César Oyervides-Cisneros wants to make sure Latino students at UCLA have a smoother road September 15, 2022 The senior administrator of campus initiatives at the Chicano Studies Research Center helps lead efforts to become a Hispanic-Serving Institution.
COVID increased Latinas’ responsibilities at home while limiting their ability to work September 8, 2022 A UCLA report looks at why Latinas left their jobs in large numbers during the pandemic and strategies for bringing them back into the workforce.
UCLA Film & Television Archive helps keep full picture of L.A.’s Chicano history alive August 29, 2022 The short documentary “Chicano Moratorium” captures the brutal police response to protests against the Vietnam War.
Faculty hiring commitments are already building equity at UCLA August 10, 2022 Most of these appointments will be in the four ethnic studies centers that make up the Institute of American Cultures.
UCLA Law launches project to track attacks on critical race theory August 2, 2022 The nationwide database records and analyzes legislative, regulatory and administrative efforts at local, state and federal levels.
Asian American Studies Center to create free resource for high school teachers July 18, 2022 $10 million from California budget will fund efforts to bring experiences of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders into classrooms.
Latino voters will play pivotal role in 2022 U.S. Senate races July 18, 2022 Support for Democrats remains strong among Latinos, but swing voters could prove the difference in some contests, UCLA report shows.
Darnell Hunt named executive vice chancellor and provost July 11, 2022 The longtime campus leader will become UCLA’s chief academic officer effective Sept. 1, 2022.
UCLA Latina leaders look toward the future with the launch of a research policy lab July 7, 2022 Supported by $15 million in state funding, the Latina Futures, 2050 Lab will inform policymaking in education, health care and other areas.
Asian, Hispanic and Black Californians saw bigger drops in life expectancy than whites during COVID July 7, 2022 The findings are another troubling sign of the pandemic’s uneven impact across different communities.
UCLA will expand its worker justice programs thanks to a new annual state budget increase July 5, 2022 The 2022-23 spending plan allocates $13 million to labor centers in the University of California system.
Angela Riley and Shannon Speed named special advisors to the chancellor on Native American and Indigenous affairs July 1, 2022 These scholars will build on the excellent work of outgoing special advisor Professor Mishuana Goeman.
Barriers keep NHPI and LGBTQ smokers from breathing free June 30, 2022 “Policies and cessation strategies must be tailored to fit the population,” said UCLA’s Sean Tan. “A one-size-fits-all framework doesn’t work.”
UCLA scholars explore the history, meaning and promise of Juneteenth June 16, 2022 In recognition of the holiday, UCLA Newsroom shares insights from UCLA professors Eddie Cole, Karida Brown and Brenda Stevenson.
Here’s the Camera. Go! June 14, 2022 The L.A. Rebellion film movement, born at UCLA in 1969, enabled minority student directors to tell the world about their communities.
Valeria Coronado has her sights set on improving conditions for garment workers June 9, 2022 With a UCLA degree in labor studies, she has her sights set on improving conditions for garment workers.
Virtuous circle: Patrosinio Cruz lifts up fellow transfer students June 9, 2022 As a mentor with UCLA Center for Community College Partnerships, the 29-year-old graduating senior relies on his own experiences.
Elizabeth Gonzalez to help lead UCLA efforts to become Hispanic-Serving Institution June 8, 2022 The appointment of Gonzalez, an expert on educational equity and student success, comes as the campus’s HSI task force releases its final report.
New website offers Korean American view of 1992 L.A. uprising June 1, 2022 UCLA scholars offer a different perspective on what Koreans call “Sa I Gu,” 30 years after the Rodney King verdict.
UCLA provides grants to enhance understanding of Black life and racial disparities May 25, 2022 As part of the campus’s ‘Rising to the Challenge’ pledge, nine projects have received funding, with more on the way.
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Read, watch, listen 2022 May 3, 2022 From rock band the Linda Lindas to podcasts to the dimension-jumping “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” staff recommend their media musts.
Affirmative action bans had ‘devastating impact’ on diversity in medical schools, UCLA-led study finds May 2, 2022 Researchers examined enrollment data from 1985 through 2019 for 53 medical schools.
Augmented reality exhibition places viewers in midst of WWII-era forced removal of Japanese Americans May 2, 2022 ‘BeHere / 1942,’ presented by the Yanai Initiative of UCLA and Tokyo’s Waseda University, runs from May 7 to Oct. 9.
Cornel West to deliver UC Regents’ Lecture at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music April 29, 2022 The lecture, which will be held Wednesday, May 11, at 5 p.m., is free and open to the public.
The art of belonging: Arab American artist Saj Issa explores identity, ritual and labor in new works April 27, 2022 The UCLA graduate student will be having her first solo exhibition at Le Maximum Los Angeles, May 14 to June 19.