RSVP Now for “U Heard It Here: Understanding the 2020 Election Outcome” on November 17

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U Heard It Here: Understanding the 2020 Election Outcome Michael Chwe, Chair and Professor with the Department of Political Science, invites you to attend a panel discussion featuring the following: Lynn Vavreck Marvin Hoffenberg Professor…
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LA Social Science Presents “Conversations with Changemakers” Featuring Dr. Tyrone Howard Discussing the State of Education during COVID-19

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LA Social Science recently spoke with Dr. Tyrone Howard, Professor of Education, Pritzker Family Endowed Chair in Education to Strengthen Families, and Director of the Black Male Institute, about the state of education during the COVID-19…
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Professor Avila Featured in PBS Film, “Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America”

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UCLA Professor Eric Avila, was one of the scholars and community activists that was featured in the PBS film, Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America. The film is defined as "a ground-breaking, two-hour documentary film by acclaimed…
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National Book Foundation’s Literature for Justice Program Selects Books by UCLA Professors

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The National Book Foundation's Literature for Justice program "highlight[s] books that contribute to the dialogue around mass incarceration and justice." Recently, books by UCLA's Dr. Sarah Haley and Dr. Kelly Lytle Hernández were selected…
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UCLA Professor Featured in KCET Special, “187: The Rise of the Latino Vote”

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Dr. Celia Lacayo, Associate Director of Community Engagement in the UCLA Division of Social Sciences, contributed to the KCET documentary, 187: The Rise of the Latino Vote. It focuses on a pivotal moment of California history, the passage of…
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UCLA Professor Urges Americans to Act for Children, Our Global Future

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As a guest author for Scatterplot, Dr. Aliza Luft, UCLA assistant professor of sociology, makes the case that American leaders have switched sides, embraced the Nazi separation playbook during this current administration, and turned their backs…
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Gift Establishes The Study of Black Life and Racial Inequality Program Fund in Anthropology at UCLA

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UCLA Anthropology alumnus and Professor Robert B. Lemelson has made a generous gift to establish The Study of Black Life and Racial Inequality Program Fund that will provide critical support for graduate and undergraduate students who share…
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LA Social Science Presents “Conversations with Changemakers” Featuring Dr. Shannon Speed Discussing The Hate Crime Map Project

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LA Social Science recently spoke with Dr. Shannon Speed, a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, Professor of Anthropology, and Director of the UCLA American Indian Studies Center, about the newly launched Hate Crime Map. This research and application…
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TIME100 Talk Features UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry

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On October 20, UCLA's Dr. Safiya Noble will be in conversation with TIME and The Duke and Duchess of Sussex for a specially curated TIME100 Talks episode that will dive into the state of our digital experience. In her segment with Duchess…
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