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LA Social Science @lasocialscience

The mission of this e-forum, LA Social Science, is to showcase the vibrant and cutting-edge knowledge generated within the Social Sciences Division @UCLA.

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LA Social Science@lasocialscience
23 Aug 2022
We will be going on a hiatus until the start of the academic year at UCLA since we are transitioning to a new administration in the Division of Social Sciences. We hope to see you soon! #LASocialScience
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Book Series! “What Sorrows Labour in My Parent’s Breast: A History of the Enslaved Black Family” - an interview w author Dr. Brenda Stevenson lasocialscience.ucla.edu/202…

What Sorrows Labour in My Parent’s Breast - w author Brenda Stevenson (video) | LA Social Science

Author Dr. Brenda Stevenson discusses her new book “What Sorrows Labour in My Parent’s Breast: A History of the Enslaved Black Family.”

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Video! Racial Equity at Work w CA Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas @BlackWkrCenter @UCLALabor @UCLA_Careatwork lasocialscience.ucla.edu/202…

Racial Equity at Work w CA Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas

Senator (and founder of the first Black Worker Center) Smallwood-Cuevas highlights the importance and urgency of the work being done to address the black worker job crisis.

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UCLA Labor Center partners w California Labor Commissioner’s Office to strengthen state career pathways for students lasocialscience.ucla.edu/202…

UCLA Labor Center Career Pathways for Students

UCLA Labor Center partners with California Labor Commissioner’s Office to strengthen state career pathways for students. Events coming up April 26 and May 25.

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New post: Episode 8: The Soul of Music: Exploring Chief Xian’s ancestral memory lasocialscience.ucla.edu/202…

Episode 8: The Soul of Music: Exploring Chief Xian’s ancestral memory | LA Social Science

[Listen] UCLA professor, Nat Geo Explorer and archaeologist Justin Dunnavant sits down with Grammy-nominated trumpeter Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah to discuss ancestral memory, creating new instruments…

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New! UCLA LPPI Centers Latinas in the Struggle for Reproductive Freedoms lasocialscience.ucla.edu/202… @UCLAlatino

UCLA LPPI Centers Latinas in the Struggle for Reproductive Freedoms

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and recent attacks on reproductive freedoms, UCLA LPPI brought together its research…

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Book series! Cartographic Memory - w author Juan Herrera (video) lasocialscience.ucla.edu/202… @GeographyUcla @uclacollege

Cartographic Memory - w author Juan Herrera (video)

New book “Cartographic Memory: Social Movement Activism and the Production of Space” maps Chicana/o and LatinX activism and space creation in 1960s Fruitvale, Oakland California.

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New! The Role of Hispanic Serving Institutions in Preparing the Leaders of Tomorrow lasocialscience.ucla.edu/202… @UCLAlatino

Role of Hispanic Serving Institutions in Preparing Leaders

Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), which are federally designated as having at least 25% Latino/Hispanic undergraduate student enrollment, are essential in preparing the future leadership of this...

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Book series! The Trump Paradox -w author @DrRaulHinojosa (video) lasocialscience.ucla.edu/202… @UCLAccstudies @uclacollege

The Trump Paradox - w author Raúl Hinojosa (video)

The Trump Paradox: Migration, Trade, and Racial Politics in US-Mexico Integration – A collection of essays from top scholars in the US and Mexico. LA Social Science spoke with UCLA professor Raúl…

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New! LPPI Staff Bring Insights and Accountability to Policymaking lasocialscience.ucla.edu/202… @UCLAlatino

LPPI Staff Bring Insights and Accountability to Policymaking | LA Social Science

With the 2022 midterm elections nearing, the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute has been making it clear that candidates must prioritize the needs of Latino voters…

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New! UCLA LPPI Policy Fellows Fight for an Inclusive Democracy lasocialscience.ucla.edu/202… @UCLAlatino
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Book series! Trash Talk: Anti-Obama Lore & Race in the 21st Century lasocialscience.ucla.edu/202… @ucla_afam @uclacollege

Trash Talk: Anti-Obama Lore and Race in the 21st Century - Video | LA Social Science

“Trash Talk: Anti-Obama Lore and Race in the Twenty-First Century” explores the rumors, legends, and conspiracy theories surrounding Barack Obama…

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New post: Engaging with the world: Q&A with Abel Valenzuela, interim dean of social sciences lasocialscience.ucla.edu/202…

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

Abel Valenzuela Jr. has been a faculty member in the UCLA College’s Division of Social Sciences for nearly three decades, serving as a professor of labor studies, Chicana/

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New post: UCLA LPPI Shines Bright at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Conference lasocialscience.ucla.edu/202…
LPPI Shines at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Conference lasocialscience.ucla.edu/202… @UCLAlatino

LPPI at Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Conference | LA Social Science

UCLA LPPI experts and policy fellows lead sessions at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. September 12-15, 2022

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UCLA Labor Studies@UCLALaborSd
23 Aug 2022
Happy #TipTuesday Bruins! With Fall quarter nearly one month away, here is one change you can make each upcoming week to smoothen your transition from summer vacation to Fall Quarter 🍂
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California Policy Lab
@CAPolicyLab
23 Aug 2022
Following the #studentloans news? CPL's May 2022 policy brief with the Student Loan Law Initiative shows how the "pause" impacted borrowers, and projected what might happen if/when the pause was lifted. Thread of key findings ⬇️
California Policy Lab
@CAPolicyLab
23 Mar 2022
*New Research Alert* What financial impact has the Student Loan Pause had for 26 million borrowers, and how many borrowers will start repayment if the pause ends on May 1st, 2022? New from Niru Ghoshal-Datta, @vikramjam, and @EvanBWhite: bit.ly/LoanPause (1/7)
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Sustainable LA @ UCLA@UCLASustainLA
23 Aug 2022
Via @latimes: In 2020, UCLA experts showed that L.A. could generate an entirely local water supply if it implemented the storm-water capture plan and did a few more things such as treating 100% of the city’s wastewater. latimes.com/opinion/story/20…
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California Policy Lab
@CAPolicyLab
22 Aug 2022
We are hiring a PhD level researcher at the California Policy Lab's Berkeley site to develop and lead impactful research projects with our state and local agency partners - please share with your networks: capolicylab.org/careers/rese…
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ALT Picture of UC Berkeley campus, showing a big green lawn with the Campanile and Doe Library in the background, and blue sky and clouds.
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UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute (LPPI)@UCLAlatino
19 Aug 2022
Congratulations Professor @AValenzuelaJr on being appointed to serve as interim Dean of Social Sciences at UCLA🎉 @UCLAlatino looks forward to working with you to continue strengthening our UCLA campus community!
Abel Valenzuela Jr@AValenzuelaJr
18 Aug 2022
I look forward to joining campus leadership & working closely w colleagues @UCLACollege and the Div Social of Sciences to further our excellence in research, teaching and service. Engaging LA, Changing the World! @darnell_hunt @UCLAchancellor @UCLA_Alumni
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