Ramesh Srinivasan Explores “Utopias”
UCLA professor of information studies and design media arts launches podcast, examining what it means to be human in a data-saturated world.
Faculty News
Michelle Caswell Appointed Inaugural Special Advisor to EVC and Provost Darnell Hunt
Founder and co-director of the Community Archives Lab in the UCLA Department of Information Studies will share expertise in community-engaged scholarship.
Stanley Griffin to Deliver 2024 Kenneth Karmiole Lecture in Archival Studies
Professor of humanities and education at the University of the West Indies to speak on the Caribbean’s regional and insular dynamics through the lens of “island records.”
Kyndall Brown: Leading California in Math Education
SEIS alumnus and executive director of the California Mathematics Project oversees K-12 teaching and learning across the state, discusses potential of the new California Mathematics Framework.
Tonia Sutherland: New Book Explores “Resurrecting the Black Body” and its Afterlife Legacies
While earning her MLIS at the University of Pittsburgh, Tonia Sutherland was assailed by the media images and footage of […]
Michelle Caswell and Anna Robinson-Sweet Win 2023 ALISE/Bohdan S. Wynar Research Paper Competition
Research on community-led recordkeeping projects is recognized by the Association for Library and Information Science Education.
Nicole Barry Joins the UCLA Department of Education
Assistant professor of environmental justice education brings expertise in collaborative teaching and learning in Indigenous communities.
Jennie Grammer: Supporting California’s Diverse Learners
Q&A with new Faculty Director of the UC/CSU Collaborative for Neuroscience, Diversity, and Learning, housed at UCLA Ed&IS.
Cindy Nguyen Joins the UCLA Department of Information Studies
Historian of Vietnam and Southeast Asia and digital humanities scholar will provide perspectives on empire and information.
Noopur Raval Joins the UCLA Department of Information Studies
New assistant professor of information studies brings expertise in global AI development and information systems in postcolonial contexts to UCLA.
Chris Jadallah Joins the UCLA Department of Education
Scholar of environmental justice in education explores transformation across socioecological contexts.
Johanna Drucker Elected a Member of the American Philosophical Society
UCLA’s retiring Breslauer Professor of Bibliographical Studies serves on the Council of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences; chairs the Advisory Committee for the organization’s Humanities, Arts, and Cultures program.
UCLA Reading Expert Shervaughnna Anderson-Byrd to Lead California Reading and Literature Project
Shervaughnna Anderson-Byrd has been named Executive Director of the California Reading and Literature Project, effective June 1, 2023 Anderson-Byrd, previously the […]
Eddie R. Cole Named 2023-2024 Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellow
Eddie R. Cole, an associate professor of higher education and history in the UCLA School of Education and Information […]
Tyrone Howard Takes on New Role as AERA President in Annual Meeting Virtual Sessions
Closing remarks will explore 2024 Annual Meeting theme, “Dismantling Racial Injustice and Constructing Educational Possibilities: A Call to Action.”
Tyrone Howard: AERA Social Justice in Education Lecture a Call for Engagement Among Academics and Practitioners
Perspectives on “Seeking Justice in Unjust Schools and Classrooms: Implications for Education Researchers and Practitioners,” outlined new AERA president’s vision for greater collaboration among those supporting the most vulnerable students and communities.
UCLA Education Professor Tyrone Howard Named President of American Education Research Association
Tyrone C. Howard, Pritzker Family Endowed Chair of Education in the UCLA School of Education & Information Studies, has been […]
Nancy Parachini and Tonikiaa Orange: New Roles for PLI Leadership
UCLA alumnae Nancy Parachini (B.A., Psychology/Sociology ; Ed.D., Educational Leadership Program) and Tonikiaa Orange (’12, M.Ed., Principal Leadership Program), are […]
Ramesh Srinivasan Supports New Legislation Holding Online Platforms Responsible for Misuse
Led by Sen. Mark R. Warner, reforms to Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act were reintroduced in Congress on Feb. 28.
Celebrating Mike Rose’s Final Book
Event at UCLA on March 2 for “When the Light Goes On” pays tribute to the late scholar of transformation through education.
Ramesh Srinivasan on ChatGPT
Scholar of digital culture to discuss AI’s impact on UCLA’s academic mission of teaching, research, and service in virtual town hall on Mar. 3.
Q&A: Tyrone Howard on the Importance of Learning Black History
The UCLA professor of education also explores why some are trying to limit teaching about race and racism
Nine UCLA Ed&IS Faculty included in Annual Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings
Nine faculty members in the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies have been named to the Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings for […]
Jeff Share: New Book Highlights Students’ Perspectives on Environmental Justice
Upcoming publication by Peter Lang pushes out of the academic box with creative “ecowriting.”