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To enhance Indigenous scholarship, UCLA formally establishes American Indian studies department

The goal is eventually to increase the Native student, faculty and staff populations while deepening UCLA’s commitment to research into Indigenous studies.

Engaging with the world: Q&A with Abel Valenzuela, interim dean of social sciences

Valenzuela spoke about his plans for the division, the importance of public engagement and how his early job at a carwash instilled a work ethic that still drives him.

For Non-White Boxers In California, The Biggest Enemies Are Not Always In The Ring

A team of UCLA researchers are calling attention to the exploitation of boxers of ethnic backgrounds

The far-right and environmentalism overlap is bigger than you think — and growing

The modern environmental movement and the far-right movement might appear to be on opposing sides of the political ideology spectrum. But overlap does exist and researchers say it's growing.

The Far-Right And Environmentalism Overlap Is Bigger Than You Think — And Growing

The modern environmental movement and the far-right movement might appear to be on opposing sides of the political ideology spectrum. But overlap does exist and researchers say it's growing.

The far-right's vision of environmentalism has long roots in the U.S. : NPR

The modern environmental movement and the far-right movement might appear to be on opposing sides of the political ideology spectrum. But overlap does exist and researchers say it's growing.

Community and Labor Dedicate UCLA James Lawson Worker Justice Center - Los Angeles Sentinel

Community and Labor Dedicate UCLA James Lawson Worker Justice Center - Los Angeles Sentinel

Hundreds of people attended the Dec. 11 dedication of the UCLA James Lawson Worker Justice Center, which recognized the enduring legacy of the nation’s premiere non-violence tactician – the Rev. James M. Lawson, Jr.

UCLA in the News November 2, 2021

Highlights from NPR, the Washington Post, the New York Times Magazine and others.

Trilingual Zoom class inspires next generation of migrant justice leaders at UCLA

UCLA The 50 undergraduates, graduates and migrant justice activists in this year’s UCLA Community Scholars Program course, “Cross-Border Solidarity for Transborder Migrant Justice,” login from multiple countries. Growing up outside San Diego, California, about 20 miles from Mexico, Sebastian Aguilar’s parents always got nervous when they went shopping near the border and U.S. Border Patrol vehicles drove by. This was what life was like with parents who were undocumented. For much of his childhood, Aguilar experienced daily life through what seemed like inconveniences, like driving to Los Angeles to visit family at 4 a.m. to avoid checkpoints. At 17, though, he finally comprehended the magnitude of the constant threat of deportation when he went to his mom’s permanent residency hearing. Green border patrol vehicles were parked right outside the open doors to the courtroom, ready to immediately deport anyone who was denied status.