Robert Cooper: Practice-Engaged Research Recognized by AERA
Professor Robert Cooper has been honored with the Exemplary Contributions to Practice-Engaged Research Award from the American Educational Research Association […]
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Prison-to-School Pipeline: UCLA Ed Researchers Present Findings at AERA
While working at the LA-based nonprofit Homeboy Industries, Luis Giraldo (’10, M.A., Higher Education and Organizational Change) had a firsthand […]
Cecilia Rios-Aguilar: New HERI Director Looks Forward
As the new director of the Higher Educational Research Institute at UCLA (HERI), Cecilia Rios-Aguilar oversees the nation’s largest study […]
Walter Allen Honored with AERA’s Scholars of Color Distinguished Career Contribution Award
Allen is the Allan Murray Cartter Professor of Higher Education and a Distinguished Professor of Education, Sociology and African American Studies at UCLA.
Mike Rose: AERA Presidential Session Focuses on Writing for Public Scholarship
At the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in April, UCLA Professor of Education Mike Rose shared […]
Alexander Astin Looks Back at 50 Years of “The American Freshman”
Since its inception in 1966 by UCLA Professor Alexander “Sandy” Astin, “The American Freshman” has chronicled the lives of incoming […]
HERI Celebrates 50 Years of “The American Freshman”
“Celebrating 50 Years of Impact: The Past, Present, and Future of HERI” will take place on Wednesday, May 25, beginning […]
Don T. Nakanishi (1949-2016): Professor of Education Established Asian American Studies as Field of Scholarship
Professor of Education Emeritus Don T. Nakanishi, who gained national recognition for establishing Asian American studies as a relevant field […]
UCLA Community School Initiative Launches Summer Institute with Horace Mann Middle School
The students were in South Los Angeles, but you could probably hear their 8-clap all the way over at UCLA. […]
Day in Court for UCLA Lab School Students Teaches Legal Process
It was like any ordinary mock trial in the Cappello Courtroom at UCLA’s School of Law. Except that the plaintiff […]
UCLA Community School Scholarship Fund Helps Students Pursue College Dreams
Spring is an exciting time at high schools across the country as anxious Seniors wait to hear about college acceptances […]
Susan Wiksten: Ph.D. Student’s Research Recognized by the Comparative and International Education Society
Susan Wiksten, a second-year Ph.D. student in the Division of Social Sciences and Comparative Education (SSCE) was recognized at the […]
Daniel Solorzano: Naming the Pain of Microaggressions
In 2001, after hearing a presentation given at the University of Michigan by Professors Daniel Solorzano and Walter Allen on […]
Anthony Yom: TEP Alum Leads High School Students to Success in Math and in Life
As an immigrant student at Palisades High School, Anthony Yom (TEP, ’06; PLI, ’09) did not start out speaking English […]
William Sandoval: NSF Funds Research on Best Practices for Next Generation Science Standards
UCLA Professor of Education William Sandoval is the principal investigator in a study on bringing science teaching up to the […]
Jane Margolis: Moving Forward With Equity in Computer Science Education
Although an event that was scheduled to highlight the nine “White House Champions of Change for Computer Science Education” on […]
Inauguration of UCLA UNESCO Chair in Global Learning and Global Citizenship Education Celebrates 70th Anniversary of UNESCO
UCLA Ed & IS hosted the West Coast Celebration of the 70th Anniversary of UNESCO with a reception and dinner […]
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Supports Planning for New Book and Paper Conservation Program at UCLA
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a grant of $200,000 to UCLA for preliminary planning of a proposed specialization […]
IS Celebrates New Home for Antique Printing Presses on UCLA Campus
Christine Curley, a first-year MLIS student, was once an art director for the “Silicon Valley Map” that provides a “Who’s […]
Jane Margolis Named a “Champion of Change” by the White House
Jane Margolis, senior researcher at UCLA’s Center X, has been named one of nine “White House Champions of Change for […]
IS Celebrates New Home for Antique Printing Presses on UCLA Campus
Christine Curley, a first-year MLIS student, was once an art director for the “Silicon Valley Map” that provides a “Who’s […]
UCLA Ed IS Celebrates 70th Anniversary of UNESCO With Director General Irina Bokova
The UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies will host the West Coast Celebration of the 70 Anniversary of […]
UCLA Community School Celebrates 90 Percent Increase in College-Bound From Pico-Union-Koreatown
Before UCLA partnered with the Los Angeles Unified School District to open UCLA Community School in 2009, only a third […]
Yoomi Chin: Ph.D. Candidate Creates Ed Tech Company That Helps Professors Take Attendance
When Yoomi Chin’s father was transferred by his company to an office in Indonesia, she attended an international school that […]