UCLA at SAA: Community and Innovation in the Archival Fields
Groundbreaking work by UCLA IS in preserving marginalized histories takes to the stage – and the streets – during annual […]
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Anna Robinson-Sweet Honored by the Association of Canadian Archivists
IS doctoral candidate recognized for best article of the year in ACA’s journal Archivaria, with 2024 Lamb Prize. Anna Robinson-Sweet, […]
Community-engaged Scholarship, Research Drive Michelle Caswell as She Deepens UCLA’s Local Engagement
Professor of information studies Michelle Caswell is an internationally recognized expert in her field who has founded community archives and reimagined what scholarship looks like.
UCLA Ed&IS Launches “Going Public” Initiative
New effort aims to foster dialogue and inquiry about critical learning and information issues confronting UCLA and the larger community. […]
UCLA Information Studies Professors Win Mellon Foundation Grant
Thuy Vo Dang, Tonia Sutherland, and Michelle Caswell lead collaborative to support paid internships at community archives. UCLA IS professors […]
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.
Tonia Sutherland: New Book Explores “Resurrecting the Black Body” and its Afterlife Legacies
While earning her MLIS at the University of Pittsburgh, Tonia Sutherland was assailed by the media images and footage of […]
Michelle Caswell and Anna Robinson-Sweet Win 2023 ALISE/Bohdan S. Wynar Research Paper Competition
Research on community-led recordkeeping projects is recognized by the Association for Library and Information Science Education.
UCLA IS Media Preservation Lab Restores Community-Based Collections
Professor Shawn VanCour leads state-of-the-art lab where students gain hands-on training and participate in projects to preserve community media histories.
Jenny Le Awarded ALA Spectrum Scholarship
MLIS student works to build diversity in the field; assists first-generation students in the UCLA Arts Library.
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.
SEIS Celebrates First In-Person Commencements Since 2019
Ceremonies for the Classes of 2020, 2021, and 2022 took place at UCLA on June 11.
T-Kay Sangwand: UCLA IS Alumna Spins the Flip Side of Archival Practice
Librarian for digital collection development at UCLA Library and global hip hop DJ reaches across borders to share musical and cultural connections.
Community Archives: Assimilation, Integration, or Resistance?
An excerpt from Information Studies Professor Michelle Caswell’s new book Urgent Archives: Enacting Liberatory Memory Work that looks at how the accidental discovery of a home movie of an interracial South Asian American family provided a window into the society in which it was created.
Michelle Caswell: Renewal of Mellon Foundation Grant to Support Community Archives Internships
The UCLA Community Archives Internship Project, led by Associate Professor of Information Studies Michelle Caswell, has been awarded a renewal […]
Michelle Caswell Honored with Chancellor’s Award for Community-Engaged Scholars
Michelle Caswell, UCLA associate professor of information studies, has been given the Chancellor’s Award for Community-Engaged Scholars, which annually supports […]
Michelle Caswell: New Book Examines Liberatory Memory Work in the Archival Field
In writing her forthcoming book, “Urgent Archives: Enacting Liberatory Memory Work,” Michelle Caswell, associate professor in the UCLA Department of…
A Lasting Legacy of Community Service: In Memory of Professor John McNeil
A Message from Tina Christie, UCLA Wasserman Dean This week brought sad news to the UCLA School of Education and…
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 […]
Michelle Caswell: Archival Internships Continue for UCLA IS Students
UCLA Associate Professor of Information Studies Michelle Caswell has taken on another teaching job in the current environment of school […]
Lauren Trujillo: MLIS Student Curates Online Memorial to Honor Isla Vista Victims
Soon-to-be MLIS graduate Lauren Trujillo has created an online archive of mourning for the victims of the Isla Vista shootings […]
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 […]
Michelle Caswell: New Study to Chronicle Users of Community-Based Archives
As co-founder of the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA), Michelle Caswell has empowered members of U.S. communities from South […]