Alumni News
April Raguindin, Bakersfield City School District Teacher Named California Teacher of the Year
UCLA Teacher Education Program Alum selected as California’s sole representative for the National Teacher of the Year competition, where she will compete alongside other state honorees from across the country.
Bruin Excellence in Civic Engagement Awards Celebrate Alumni Transforming Communities
Mary Jo Madda, Ed.D. ’23 and Ashley Gutierrez, M.Ed. ’19, among 40 Bruins honored by UCLA Alumni Association for their impact in California and beyond.
Jerry Neuheisel, Ed&IS Grads Spearhead Play-calling Duties as UCLA Football Upsets No. 7 Penn State in Historic Victory
It’s been a whirlwind week for UCLA Football. Just days after a midseason coaching shakeup sent shockwaves through Westwood, the […]
UCLA Educational Leadership Program: A Revolutionary Stillness
New cohort of educational professionals looks forward to opportunities of learning, research, reflection, and community. Committed to promoting innovative and […]
Maddi Desiano’s New Book Outlines Cinderella Story of the 2022 UCLA Women’s Soccer Team
The soccer gods stacked the deck against Maddi Desiano. Two torn ACLs. A season lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. Her […]
Staff Spotlight: Amy Gershon, Director of Student Services
A familiar face within the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies for over two decades, Dr. Amy Gershon has […]
Library Trends Highlights the Work of Mary Niles Maack
Special issue features papers by former students and colleagues of the scholar of international comparative librarianship, the history of the […]
LISAA Honors Renate Chancellor with the Distinguished Alumni Award
UCLA’s Library and Information Studies Alumni Association celebrates scholar of DEI and accessibility at Syracuse University, six decades of alumni. […]
Dalena Hunter: Unpacking L.A.’s Little-Known Histories
UCLA alumna and librarian and archivist for UCLA Library Special Collections creates opportunities for community archives to share their cultural […]
OiYan Poon: Racial Identity More Than Skin Deep
New book by SSCE alumna, “Asian American is Not a Color” is a heartfelt discussion of race, affirmative action, identity, […]
Laurence Tan: Oakland Teacher Brings Fifth Graders to Present Their Research at AERA
TEP alumnus facilitates college-level experience, connects students with national experts on education, equity.
Brenda Linares: New Roads in Health Science Librarianship
Associate dean of library services at the University of Missouri-Kansas City oversees UMKC’s Miller Nichols Library and Health Sciences Library.
New Grant Fuels Research of UCLA Alumna Brianna Harvey
CSU Fullerton assistant professor aims to better understand the experiences of Black foster youth in navigating and overcoming anti-Blackness in education
Cindy Mediavilla and Kelsey Knox Publish “The Women Who Made Early Disneyland”
UCLA alumnae and information professionals expand the conversation on women’s contributions to the park’s design, entertainment, and visitor experience.
Chase Griffin: SEIS Alum Testifies Before Congress Opposing NIL Regulation
Spend enough time researching Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) in collegiate athletics and you’re more than likely to come […]
Sid Thompson: 1931-2023
First African American LAUSD superintendent led the district through innovation, restructuring, and the wake of the 1992 L.A. unrest.
Diane Mizrachi Honored as 2023 LISAA Alumna of the Year
UCLA Librarian for Jewish and Israel Studies and Social Sciences involved in pioneering work on repatriating Nazi-looted books to their countries of origin.
DeMarcus Jenkins: Penn Professor and Researcher Examines Relationship Between Housing and Education
Urban Schooling alumnus is co-PI on national study of HUD’s Choice Neighborhoods Initiative.
Stephanie Kim: Research on Student Mobility Reveals Higher Ed Pathways Between U.S. and South Korea
Published by the MIT Press, SSCE alumna’s first book highlights her work on the constructed trajectories of students.
Bernard Reyes: Creating More Opportunities for Graduates of Color
UCLA alumnus and soon-to-be Ph.D. establishes nonprofit to help organizations improve career and economic outcomes for new college grads.
Sophia Ángeles: Urban Schooling Alumna Joins Faculty of Penn State’s College of Education
Research focuses on the experiences of newcomer immigrant youth, their access to college and careers.
UCLA School of Education and Information Studies Alumni Named 2023 AERA Fellows
UCLA SEIS alumni Dolores Delgado Bernal, a professor of education at Loyola Marymount University, and Jenny Lee, a professor of educational […]
Jesse Erickson: Time Traveling Scholar Reveals the Hidden Histories of Books
The Morgan Library’s Astor Curator of Printed Books & Bindings will present the 15th Annual Breslauer Lecture on Apr. 6