Profile of Jeannie Oakes, who was a transformative public scholar and leaves behind a legacy of significant research and accomplishment. Oakes was pivotal to the development of UCLA Center X, UCLA IDEA and UC/ACCORD. Her public scholarship shone a light on educational inequity in our school systems.
A look at Oakes’ personal impact on her friends, colleagues, and the educational research community.
The Pritzker Center partners with experts across campus, practitioners and agencies, and local and state policymakers in support of on-the-ground change for the Los Angeles County foster care system.
Q&A with author Tonia Sutherland and Book Excerpt
Sutherland, an internationally recognized expert on Black archival practices, employs a lens of critical archival, digital, and cultural studies in her examination of the technology and societal mores around the ways that Black Americans are portrayed posthumously online.
Q&A with Lori Patton Davis and Book Excerpt
Lori Patton Davis has channeled her expertise as a higher education and student affairs professional and a researcher into her new book, “Embracing Queer Students’ Diverse Identities at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: A Primer for Presidents, Administrators and Faculty,” that provides a vivid picture of what it is to be a Black LGBTQ+ college student.
Honoring its local Latino community, the UCLA-LAUSD partnership school fetes milestone with tradition and hope. In Latin American culture, the quinceañera or […]
Anti-stereotype threat intervention aims to increase student learning in mathematics Gilbert Ramirez grew up in the working-class community of Wilmington, […]
Scholar of intersectionality across the sciences will share expertise in core feminist theory and developmental psychology. Nicole Else-Quest has joined […]
Distinguished Research Professor at UCLA was a pioneer of feminist standpoint theory in the Department of Education and the Department […]
Urban Schooling scholars recognized for their major contributions to educational research. UCLA Professor of Education Lucrecia Santibañez and Distinguished Professor […]
A partnership between UCLA Ed&IS and the American Council on Education releases this year’s report on the experiences, backgrounds, and […]
New book, “Hear Our Stories,” suggests using an intersectional lens to address the unique experiences and needs of women of color. […]
Author of “Beyond the Valley” comments on DeepSeek’s toppling of AI giants; the dangers of misinformation with close ties between […]
Robert Cooper, UCLA Professor of Education, leads effort to further understanding of Ashe’s impact as a global citizen. Fifty years […]
New paper by Joseph Kahne of UC Riverside and UCLA’s John Rogers and Alexander Kwako examines the new politics of […]
Prestigious award recognizes those who have set a path for others, benefitting Mexican citizens and culture. Gándara’s contributions have furthered […]
Research by UCLA PhD candidate Abbie Cohen probes tensions between youth-serving education nonprofit organizations and philanthropic funders Abbie Cohen, a […]
A new textbook exploring the rich — and largely untold — history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders gets ready for its close-up.
Scholar of the Vietnamese diaspora and community archives receives Society of Hellman Fellows Award and social impact grant from the UCLA Center […]
Sarah Bang, Director, P-12 Public School Partnerships at UCLA School of Education and Information Studies reflects on K-12 educational needs after the […]
Former CA Senator Nancy Skinner to be honored for work on SB 274 The California Race, Education and Community Healing […]
Ten scholars affiliated with the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies are included in the 2025 “Edu-Scholar Public Influence […]
The late John Wooden recognized a close tie between coaching and teaching. “The coach is, first of all, a teacher,” […]
UCLA assistant professor of education lauded for work with undocumented students’ access, persistence and success in higher education. UCLA Assistant […]
