Mural pays respect to remains of women found near the U.S.-Mexico border
UCLA’s Maite Zubiaurre led the creation of the art installation “Mujer Migrante Memorial” and accompanying virtual map honoring those who died.
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Latinas were more likely than other groups to drop out of workforce during pandemic, UCLA study finds
The trend “could cost the U.S. economy billions of dollars,” said report co-author Kassandra Hernández.
Private land conservation could be key to meeting Biden’s 2030 environmental goals
A UCLA-led study found that voluntary legal agreements protect at-risk species more efficiently than public lands.
Trilingual Zoom class inspires next generation of migrant justice leaders at UCLA
Online-only class allows organizers to welcome students from the United States, Mexico and Guatemala.
UCLA Anderson Forecast: Pent-up demand for leisure and hospitality, recreation, health care will fuel recovery
The impact of California’s comparatively stringent pandemic mitigation measures will be key to the state’s economic growth.
Asian American campus leaders reflect on leadership during the pandemic
The past year was an opportunity to become even stronger advocates for social justice and equity.
Chon Noriega’s visionary leadership brought Latino culture and art to the forefront
The director of UCLA’s Chicano Studies Research Center is stepping down at the end of June after nearly two decades.
UCLA-led video campaign focuses on multiracial solidarity for AAPI month
New social media campaign was created by Professor Renee Tajima-Peña and alumnus Jeff Chang.
Faculty weigh in on U.S. State Department recognizing Arab American Heritage Month
UCLA experts say while it’s a positive step, real progress on countering stereotypes and building equity domestically and around the world will take much more work.
Professor Desi Small-Rodriguez: ‘Always lift as you climb’
A proud Northern Cheyenne Indian and Chicana sociologist, she says building community with and encouraging others is fundamental to her scholarship.
Ana-Christina Ramón: Opening doors for equity and access
Ramón is the co-founder and co-author of the annual Hollywood Diversity Report, first record of the industry’s progress around gender and racial diversity.
To better understand identity, sociologist’s work expands definition of ‘coming out’
Abigail Saguy has long been committed to understanding and articulating how our culture frames identity, and human vulnerabilities.
‘Informal workers’ across the globe face a stacked deck, but labor organizing has led to wins
UCLA-led study examined conditions faced by construction and domestic workers in six countries.
How the Weinstein scandal ignited a movement
New York Times reporter Megan Twohey, whose reporting helped spark the #MeToo movement, delivered the latest UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Lecture.
UCLA Anderson Forecast anticipates near-record growth as economic recovery continues
Mass COVID-19 vaccinations will help boost the U.S. and local economies and usher in a new post-pandemic norm, economists predict.
UCLA-led study reveals ‘hidden costs’ of being Black in the U.S.
Black men face near-daily discrimination despite financial and educational success. “It takes a toll on your physical and mental health,” researchers say.
2020 stimulus program failed to reach California’s most economically vulnerable districts
The UCLA report is a call to action for policymakers amid the continuing economic recovery plans.
UCLA’s Asian American Studies Center shares $1.4 million in state funding to address COVID-19
The money will support programs and research on the impact of COVID-19 among Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, including new research into hate incidents.
How public health research can shape inclusive immigration policies
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research scholars discuss how the Biden administration can use research to improve immigrant health.
Q&A: Faculty documentary on migrants chosen for SXSW, Big Sky film festivals
Professors Maite Zubiaurre and Kristy Guevara-Flanagan hope their film about searching for those lost in the desert will change immigration policy.
Standing with our Asian and Pacific Islander communities
Chancellor Gene Block encourages those who have experienced an incident of discrimination or harassment to report it to the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
Q&A: The state of migrant detention in the U.S.
UCLA sociologist Cecilia Menjívar explains that today’s plagued system began taking shape well before the Trump administration.
CNN’s Jake Tapper says journalists must be loyal to facts and the public above all else
“We need to be honest about what’s going on,” Tapper said as he delivered UCLA’s annual Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture.
Q&A: Stricter auto emissions regulations on the horizon
UCLA’s Cara Horowitz discusses how new federal leadership on vehicle pollution will help states meet their climate goals.
Archival papers show bond between Ralph Bunche and Martin Luther King Jr.
Records contain correspondence the UCLA alumnus sent to King during the Civil Rights era and Bunche’s reflections on King’s assassination.