Political Conflicts are Having a Chilling Effect on Public Schools
New national survey by researchers at UCLA and UC Riverside details impact of pervasive and growing political conflicts
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Johanna Drucker: The Memory Life of Material Things
Scholar of bibliography and author of “Inventing the Alphabet” showcases her talents as an essayist and painter on Substack.
New UCLA CTS Research Highlights “Bright Spots” That Prioritize Black Youth Success in Los Angeles
Highlighting the strategies and efforts of schools and community organizations fostering the success of Black students in Los Angeles, researchers […]
College Futures Foundation Awards Grant to Create Racial Equity Framework for California Community College Baccalaureate Program
USC’s Pullias Center, UCLA School of Education and Information Studies, UC Davis School of Education are recipients of grant aimed to support the development of a racial equity framework for Community College Baccalaureate Programs (CCBP) in California.
Literacies of Love: Trauma, Healing, and Pedagogical Shifts in an English Classroom
Excerpt of award-winning dissertation by Sharim Hannegan-Martinez, Ph.D., ’20, synthesizing existing research in the fields of public health, social epidemiology, psychiatry, psychotherapy, ethnic studies, and education to achieve a more robust understanding of trauma, its effects, and the under-theorized but agreed upon intervention to child trauma: loving relationships.
First Generation College Persistence: University-Assisted Schools and Their Influence on College Degree Attainment
An in-depth look at the importance and long-term impacts of university-assisted schools on the first-generation college student population, one of the most high-risk populations for college non-persistence, excerpt from the dissertation by Sarah Bang, Ed.D., ’20, executive director, UCLA California Institute on Law, Neuroscience & Education.
Teaching and Learning at 31 Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The different perspectives of teachers and students are highlighted in this study done by Jia Wang, Deborah La Torre, Linda Adreani, Lauren Kinnard, and Seth Leon at the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) at UCLA
The Walls Around Opportunity: The Failure of Colorblind Policy for Higher Education
An excerpt from the book and Q&A with author Professor Gary Orfield about his perspective on social and economic barriers to higher education.
Faculty Interview: Lorena Guillén
Lorena Guillén is an assistant professor of education at the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies. A native of […]
SEIS, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine WeCREATE Initiative Provides Heart Screening to Student Athletes at Mann UCLA Community School
Partnership with Relational Medicine Foundation, Saving Hearts Foundation provides funding, equipment, training for EKG exams
Annamarie Francois Appointed SEIS Associate Dean of Public Engagement
Former Center X executive director will represent UCLA Ed&IS at local, state, and national levels of engagement.
Damani White-Lewis Joins Faculty at the University of Pennsylvania
HEOC alumnus and scholar of racial inequality in academic careers is appointed assistant professor of higher education.
Thuy Vo Dang Featured on Larry Mantle’s “Air Talk”
UCLA assistant professor of information studies takes part in OC Arts Summit live event.
UCLA Pritzker Center to Discuss Racism in City Government
Hybrid event will explore the dehumanization of Black children and youth and ways to address it.
Kimberly Griffin Appointed Dean of the College of Education at the University of Maryland
HEOC alumna and professor of counseling, higher education, and special education previously served as UMD COE associate dean of graduate studies and faculty affairs.
Quick Take: UCLA’s Li Cai Weighs in on NAEP & Smarter Balance Test Results
“Close to a catastrophic lack of equity in the attainment of educational achievement”
Jeff Share to Chair UNESCO Session on Critical Media Literacy and Environmental Justice
Trilingual symposium on “Dialogue & Emancipation” to convene online and in-person from Valparaíso, Chile, Oct. 25-28.
UCLA’s Sandra Graham Honored With Association for Psychological Science Lifetime Achievement Award
Sandra Graham, Distinguished Professor and Presidential Chair in Education and Diversity at the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies, has been named a recipient of the Association for Psychological Science Lifetime Achievement Award.
Faculty Interview: Cecilia Rios-Aguilar, Chair, Department of Education
In October, UCLA education professor Cecilia Rios-Aguilar was appointed as Chair of the Department of Education at the UCLA School […]
UCLA Education and Teach for Armenia Present Forum, Oct. 24
Event at UCLA Luskin will reimagine education in Armenia through new education strategy, nascent tech innovations.
UCLA Ed&IS Alumni Reception Features Campus Leadership Christina Christie and Yolanda Gorman
Christie, the SEIS Wasserman Dean and Gorman, senior advisor to Chancellor Block and chief of staff, will address gathering at the Luskin Conference Center, Oct. 26.
Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series Features Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco
Chancellor of UMass Boston and scholar of immigration will speak on his new book, “Education: A Global Impact for a Time of Crisis.”
Ellen Pearlstein: Viewing Indigenous American Collections Through a European Lens
UCLA/Getty Conservation Scholar bridges the gap between Indigenous artifacts and the people they represent through respectful conservation practices.
Ellen Pearlstein: UCLA/Getty Conservation Scholar to Present Virtual Conversation with Yup’ik Elder Chuna McIntyre, Oct. 28
This summer, Professor Pearlstein had a unique opportunity to connect McIntyre with Yup’ik masks, collected in 1924 for the Vatican Museums.