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Dr. Shannon Speed Receives President’s Award from American Anthropological Association
Community Partners, Explore, Faculty, NewsDr. Shannon Speed, citizen of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma and director of the UCLA American Indian Studies Center and professor of Gender Studies and Anthropology, recently received the President's Award from the American Anthropological…
LPPI Presents “In Conversation: An Interview With Weingart Foundation CEO Miguel Santana”
Community Partners, Explore, Knowledge, News, StaffBy Alise Brillault, Latino Policy & Politics Initiative Communications Manager As the nation has grappled with the health and economic outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic, an election marked by profound political polarization and a reckoning…
Helping Communities Discover their Truths with Archaeologist Dr. Justin Dunnavant (VIDEO)
Explore, Faculty, Knowledge, News LA Social Science interviewed Dr. Justin Dunnavant, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at UCLA, about being an archaeologist who excavates histories on land and under the sea. Interview Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:58 - Is there a…
Barbara Streisand to Fund Institute at UCLA Focused on Solving Societal Challenges
Challenges, Community Partners, Explore, Knowledge, News, Solutions “Building upon her decades of work as an artist and activist, Barbra Streisand’s visionary act of generosity will enable UCLA scholars from many different fields to collaborate on research that will move society forward,” UCLA Chancellor…
CA Policy Lab Releases Report on Homelessness Focused on Anti-Black Racial Inequities in Los Angeles
Explore, Faculty, Knowledge, NewsThe UCLA California Policy Lab (CPL) recently released a new report titled, “Inequity in the Permanent Supportive Housing System in Los Angeles: Scale, Scope and Reasons for Black Residents’ Returns to Homelessness.” In Los Angeles…
UCLA Professor Safiya Umoja Noble Awarded MacArthur Fellowship
Challenges, Faculty, Knowledge, News Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble, Associate Professor of Gender Studies and African American Studies at UCLA, was recently awarded the 2021 MacArthur Fellowship. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation honors 25 luminaries, who each receive…
LA Social Science Presents “Conversations with Changemakers” Featuring UCLA Alum Rafael Agustín Discussing Latinx Storytelling
Alumni, Community Partners, Explore, Knowledge, News UCLA Alum Rafael Agustín ('03 & '04), TV Writer (Jane the Virgin) and CEO of the Latino Film Institute (LFI), discusses writing and bringing Latinx stories and characters to film and TV; his experience at UCLA; and helping the next…
LA Social Science Rising Scholars Series on Policing with PhD Candidate Debanjan Roychoudhury
Explore, Knowledge, Students UCLA Sociology PhD candidate Debanjan Roychoudhury discusses policing, police misconduct, and police policy with LA Social Science. Roychoudhury, who grew up in New York City, examines NYPD data regarding stop and frisk and references his…