Leyda Garcia Joins UCLA Center for Community Schooling
Former principal of UCLA Community School and PLI alumna to serve as the Center’s associate director for professional learning.
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Roundtable Event at UCLA Explores “The Walls Around Opportunity”
Education and civil rights leaders gather to discuss new book exploring the barriers posed by racial inequality and the failure of colorblind policy to open the doors to opportunity in higher education.
Jeff Share to Present Online Series on Critical Media Literacy
TEP lecturer to discuss skills for educators in navigating and understanding media and its impact on students; series supported by the LA County Office of Education.
New Study Highlights Promise, Challenge of Education Model for Juvenile Justice Schools in Los Angeles County
Research by UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools examines Road to Success Academies Model
Alison Yoshimoto-Towery Selected to Lead the UC-CSU California Collaborative for Neurodiversity and Learning
Former LAUSD chief academic officer to oversee statewide efforts to improve academic and personal success for neurodiverse and underrepresented students.
Cindy Mediavilla Selected to the California Library Hall of Fame
UCLA IS alumna’s work shines a light on the history of public libraries in the Golden State.
New Research Examines California’s Emerging Community College Baccalaureate Programs
A team of researchers at the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies and their colleagues at California community colleges […]
UCLA Educational Leadership Program Hosts 5K Walk
Event helps fund scholarships for next generation of education leaders.
UCLA Principal Leadership Institute Offers Information Sessions for Next Generation of Education Leaders
The UCLA Principal Leadership Institute (PLI) prepares a diverse community of educators to be social justice leaders committed to improving educational opportunities […]
Cindy Kratzer: ELP Lecturer Honored with UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award
UCLA alumna prepares principals and school leaders with skills for research and transformation in schools.
Elianny Edwards Receives UCLA Academic Senate Graduate Student Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award
Elianny Edwards, a 2022 doctoral program graduate of the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies, has been named the […]
Julio Alicea Selected as a 2022 NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellow
Urban Schooling PhD candidate conducts ethnographic study of sociospatial forces and organizational dynamics that impact Black and Brown high school students.
Johanna Drucker: The ABCs of “Inventing the Alphabet”
New book by Breslauer Professor of Bibliographical Studies explores the the alphabet’s many versions in the world and throughout history.
Unmasking School Discipline Disparities in California: What the 2019-2020 Data Can Tell Us About Problems and Progress
Stalled pre-pandemic progress easily escapes attention.
UCLA SEIS Enters Partnership with the Organization for Social Media Safety
Collaboration will produce vital research to inform and protect users of social media, particularly K-12 students.
Mellon Foundation Grants $1.25 Million to Create the Radical Librarianship Institute and Community Press at UCLA
Robert D. Montoya will serve as PI to establish and implement inclusive and socially-just librarian training and an accompanying community press.
Christina Christie: Reproductive Rights and Higher Education
Wasserman Dean writes op-ed with Eileen Strempel, inaugural dean of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, on the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Monica Hagan: MLS Alumna Guides UCLA Education Students Through Their Research
UCLA librarian for SEIS and the Anderson School of Management shares serendipitous journey to her career at the University.
Jose Gallegos: Open Ending
Media Archival Studies grad and specialist at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and addressed the Class of 2022 at the SEIS commencement.
Antonia Fabian: Education and Social Transformation Grad Plans to Pay it Forward
Member of the second Education and Social Transformation undergrad cohort to pursue master’s degree in SEIS’s Social Research Methodology division.
SEIS Celebrates First In-Person Commencements Since 2019
Ceremonies for the Classes of 2020, 2021, and 2022 took place at UCLA on June 11.
Mann UCLA Community School Graduates Second Cohort of High School Seniors
Ninety-seven percent of the Class of 2022 graduated and are college-bound; salutatorian Mia Castro has been accepted to UCLA.
UCLA Ed & IS Celebrates Juneteenth
On June 19th, 1865, in Galveston, Texas Union Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order Number 3: “The people of […]
Why schools haven’t taught about Juneteenth, and why they should
That it’s not a ‘feel-good’ story is why it should be an essential part of history classes, says Eddie Cole.