Tag Archive for: Social Justice

A portrait of Diego Sarmiento in a maroon dress shirt with a stained wood wall in the background.

Diego Sarmiento awarded prestigious Truman Scholarship

Sarmiento is the first UCLA undergraduate to receive award since…
Two students silhouetted in front of a computer screen
Illustration showing scales of justice, computer devices and data visualizations
Collage including the words hate crime, change, freedom, social justice
Firefighter at California wildfire
Graphic depicting an image of Martin Luther King Jr. as well as Rev. James Lawson and UCLA studentsGraphic by Tina Ly/UCLA. Photos by UCLA and UCLA Labor Center

UCLA nonviolence class connects students to Martin Luther King Jr.’s enduring legacy

The class taught by Rev. James Lawson Jr. has motivated students…
A meeting between citizens and members of the municipal police in Medellín, Colombia.

In developing countries, no quick fix for strengthening police–civilian relations

Study co-led by UCLA’s Graeme Blair finds community policing…