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UCLA Ed&IS News
The latest stories, announcements, and research from
the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies.
UCLA Turns Out in Force for AERA 2024 Annual Meeting
UCLA Scholars respond to call to “imagine boldly what education spaces free of racial injustice can look like”
AERA Presidential Sessions Highlight UCLA Expertise, Commitment to Equity
Sylvia Hurtado will share the vision and innovation that supports “The Role of HSIs in Advancing Inclusive Science and Research.”
UCLA Scholars Collaborate in New Report Pushing Back Against Attacks on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives
“Truths About DEI on College Campuses: Evidence-Based Expert Responses to Politicized Misinformation” pushes back at what it perceives as false and damaging misinformation and lies about diversity, equity and inclusion in educational institutions and businesses.
Can the Art of Improv Benefit English-Learner Students?
Educational Leadership Program study by David Metz suggests improv’s play-based, spontaneous activities can reduce anxiety and increase engagement among newcomer English-language learner students.
New Study by the UCLA Pritzker Center Examines Blind Removal, Anti-Racism in LA County Child Welfare
Report shows continuing disproportionality of Black and Brown children in the system, despite decrease in referrals and removals.
New Grant Fuels Research of UCLA Alumna Brianna Harvey
CSU Fullerton assistant professor aims to better understand the experiences of Black foster youth in navigating and overcoming anti-Blackness in education
UCLA Ed&IS Magazine: Access to High Quality Arts Education
Q&A with Lindsay Lindberg, UCLA doctoral student researcher and president-elect of the California Dance Education Association, discusses the future of K-12 arts education for the teacher workforce, students, and school culture.
Powering Learning Through Creativity and the Arts: K-12 Educators Looking at the Legacy of Sir Ken Robinson and the Future of Prop 28
SEIS and UCLA partners across campus welcomed Kate Robinson, who shared her father’s vision of transforming education through creativity and joy.
New Education Policy Initiative Connects Undergraduates to Education Policy
Education Policy Initiative engages undergraduate students in an internship examining the complexities of education policymaking in the United States at the local, state, and federal levels.
UCLA Ed&IS Magazine: Engaging K-12 Audiences in Archival Studies and Memory Work
Thuy Vo Dang, assistant professor of information studies, discusses how memory work and archives will enhance K–12 learning, with ways to preserve and empower marginalized communities with teaching about identity, based on primary sources.
UCLA Ed&IS Magazine: The Benefits of Arts Education
UCLA Lab School principal Georgia Lazo, UCLA Community Schooling director Karen Hunter Quartz, educators, leaders, and researchers weigh in on the intrinsic value of the arts in K–12 learning.
Tyrone Howard Makes Urgent Case for Equity Now
New book outlines a path toward equity
Ramesh Srinivasan Explores “Utopias”
UCLA professor of information studies and design media arts launches podcast, examining what it means to be human in a data-saturated world.
New report details extensive segregation in suburban schools of largest U.S. metro areas
Study underscores the need for a renewed civil rights agenda to combat the spread of suburban school segregation
Michelle Caswell Appointed Inaugural Special Advisor to EVC and Provost Darnell Hunt
Founder and co-director of the Community Archives Lab in the UCLA Department of Information Studies will share expertise in community-engaged scholarship.
Cindy Mediavilla and Kelsey Knox Publish “The Women Who Made Early Disneyland”
UCLA alumnae and information professionals expand the conversation on women’s contributions to the park’s design, entertainment, and visitor experience.
Study Shines Light on Promise of California Community College Baccalaureate Programs for Latino Student Success
Research examines Latino access, academic success, financial experiences in CCB programs
Research by UCLA CTS Scholars Informs Record $2 Billion Settlement with California to Address Inequities of Educational Impact of COVID-19
Researchers at the UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools and other institutions provide research-based evidence in support of the settlement of groundbreaking legal action.
Chase Griffin: SEIS Alum Testifies Before Congress Opposing NIL Regulation
Spend enough time researching Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) in collegiate athletics and you’re more than likely to come […]
Jeff Share weighs in on California’s new media literacy requirement
The “critical” aspect is key
Stanley Griffin to Deliver 2024 Kenneth Karmiole Lecture in Archival Studies
Professor of humanities and education at the University of the West Indies to speak on the Caribbean’s regional and insular dynamics through the lens of “island records.”
New data show California schools increased disciplinary exclusion of homeless youth
Rate of lost instruction is highest in 6 years
2024 “Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings” Include Ten UCLA Ed & IS Scholars
Eleven scholars affiliated with the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies are included in the 2024 “Edu-Scholar Public Influence […]