Tag Archive for: UCLA Social Sciences

From wrongfully jailed to artist, activist and UCLA professor

A new professor in UCLA’s African-American Studies department…

UCLA sociologist approaches modern Iran from ‘best of both worlds’

Perhaps Kevan Harris’ greatest good fortune was to arrive in…

UCLA senior has a new flight plan

Anyadike made national headlines in summer 2009, at age 15, by…

Hollywood Diversity Report: Mounting evidence that more diverse casts help the bottom line

The Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies has published…

UCLA Olympian Meb Keflezighi to run on L.A. streets for the first time

Meb Keflezighi is the fastest qualifier for the 2016 Olympic…

Paul Terasaki, 86, transplant medicine pioneer, philanthropist, UCLA faculty member and alumnus

Paul Ichiro Terasaki, who spent three years with his family in…

Judith Baca named fellow, receives $50,000 grant from United States Artists

Judith Baca, acclaimed muralist, arts activist and professor…

What’s wrong with single-sex schools? A lot.

The notion of boys’ and girls’ schools conjures rosy images…

Oscars Still So White: Academy Nominates Nearly All White Actors, Again

For the second year in a row, no non-white actor was among the…

UCLA faculty voice: Race, dignity and luck

For more than a year, this country has witnessed an extraordinary…