Damani White-Lewis: More Diversity Needed in the Faculty Hiring Process
While institutions often tout their efforts at attracting a diverse student population, many still do not employ a faculty that […]
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Maryanne Wolf: Helping Families Build Children’s Reading Brains
Maryanne Wolf says that when she was in the second grade, she was “always in trouble for talking much too…
Eddie Cole: Removing Names From Buildings is Not Enough
UCLA Professor of Education Eddie R. Cole has published an op-ed in The Los Angeles Times on the recent and […]
Anna Markowitz and Rashmita Mistry: Protect California’s Childcare Workforce from Coronavirus
As schools across the nation begin to prepare for the next academic year mid-pandemic, early childhood caregivers and educators are […]
Jeffrey Prager Appointed Interim Chair of UCLA’s Department of Information Studies
UCLA sociology professor Jeffrey Prager has been appointed interim chair of the Department of Information Studies at the UCLA Graduate […]
UCLA Pritzker Center Town Halls Engage LA County Leaders
The aim of the UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families is to prevent children from entering the child welfare system […]
Black Male Institute: New Research Brief on Keeping Students Safe in LA Schools
A new analysis by the Black Male Institute at the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies details an exponential […]
Virtual Commencement Celebrates the UCLA Ed & IS Class of 2020
This year’s virtual commencement ceremony of the UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies on June 13 was not […]
Brian Belak: MLIS Student Processes UCLA Library’s Film Collection of “Jazz in Synanon”
Brian Belak, a first-year MLIS student in UCLA’s Department of Information Studies, has written a blog post for the UCLA […]
Ramesh Srinivasan: More Transparency and Oversight Would Preserve Democracy on the Internet
Ramesh Srinivasan, UCLA professor of information studies, has published an op-ed for CNN Opinion on “How Silicon Valley is putting […]
Tyrone Howard: Processing Racial Trauma with UCLA’s Nicole Green
More than 400 attendees took part in a UCLA Connections conversation titled, “Processing Racial Trauma,” featuring Nicole Green, PhD, executive […]
Jessica Harris: Resources for Exploring Race, Racism, and Anti-Racism
Recent events have pushed the issues of race and racism a to the forefront of our public and private conversations […]
Mike Hoa Nguyen: Study Reveals Value of Building Capacity at AANAPISIs
From the halls of Congress as a senior staff member to the corridors of UCLA’s Moore Hall as a graduate […]
Class of 2020 to Celebrate with Virtual Commencement Exercises
The UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies will celebrate its Commencement on Saturday, June 13 in a virtual ceremony […]
UCLA Pritzker Center to Present Summer Child Welfare Academy
The UCLA Pritzker Center for the Strengthening of Children and Families is presenting a free three-week Summer Child Welfare Academy, […]
Maryanne Wolf: Building a Reading Brain
Maryanne Wolf, director of the UCLA Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice, will take part in a virtual…
Tyrone C. Howard to Lead UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools
Tyrone C. Howard, a professor of education at UCLA and the Pritzker Family Endowed Chair for Strengthening Children and Families, […]
Liza Mardoyan: MLIS Grad Finds Silver Linings, Salutes the Blue and Gold
Changing careers and deciding to pursue her MLIS with a specialization in Rare Books, Print and Visual Culture at UCLA’s […]
Tunette Powell: Creating A Safe Place for Black Parents
In 2014, Tunette Powell was featured in a video feature on CNN that discussed the preschool-to-prison pipeline that begins with […]
A Message from GSEIS Leadership
We write in outrage and with deep pain in mourning the barbaric killing of our African American brothers and sisters. […]
Zach Rutland: UCLA IS Mellon Intern Helps Preserve Skid Row’s History
As students and faculty in universities across the nation have adapted to the remote learning environment, Zach Rutland has gone […]
UCLA Education to Launch Webinar Series on Transformative Coaching
(Updated; event rescheduled to Tuesday, June 30, 6 p.m.) Sue Enquist knows a thing or two about being a champion. […]
UCLA Education Experts Look at Effect of Pandemic on L.A.’s Underserved Students
John Rogers, director of the UCLA Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access, and Pedro Noguera, director of the UCLA Center […]
A Message to the UCLA Education and Information Studies Community
As I write this, California is beginning to take small, cautious steps towards reopening our economy in the wake of […]