Twice each year, Luskin Forum magazine highlights UCLA Luskin’s latest projects, publicizes recent research advances, and introduces our alumni and friends to the various personalities who make the School special. The stories are also posted on this web page, and PDF copies of Luskin Forum editions since 2013 can be downloaded from the linked images at the bottom.
Current Issue
The Long Road to Success
After decades of persistence, parking reforms championed by Professor Donald Shoup are taking hold around the country.
Doctorates in the House
PhD candidates use equity as a guide in their research on incarceration, transit, foster care and urban spaces.
Thriving at 25
Founded as an experiment in policy education, UCLA Public Policy is now among the country’s top programs.
Luskin Up-Close
Office of Student Affairs and Alumni Relations emphasizes connectedness to UCLA Luskin at every stage.
In Support
Dean’s Associates meet and a new major in real estate development is approved, plus donor updates.
Alumni Notes
Engagement Week activities connect former students with each other and with those following in their footsteps.
Alumni Accolades
Career changes and other updates from alumni of the various departments at UCLA Luskin.
Dean’s Message
Social causes often unite university communities around an overwhelmingly shared view during controversy. This time, it is different.
Previous Issue
Data to the People
Data experts like Jianchao Lai SW PhD ’23 of the UCLA Agile Visual Analytics Lab strive to make information accessible and meaningful for all.
Learning the Language of Technology
Students like Rocio Perez MPP ’23 can now earn a certificate to show they understand the power of programming in policy analysis.
Inequality and California Freeways
Routing the 210 away from the Rose Bowl disproportionately impacted people of color.
Making Data More Used and Useful
Undergraduate courses meet growing desire of students like Arielle Cunanan to master new technologies.
New Director of Field Education
Susan Lares-Nakaoka is one of four faculty additions to UCLA Luskin Social Welfare this academic year.
Research Funding
Faculty like Emily Weisburst benefit from vitally important grants and gifts.
Why They Give
Matt Kaczmarek, Aaron Ordower share how a UCLA education shaped their career trajectories.
In Support
New members join Board of Advisors; EDI and Yaroslavsky funds benefit students.
Alumni Notes
Alumni discuss careers during a weeklong Alumni Engagement Week series of events.
Alumni Accolades
The latest news and career highlights from alumni representing all four departments at the Luskin School.
Luskin Up-Close
Fresh flowers and other plantings mark the end to monthlong seismic upgrades.
A Selection of Stories From Earlier Issues
Recalling Social Welfare’s ‘Finest Moment’
After Los Angeles erupted in racially charged violence 30 years ago, UCLA faculty and students gave people in a city under siege the chance to talk.
Seeing the Forest and Filling in the Blanks
Professor Susanna Hecht says the popular notion of Amazonia contrasts starkly with the real story of the region: extraction, depletion and destruction of natural resources.
(Almost) Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Our Research Centers
With a theme of “Research Centers in Action,” most stories in this issue focus on the vital role of research entities in the UCLA Luskin educational experience and their importance to the School’s research and community-service missions.
ITS, Lewis Center Have Thrived for Decades
Two of Luskin’s oldest centers promote a faculty-student research relationship that for many is a hallmark of the Luskin School experience.
A Case Study of Community-Led Research
Luskin Center for Innovation’s approach to the Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) project exemplifies community-driven research.
The UCLA Luskin Trailblazers were the first Bruins to complete the School’s bachelor of arts in public affairs in June 2021. Read about the program and how its energetic students and new alumni are already making an impact. Also highlighted is a special report about four of the Trailblazers.
Tapping Into People’s Passion to Do Good
Paul Ong and the Center for Neighborhood Knowledge have already issued dozens of research papers on the impacts of the pandemic — often without securing funding first.
A special series of essays written by staff members from Communications and our various research centers. It’s a snapshot of the people and projects that make UCLA Luskin such a vibrant, thought-provoking and entertaining place to be.
PDF Archive
If you prefer to view the current issue or an older edition in the form in which it was printed, here is our archive of PDFs from the past few years.
