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UCLA Luskin Summit Focused on Rebuilding and Recovery from the Wildfires
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and other community leaders joined nearly 400 attendees to highlight the wide spectrum of recovery efforts
New Certificate Alert! Data Analytics in Public Affairs for Working Professionals
Augment your skills and learn to solve data-based governing challenges
From Social Work to City Hall: Luskin Alum Nikki Perez Breaks Barriers in Burbank
Nikki Perez, MSW ’18, is the youngest mayor to serve the city in its history — and that’s only the start.
UCLA’s LPPI and Luskin Host Panel on Los Angeles Wildfire Recovery
Panelists discussed prevention, equity as wildfire rebuilding efforts continue.
A View from the Top
UCLA Luskin students get a look at policymaking, public service work and life in Los Angeles city government
UCLA Luskin Career Services Team Expands Opportunities for Students
Personalized workplace tours add to a robust selection of career-focused resources
The Luskin Mission
At the convergence of the fields of social work, urban planning and policymaking, we cultivate leaders and change agents

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PUBLIC POLICY

Advancing Knowledge
in the Public Interest

SOCIAL WELFARE

Advancing Knowledge, Practice, and Policy for a Just Society

URBAN PLANNING

Building Cities and Regions, Empowering Communities

UNDERGRADUATE

Developing Leaders
Engaged in Social Change

Downtown LA just after sunset during blue hour, captured from a helicopter point of view with lighted City Hall building.

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UCLA Grants Deepen Ties to the L.A. Community Projects by Luskin faculty will build collaboration among scholars, students and local partners

March 17, 2025/0 Comments/in For Faculty, For Policymakers, For Students, For Undergraduates, Public Policy, School of Public Affairs, Social Welfare, Urban Planning Ananya Roy, Chris Zepeda-Millan, David C. Turner III, Kelly Lytle Hernandez, Kirsten Schwarz, Laura Abrams, Michael Lens, Paavo Monkkonen, Zachary C. Steinert-Threlkeld /by Mary Braswell

Projects by Luskin faculty will build collaboration among scholars, students and local partners.

The Los Angeles Fires: Research and Insights from UCLA Luskin

Experts across the School of Public Affairs are sharing their scholarship and shaping the conversation around what’s ahead for the devastated region. READ MORE

L-R: Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, interim dean of the Luskin School of Public Affairs, L.A. City Council memeber Eunisses Hernandez, Jorge Ramos, author and journalist, Amada Armenta, associate faculty director of the Latino Policy and Politics Institute, Assemblymember Isaac Bryan and Cecilia Estolano gather as Ramos is honored by the city of Los Angeles and the State of California

UCLA’s LPPI and Luskin Host Panel on Los Angeles Wildfire Recovery Panelists discussed prevention, equity as wildfire rebuilding efforts continue

March 27, 2025/0 Comments/in Climate Change, Development and Housing, Environment, For Policymakers, For Students, Public Policy, School of Public Affairs, Urban Planning Amada Armenta, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Cecilia Estolano /by Peaches Chung

Experts at UCLA Luskin and LPPI examined wildfire recovery in Los Angeles, highlighting climate action, health equity, and urban planning as key to building a more resilient and just future.