UCLA will expand its worker justice programs thanks to a new annual state budget increase
The 2022-23 spending plan allocates $13 million to labor centers in the University of California system.
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Barriers keep NHPI and LGBTQ smokers from breathing free
“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
In recognition of the holiday, UCLA Newsroom shares insights from UCLA professors Eddie Cole, Karida Brown and Brenda Stevenson.
Here’s the Camera. Go!
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
‘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
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
The UCLA graduate student will be having her first solo exhibition at Le Maximum Los Angeles, May 14 to June 19.
UCLA Library collections reveal legacy of California’s first Black librarian
Miriam Matthews’ personal papers, oral history and photo archive show how she shaped Los Angeles.
42 facts about Jackie Robinson to celebrate the 75th anniversary of his breaking the color barrier
The former Bruin integrated baseball and changed history on April 15, 1947, when he took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Citizenship, policy barriers limit access to health care for some California Latino, Asian immigrants
A UCLA study finds those who have been undocumented experience even greater levels of unequal work conditions.
Latino and Asian households in California lag in access to state rent assistance program
In a new report, UCLA researchers recommend extending eviction protections for all, until unemployment figures reach pre-pandemic levels.
Why César Chávez’s life and legacy remain as relevant as ever
UCLA labor studies faculty discuss the history and key lessons we can learn from the labor champion.
UCLA poised to become a world leader in hip-hop studies
Building on decades of scholarship, the new Hip Hop Initiative will highlight the local and global impact of this Black art form.
People of color helped keep movie business afloat during pandemic
The latest UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report again emphasizes the importance of minority audiences.
UCLA alumna shines spotlight on a beautiful mind
Juri Watanabe competed in the 2021 Miss Universe pageant, focusing on mental health awareness as her platform.
UCLA, Howard University launch summer program for students of race, ethnicity and politics
The new UC-funded Mark Q. Sawyer Summer Institute will bring young Howard scholars to UCLA for an immersive six-week research experience.
Black overdose death rate exceeds white rate in U.S. for first time in 20 years
OD mortality rates increased during the first year of the COVID-19 crisis for all groups studied and were highest among Native Americans.
She’s a catalyst: UCLA graduate student helped build a system that nurtures Black scientists
Sparked by the national reckoning with racial justice, Samantha Mensah co-founded BlackInChem to help other students of color and women advance as chemists.