The Effects of Absenteeism on Academic and Social-Emotional Outcomes: Lessons for COVID-19
A study that adds to the growing evidence on the potentially negative impact the pandemic has had on student development across many different subgroups.
UCLA Ed&IS Magazine
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.
The Strategies of Resistance
An excerpt from Daniel G. Solórzano and Lindsay Pérez Huber’s book Racial Microaggressions: Using Critical Race Theory to Respond to Everyday Racism that analyzes how microaffirmations within Communities of Color reclaim the dignity and humanity that everyday racism takes away.
One Year Ago, One Year Later: Teachers Talk About Challenges, Progress and Commitment Amid the Pandemic
How four LA teachers came up with strategies to keep their students engaged and supported while their own lives were upended.
Voices from the Field: The Impact of COVID-19 on Early Career Scholars and Doctoral Students
A new study examines how the pandemic affected scholarly research and early education careers of those who were suddenly at a precipice of funding shortages or program cuts.
Unseen and Unsupported Students in Charter Schools
A study finds that LA County’s charter schools are underreporting and providing less than adequate resources to assist its student homeless population.
What’s Next? How Digital Media Shapes Our Society
A summary of Professor Leah A. Lievrouw’s most recent book, which explores the rapidly changing role communication plays at the center of human experience and endeavor.