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Report by UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative dispels notion of a broad Latino swing toward President Trump.

UCLA faculty share their thoughts on King’s provocative rhetorical inquiry during a time that has tested our institutions and selves in unprecedented ways.

UCLA Chancellor Gene Block reaffirms how our values strengthen democracy and encourages students and employees who need help to avail themselves of resources.

Among the questions the panelists will address: How can universities champion science and evidence while fact-based professions like journalism and medicine are under attack?

A UCLA study recommends that Congress prioritize communities of color for next pandemic relief payments.

Astrophysicist Andrea Ghez won a Nobel Prize, we were the No. 1 public university again, faculty carried on with important research and students continued to achieve the amazing.

Experts from around the country gathered at a UCLA conference to brainstorm ways to protect Americans’ access to the ballot box.

History shows universities like UCLA bring Americans closer together and move our nation forward.

The report assumes that mass vaccinations will clear a path toward a new, productive normalcy for many industries.

A panel discussion co-hosted by UCLA shed light on the path ahead for engaging with a diverse and growing constituency.

Natalie Masuoka, whose latest book was about multiracial identity and politics, says Harris’ role will encourage broader examinations of race.

Faculty shared their thoughts during a virtual event recapping the 2020 election.

Political and moral victories sometimes go hand in hand. But not always. This election has exposed more than one split.

The live virtual event honored the work of journalists whose contributions illuminate the worlds of business, finance and the economy.

Researchers tested the approach by designing a computer model based on Sierra Madre, California, a suburb of Pasadena.

The co-founder of the UCLA Voting Rights Project shares thoughts about what to expect on Election Day and explains why declaring a winner can take time.

Research led by UCLA political scientists Lynn Vavreck and Chris Tausanovitch found that younger voters are the most skeptical.

The longer COVID-19 continues, the more entrenched these psychological, social and societal changes are likely to be, the study authors suggest.

Voter suppression measures tend to disproportionately affect communities of color. Professors urge members of the public to take action.

While COVID-19 spurs a desire for mailed ballots, research led by a UCLA professor suggests that mail-in results largely mirror in-person outcomes.

UCLA anthropology professor Jason De León is raising awareness about the stories of the people who migrate across the Sonoran Desert between Mexico and the U.S.

Sonja Diaz, the founding director of the Latino Policy & Politics Initiative, understands how research can directly result in legislation that serves society’s needs.

UCLA’s Laura Gómez, a renowned scholar of race and ethnicity, provides essential context for today’s politics in “Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism.”

A new UCLA report is intended to dispel a common misconception that immigration policy is a top-of-mind issue for Latino voters.

Shannon Speed, director of UCLA’s American Indian Studies Center, notes that for the first time there are mainstream calls to finally address structural inequality.