Name: Luskin Summit 2021: Called to Action
Start: 2021-01-28T00:00:00-08:00
End: 2021-01-28T23:59:59-08:00
Location: Virtual

The Luskin Mission
At the convergence of the fields of social work, urban planning and policymaking, we cultivate leaders and change agents
L.A.-Paris Connection Offers New Double Master’s Degree for Urban Planners
UCLA Luskin’s partnership with a top European university will allow graduate students to earn two distinct degrees in two years
Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro on Future of Federal Housing
Webinar with the former Democratic presidential candidate includes UCLA Luskin housing experts in a discussion of urgent policy priorities
UCLA Alumna Neera Tanden Delivers Post-Election Analysis at Virtual Luskin Lecture
CEO of Center for American Progress draws on her deep experience in national politics to discuss what to expect from the Biden administration
$3 Million Commitment From Berggruen Institute to Support Research Partnership
Gift to Luskin School will advance global understanding of what makes governments effective

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COVID-19 impacts and resources

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

Race, Place of Birth Are Key Factors in Americans’ Upward Mobility Children are less likely to earn more than their parents as adults if they are Black or grow up in the South, according to a new study

November 16, 2020/0 Comments/in School of Public Affairs, Urban Planning Michael Storper /by Les Dunseith

Children are less likely to earn more than their parents as adults if they are Black or grow up in the South, according to a new study

Remembering VC Powe

1953 – 2020

The unexpected passing of VC Powe, a pivotal figure at UCLA Luskin for decades, drew an outpouring of tributes from students, alumni, colleagues and the community.

Involuntary inpatient civil commitment is a legal intervention to detain a person deemed a danger to themselves or others. Photo by Katarzyna Bialasiewicz / iStock

Study Finds Involuntary Psychiatric Detentions on the Rise Americans are increasingly being detained as a danger to themselves or others because of mental illness

November 3, 2020/0 Comments/in For Faculty, For Policymakers, For Students, Health Care, School of Public Affairs, Social Welfare, Social Welfare News David Cohen /by Les Dunseith

Americans are increasingly being detained as a danger to themselves or others because of mental illness.

2020 Last Day of Classes

Dec 11

Instruction ends for the fall 2020 quarter at UCLA.
Winter Closure

Dec 19-Jan 3

UCLA Luskin joins most of the UCLA campus for the annual winter closure as faculty, staff and students celebrate the holiday season.
Luskin Summit 2021: Called to Action

Jan 28

Save the date for the 2021 Luskin Summit, a cross-sector dialogue focusing on the region's most pressing problems, which will continue through February.