Mike Rose: The Danger of Not Knowing
Professor of Education Mike Rose has published a commentary, “Why Trump Alarms So Many Educators,” in The Washington Post’s “Answer […]
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Cindy H. Lee: Support for English Learners As Simple As Child’s Play
When Cindy H. Lee emigrated from Taiwan to the United States at the age of 12, she experienced a lot […]
Don Morris: Senior Olympian and Cold War Aviator Looks Back
A YouTube video posted in February features 87-year-old UCLA alumnus Don Morris (’68, Ed.D., Higher Education) shooting hoops with KSBY […]
UCLA Community School Research, Practice and Policy Brief: Hope for Undocumented Students
California is home to about 3 million undocumented immigrants. Here in Los Angeles, an estimated 70,000 undocumented students, ages 3 […]
Morgan Currie: IS Alumna Selected for Stanford Fellowship
IS alumna Morgan Currie (’13, MLIS; ’16, Ph.D., Information Studies) has been awarded a post-doctoral fellowship in the Digital Civil […]
William Sandoval: Research on Teaching NGSS Provides Professional Development for Teachers
Updated 5/15/17 UCLA Professor of Education William Sandoval has created a video about his research on the adaptation of Next […]
Jeff Share: New Book Encourages Critical Media Literacy Skills in Schools
In his former career as a freelance photojournalist, Jeff Share has documented issues such as poverty and social activism, including […]
UCLA Lab School Celebrates 135 Years
The traditional blacktop playground at UCLA Lab School – which is just about the only feature that resembles a typical […]
HERI: Survey Reveals Stark Gender Gap in Political Views Among College Freshmen
The political divisions that emerged and intensified during the 2016 U.S. presidential election were particularly apparent at colleges and universities: […]
UCLA’s Center X: Teaching, Leading, and Living in Solidarity
Conference on April 22 gathered educators and advocated to protect civil rights of students and their families.
Jeff Share on Panel of Educators, Journalists, and Legal Professionals to Address Fake News
Jeff Share, TEP faculty advisor, will take part in a panel discussion on “Nonprofits and Fake News” representatives from the […]
Mike Rose: Commentary in Washington Post Calls for Deep Thinking About Vocational Education
Mike Rose, research professor in the UCLA Department of Education, has written a commentary titled, “What Vocational Education Students Need […]
Brandy Watts: Art and Science Merge in Book of Alain Liogier’s Field Photographs
Although many students in UCLA’s Department of Information Studies have had internship and job experience that often leads to prestigious […]
Jeannie Chen: Uncovering the Landscapes and Layers of History
Jeannie Chen was an undergraduate student in the CSU Northridge English Honors Program when she took an English course titled […]
Ramesh Srinivasan: New Book Explores Technology’s Selective Reach
In his study of the connections between technology, politics, and society across the globe, Ramesh Srinivasan has explored revolutions in […]
UCLA Engineering Alumnus Broadens Ambition for Middle Schoolers in the Sciences
While there is no Oscar nomination in the category of “Best Film to Inspire Youth to STEM Fields,” Brad Dybel […]
Natascha Chtena: Becoming a “Greener” Scholar
Natascha Chtena, a doctoral candidate in the UCLA Department of Information Studies, has published a post for the “GradHacker” blog […]
Wellford (Buzz) Wilms: Forthcoming Book Exposes Prevalent Blindness to Injustice in South L.A.
While many scholars, researchers, and journalists have gone on ridealongs with police officers, Wellford (Buzz) Wilms used his observations of […]
UCLA Ed to Pilot STEM Teacher Prep Program with Santa Monica College
Santa Monica College (SMC) has been selected to participate in a four-year Integrated Teacher Preparation Program in partnership with UCLA. […]
UCLA Community School Showcased Among Nation’s Teacher-Powered Schools
The motto, “Where we grow together,” has applied to students, teachers, staff, and families at UCLA Community School since its […]
Civil Rights Project: New Report Shows Schools in the Nation’s Capital Remain Intensely Segregated
jmcdonald@gseis.ucla.edu 310-880-5332 The UCLA Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles today released a new research report on segregation and its alternatives […]
UCLA Lab School: Art Project Reveals Links Between Curriculum and Community
Students at UCLA Lab School depicted their understanding of community through an art project in November that connected art techniques, […]
Deidre Whitmore: IS Alumna Honored by ASIST
Deidre Whitmore (B.A., Anthropology; ’16, MLIS, Informatics) has been to some fascinating archaeological sites – including digs in Easter Island, […]