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Tag: University of California Los Angeles
African-American
UCLA May End Two Scholarships Supported by a Confederacy Heritage Group
The University of California Los Angeles is considering ending two scholarships supported by a Confederacy heritage group, reported Daily Bruin. The California division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy offers two scholarships to students who are descendants of a Confederate veteran or a veteran’s sibling. The university accepted an endowment from the group in […]
August 6, 2020
African-American
UCLA ‘Troubled’ the LAPD Is Using the University Stadium as a ‘Field Jail’ During Protests
The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), is upset that the city’s police department is using the university’s Jackie Robinson Stadium as a ‘field jail’ for people detained during demonstrations protesting the death of George Floyd. That the Los Angeles Police Department was using the stadium in this manner was brought to the university’s attention […]
June 3, 2020
Asian American Pacific Islander
UCLA Law Professor Wonders on Twitter if One of His Chinese Students Brought Back Coronavirus
Stephen Bainbridge, a University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law professor, wondered last week on Twitter whether one of his Chinese students brought back the coronavirus from China, reported Law 360 and Above The Law. After a strongly worded letter of condemnation from the school’s students, for racism and xenophobia, Bainbridge apologized publicly […]
April 16, 2020
LGBTQ+
Is Hollywood Ready for Its Close-Up? UCLA Scholars Examine Progress in Diversity
A new UCLA study found that “current status quo approaches to addressing the entertainment industry’s diversity problem have failed to move the needle in any significant way.”
September 22, 2019
News Roundup
UCLA Research Confirms Political Opinions Predict False Information About Dangers
Researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) published a new study that found that people’s political opinions can determine whether they believe false information about dangers. The study, called Electoral fortunes reverse, mindsets do not, found those results still remain true today with Republicans controlling the White House and both houses of […]
December 18, 2018
News Roundup
UCLA Professor Named Pritzker Family Chair in Education to Strengthen Families
Dr. Tyrone Howard, professor of education and founder of the Black Male Institute at UCLA, has been named the Pritzker Family Chair in Education to Strengthen Families at the university, effective July 2019. Howard is currently the director of the UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families, working alongside co-director Dr. Audra Langley. The […]
October 5, 2018
Military
Navy Veteran Finds Career in Higher Education
Dr. Georgina Dodge, who is associate provost for diversity, equity and inclusion at Bucknell University, likes to say that she was “born and raised in the Air Force.”
September 11, 2018
Students
Hundreds Set to Gather for Urban Education Conference
Hundreds of individuals who are concerned about the educational plight of youth in urban schools, will gather in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in November for the 2nd Biennial International Conference on Urban Education.
August 9, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Edley Rebounds, Renews Fight for Social Equity
A University of California, Berkeley law professor, Edley has co-founded a new, Berkeley-based nonprofit promoting social equity through education, using a cradle-to-career reach across four distinct demographic groups.
March 3, 2016
Students
Survey Forecasts More Heat for College Campuses
Findings from a new report suggest that participation in demonstrations may intensify in the coming months.
February 11, 2016
Asian American Pacific Islander
Asian-Americans Packing On Political Muscle
The Asian-American population will grow 74 percent by 2040, but the number of this racial group’s registered voters will more than double, according to a new report.
May 21, 2015
Asian American Pacific Islander
Suyama Project Chronicles Japanese American Resistance During WWII
The University of California, Los Angeles’s Asian American Studies Center’s Suyama Project aims to preserve the history of Japanese American resistance during World War II.
March 9, 2015
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