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UCLA Labor Center Building Named in Honor of Iconic Civil Rights Leader Rev. James Lawson Jr.

For a building dedicated to ensuring fair treatment and opportunities…

LA Social Science Rising Scholars Series on Undocumented Immigrants with PhD Candidate Josefina Flores Morales

UCLA Sociology Ph.D. candidate Josefina Flores Morales is…

Dr. Shannon Speed Receives President’s Award from American Anthropological Association

Dr. Shannon Speed, citizen of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma…

Helping Communities Discover their Truths with Archaeologist Dr. Justin Dunnavant (VIDEO)

LA Social Science interviewed Dr. Justin Dunnavant, Assistant…

Barbara Streisand to Fund Institute at UCLA Focused on Solving Societal Challenges

“Building upon her decades of work as an artist and activist,…

CA Policy Lab Releases Report on Homelessness Focused on Anti-Black Racial Inequities in Los Angeles

The UCLA California Policy Lab (CPL) recently released a new…

UCLA Professor Safiya Umoja Noble Awarded MacArthur Fellowship

Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble, Associate Professor of Gender Studies…

Dr. Cheryl Keyes Contributes to the Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap Released Today

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History…

UCLA Labor Center Receives $15 Million to Renovate and Rename Its Downtown Building After Rev. James Lawson Jr.

The UCLA Labor Center has received $15 million from the 2021-22…

LA Social Science Rising Scholars Series on Gentrification in Los Angeles with Dr. Alfredo Huante

Dr. Alfredo Huante is an interdisciplinary social scientist…