Morgan Tsvangirai of the Zimbabwean opposition party Movement for Democratic Change defeated President Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe's presidential election March 29 but failed to win an outright majority, forcing a runoff. Since then, independent human rights activists have accused Mugabe, Zimbabwe's leader since 1980, of deploying police, soldiers and party militants in brutal attacks on supporters of the opposition in order in order to ensure his victory in the June 27 runoff. Several UCLA faculty are experts on Zimbabwe and Zimbabwean politics.

In its second quarterly report of 2008, the UCLA Anderson Forecast cautiously affirms the "no recession" prognostication it has been advocating over the past several quarters, while acknowledging that the most recent employment data — an increase in the unemployment rate from 5.0 percent to 5.5 percent — falls within "recession range."

The UCLA Anderson School of Management's second annual Entertainment and Media Executive Program, led by world-renowned UCLA faculty and key industry leaders, will focus on the challenges and opportunities emerging from the ever-accelerating shift of production, distribution and consumption of media and entertainment to the digital realm. The program runs from June 17 to 20.

UCLA Anderson Forecast economists will discuss their quarterly economic outlook for the nation and California's regions. This quarter's conference is presented in partnership with the Ziman Center for Real Estate at UCLA and will address issues facing today's economy and real estate market. The latest results of the Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast Commercial Real Estate Survey will also be released.