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 […]
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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 […]
Natascha Chtena: IS Doctoral Student Swims with Sharks
While most Ph.D. students at UCLA Ed & IS might humorously consider the end of the quarter as hazardous as […]
UCLA Community School: 3rd Annual Art Auction to Support College-Bound Seniors
As the festive season approaches, students at UCLA Community School are working like Santa’s elves to create paintings, to be […]
Anne Gilliland: Archivists Need to Address Crisis of Forced Migration
Anne Gilliland, UCLA professor of information studies, presented keynote lectures on the social and ethical responsibilities of archivists and records […]
Linda Sax: $2 Million Grant Will Follow Up Study on Diversity and Inclusion in Computer Science Education
Professor Linda Sax has received a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support a longitudinal follow-up […]
UCLA Ed IS Addresses Issues for South LA Children and Families
The UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies hosted a meeting on “Investing in the Children and Families of […]
Jack Share (1927-2015): Korean War Army Psychologist Aided Fellow Veterans Through The Soldiers Project
Jack Share, an acting assistant professor in UCLA’s Special Education Division (1969-1970) and from 1971-1975, an assistant professor in what […]
With Different Eyes: UCLA Writing Project Celebrates 25 Years of Signature Conference
UCLA’s Writing Project celebrates the 25th year of its signature event, “With Different Eyes: A Conference for Teachers of English […]
Carlos Alberto Torres: Book on Paulo Freire Wins Houle Award
Carlos Alberto Torres, UCLA Distinguished Professor of Education and UNESCO Chair in Global Learning and Global Citizenship Education, has been […]
UCLA Department of Information Studies Hosts Its First Home Movie Day
UCLA’s Department of Information Studies will present its first-ever Home Movie Day on Oct. 18, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., […]
Mike Rose: Research Contributes to Public Scholarship on Education, Literacy, Social Class, and Vocation
Back to School: Why Everyone Deserves a Second Chance at Education” by UCLA research professor Mike Rose was released in […]
Jean-François Blanchette: Cloud Computing as Ubiquitous Infrastructure
In his new co-edited book, “Regulating the Cloud: Policy for Computing Infrastructure” (With Christopher S. Yoo, Cambridge: The MIT Press. […]
Peter Darch: Postdoctoral Researcher Joins University of Illinois Faculty
Despite his feet being firmly planted on the ground – and most recently, heading to the Graduate School of Library […]
UCLA Parent Project: Building Bridges Between Schools and Families
The cafeteria at John Adams Elementary School in Torrance was packed, an unusual occurrence for a Friday in late July. […]
Linda D. Rose: ELP Alumna Wants South L.A. to Give It the Old College Try
After nearly a year in her post as president of Los Angeles Southwest College, Linda D. Rose (’07, Ed.D., Educational […]
Karen Hunter Quartz: How Do You Measure a Teacher’s Worth?
An op-ed by Karen Hunter Quartz on teacher evaluations at UCLA Community School has been published in Time.com. The director […]
Katie Shilton: IS Alumna Awarded NSF CAREER Grant to Explore Information Privacy and Security
UCLA Information Studies alumna Katie Shilton (’07, MLIS; Ph.D., ’11) has been selected to lead a five-year project funded by […]
Noreen Webb: Educational Researcher Studies Collaborative Teaching, Learning in Math Classrooms
As a math major during her undergraduate years at Swarthmore College, Noreen Webb was fascinated by the way that mathematics […]
Mike Rose: Character Education Is No Substitute For Improving Lives of Poor Students
In a recent op-ed in The Washington Post, research professor Mike Rose posits that the popular belief in grit and perseverance […]
Ramesh Srinivasan: IS Professor Establishes UC System-wide Research Center
In his study of digital activism within the Arab Spring movement, Ramesh Srinivasan has examined the way that new media […]
Linda Sax: Exploring Inclusion and Diversity in Computer Science Education
Linda Sax, professor of education in UCLA’s Higher Education & Organizational Change Division (HEOC), is principal investigator for a multi-institution […]
Center X’s TEP Launches Exploration of Well-Being for Teachers
TEP staff and faculty organized workshops presented by teacher candidates for self-realization and self-nurturing for educators.