African American Studies; Principal Investigator Over the course of the…
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Social Sciences Alumni to be Honored by the UCLA Alumni Association
Alumni, SolutionsThe UCLA Alumni Association will be honoring several distinguished alumni for their contributions to UCLA and beyond at this year’s alumni awards on June 2. Among the honorees are several alumni from the Division of Social Sciences, including: Mebrahtom…