UCLA History "Why History Matter" series presents
The power of more inclusive preservation
Mellon Foundation invests $1 million in transformative UCLA cultural conservation program
Q&A: Stefan Timmermans on ‘The Unclaimed: Abandonment and Hope in the City of Angels’
Marcus Hunter pens alternative histories of racial healing, cues Rihanna
Digging, diving and discovering stories untold
From skateparks to neglected historic sites and marine sanctuaries, UCLA professor Justin Dunnavant set himself on a venturous path at an early age.
UCLA/Getty Conservation Program: Focus on Community
Abel Valenzuela Jr. to serve as interim dean of UCLA’s Division of Social Sciences
Beginning Sept. 1, 2022, Abel Valenzuela Jr. — professor of labor studies, urban planning and Chicana/o and Central American studies and director of UCLA’s Institute for Research on Labor and Employment — will serve as interim dean of UCLA’s division of social sciences.
Tobias Higbie appointed as UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment Director
Barbra Streisand to fund forward-looking institute at UCLA focused on solving societal challenges
UCLA Labor Center building to be renamed for civil rights icon Rev. James Lawson Jr.
New California budget also sets aside $15 million for renovations

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Big Data Social Science: Building a Research Infrastructure for Harnessing the Data Revolution and its Social Implications

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Connecting With Kindness

September 15, 2020

Connecting With Kindness (Photo Credit: Juliette Borda) With…

Abel Valenzuela

UCLA professor leads research on issues impacting vulnerable workers

September 4, 2020

Abel Valenzuela “Los Angeles is the harbinger for the future.…

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Black Feminism Initiative meets the moment, in service of a more just future

August 28, 2020

Black Feminism Initiative collage. Left image: The inaugural…

Five Black suffragists who were critical to the long battle for the vote

August 27, 2020

In her latest book, “Suffrage: Women’s Long Battle for…

Voting

Teo Ruiz: Amid uncertainty and adversity, we can find strength in beauty

August 5, 2020

Teo Ruiz finds beauty in the efforts of health care workers,…

Marcus Hunter

Professor’s work informs proposed U.S. commission on racial healing

July 21, 2020

Marcus Hunter, UCLA professor of sociology and chair of the African…

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Remembering John Lewis

July 20, 2020

UCLA Chancellor Gene Block bestows the UCLA Medal on Congressman…

Voting

Politicians courting Latinos and Asian Americans are advised to step up outreach now

June 26, 2020

Woman at a voting booth (Photo Credit: Mindy Schauer/Digital…