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 […]
Faculty Research
Fall Convocation Starts the School Year with Hope and Community
Wasserman Dean Christina Christie, Ed&IS faculty and staff welcome new students. The UCLA School of Education and Information Studies kicked […]
UCLA at SAA: Community and Innovation in the Archival Fields
Groundbreaking work by UCLA IS in preserving marginalized histories takes to the stage – and the streets – during annual […]
New UCLA CRP Study Documents Widespread, Harmful Segregation in California Schools
California has had a segregated educational system since 1980: desegregation plans have been shut down, the state constitution was changed to block integration, and there has been no leadership for even voluntary integration efforts since the 1970s.
Cecilia Rios-Aguilar Reappointed as Chair of UCLA Department of Education
Scholar of community college access and past HERI director continues to serve as chair, effective July 1. UCLA Professor of […]
UCLA Ed&IS and EcoRise Partner to Support Green Education in K–12 Schools
Hosted at UCLA, EcoRise’s Summer Institute prepares teachers and school leaders to embed sustainability and environmental justice in classrooms. A […]
UCLA Academy Supports and Empowers Community College Leaders
The UCLA Women’s Community College Leadership Academy cultivates women leaders to serve the diverse populations at California’s community colleges. Through dialogue, […]
Inmaculada M. García-Sánchez: New Book Examines Language’s Impact on Social Justice
Scholar of educational ethnography, linguistic anthropology, and migration co-edits seminal volume exploring the interface between language and political, economic, and cultural […]
Fifth Anniversary of UCLA Bunche Fellows Celebrates Professor Walter Allen
Event on May 29 honored the achievements of UCLA graduate and undergraduates centered on the study of Black life; vision […]
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 […]
Community-engaged Scholarship, Research Drive Michelle Caswell as She Deepens UCLA’s Local Engagement
Professor of information studies Michelle Caswell is an internationally recognized expert in her field who has founded community archives and reimagined what scholarship looks like.
UCLA Ed&IS Launches “Going Public” Initiative
New effort aims to foster dialogue and inquiry about critical learning and information issues confronting UCLA and the larger community. […]
Addressing the Climate Crisis: Classroom Experience, Critical Media Literacy Inform New Book
TEP senior lecturer Jeff Share co-edits and alumnae Andrea Gambino and Amber Medina pen chapters to support K-12 teachers in […]
Marvin Alkin Honored with the UC’s Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award
Pioneering scholar of evaluation recognized for outstanding research, scholarly work, and teaching and service by an emeritus or emerita professor […]
UCLA @ AERA 2025
A day-by-day summary of this year’s Annual Meeting, showcasing scholarship and expertise with presentations by UCLA Ed&IS students, faculty, and […]
Beyond Presentations: UCLA Scholars on the Real Value of AERA 2025
More than 150 students, researchers, and faculty members at the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies will participate in […]
Maryanne Wolf: Deep Reading a Tool for Attaining Empathy, Critical Thinking Skills
Global scholar of reading and the brain works to improve teachers’ ability to serve readers at all levels. Maryanne Wolf […]
UCLA Turns Out for AERA 2025
More than 150 ED&IS Faculty, Students and Staff Will Share their Research With colleges and universities across the nation threatened […]
UCLA Ed&IS Presentations AERA 2025
A curated schedule of UCLA School of Education and Information Studies community members participating in sessions at AERA 2025. AERA […]
Resurrecting the Black Body
Q&A with author Tonia Sutherland and Book Excerpt
Sutherland, an internationally recognized expert on Black archival practices, employs a lens of critical archival, digital, and cultural studies in her examination of the technology and societal mores around the ways that Black Americans are portrayed posthumously online.
A New Vision for Embracing Queer Students’ Diverse Identities at HBCUs
Q&A with Lori Patton Davis and Book Excerpt
Lori Patton Davis has channeled her expertise as a higher education and student affairs professional and a researcher into her new book, “Embracing Queer Students’ Diverse Identities at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: A Primer for Presidents, Administrators and Faculty,” that provides a vivid picture of what it is to be a Black LGBTQ+ college student.
Jessica Harris Explores Sexual Violence on College Campuses
New book, “Hear Our Stories,” suggests using an intersectional lens to address the unique experiences and needs of women of color. […]
Study: Increasing Partisanship Undermines Education for a Diverse Democracy
New paper by Joseph Kahne of UC Riverside and UCLA’s John Rogers and Alexander Kwako examines the new politics of […]
Thuy Vo Dang Honored with UCLA Research Awards
Scholar of the Vietnamese diaspora and community archives receives Society of Hellman Fellows Award and social impact grant from the UCLA Center […]