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Luskin Summit 2022: Safeguarding Our Democracy
2022-02-15 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual, CA, United States
LUSKIN SUMMIT 2022: Research in Action

TUESDAY, FEB. 15
Safeguarding Our Democracy
This online session led by professor Matt Barreto of the UCLA Voting Rights Project will take a close look at restrictive voting efforts in 47 states, particularly legislative attempts to stifle the voting rights of communities of color in Arizona, Georgia and Texas.
February-April: Additional online webinars on various topics, many with a global perspective.

End of April: Presentation by Zev Yaroslavsky of the Luskin School about the results of the seventh annual Quality of Life Index.
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Details about participants in the various panel discussions are being released as sessions draw near and will also be posted on the Summit registration page.
All events will allow for remote access. Any in-person presentations that occur will be planned in full accordance with the latest UCLA and Los Angeles County COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
Visit the LUSKIN SUMMIT LANDING PAGE for more information on future Summit sessions.

'Beyond Allyship: Disability Rights and Public Service'
2022-02-08 15:30 - 17:00 | Zoom
The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs Undergraduate Program invites you to a conversation with Judith Heumann and Fernando Torres-Gil. The conversation will focus on how individuals and organizations can move beyond disability allyship to engage in coalition building and adopt an intersectional approach to policy making. This session is open to student leaders pursuing careers in public service who are interested in examining the intersections of disability, public service, and advocacy. Participants are invited to submit questions to help guide the conversation.
The event will have CART captioning, ASL interpretation, and be recorded.
For questions about the event, please email undergraduateinfo@luskin.ucla.edu.
For a full schedule of the UCLA Regents’ Lecture with Judith Heumann, click here.

REGISTRATION
Register to receive the Zoom meeting link here.

SPEAKERS
Judith Heumann
About Judith Heumann: Judy is a lifelong advocate for the rights of disabled people. She has been instrumental in the development and implementation of legislation, such as Section 504, the Individuals with Education Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Her memoir, “Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist“, co-authored by Kristen Joiner, was published in 2020. She is also featured in the Oscar-nominated documentary, “Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution“, directed by James LeBrecht and Nicole Newnham. Judy produces a podcast called “The Heumann Perspective“, which features a variety of members from the disability community.
Judy serves on a number of nonprofit boards, including the American Association of People with Disabilities, the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Humanity and Inclusion and Human Rights Watch. She is also a founding member of the Berkeley Center for Independent Living. Prior to starting the Judith Heumann LLC, she served in the Clinton and Obama administrations.
You can purchase a signed copy of Judith Heumann’s memoir, “Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist,” at the UCLA Store here.
Fernando Torres-Gil
Fernando M. Torres-Gil’s multifaceted career spans the academic, professional, and policy arenas. He is a Professor of Social Welfare and Public Policy at UCLA, an Adjunct Professor of Gerontology at USC, and Director of the UCLA Center for Policy Research on Aging. His academic contributions have earned him membership in the prestigious Academies of Public Administration, Gerontology and Social Insurance. His research spans important topics of health and long-term care, disability, entitlement reform, and the politics of aging.
In 2010 he received his third presidential appointment (with Senate Confirmation) when President Barack Obama appointed him as Vice Chair of the National Council on Disability, an independent federal agency that reports to the Congress and White House on federal matters related to disability policy. During his public service in Washington, D.C., he also served as Staff Director of the U.S. House Select Committee on Aging. For a complete bio click here.

'The Life and Afterlife of Gay Neighborhoods'
2022-02-02 12:30 - 14:00 | Zoom
Join the Lewis Center for a book talk with Alex Bitterman and Daniel B. Hess, editors of a new book examining the significance of gay neighborhoods, or “gayborhoods”. “The Life and Afterlife of Gay Neighborhoods” looks at critical periods of formation during the gay liberation and freedom movements of the 1960s and 1970s to proven durability through the HIV/AIDS pandemic, and finally a mature plateau since 2000. The book provides a framework for contemplating the future form and function of gay neighborhoods.
The editors will cover the history and future of gayborhoods including changes resulting from gentrification, weakening social stigma, and enhanced rights for LGBTQ+ people. The current “plateau” in the evolution of gay neighborhoods is characterized by generational differences — between baby boomer pioneers and millennials who favor broad inclusivity — signaling various possible trajectories for the future of these important LGBTQ+ urban spaces.
Moderator:
Madeline Brozen, Deputy Director, Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
Speakers:
Alex Bitterman, Professor of Architecture and Design, Alfred State University of New York
Daniel B. Hess, Professor and Chair of Urban Planning, University at Buffalo, State University of New York. Hess is a PhD alum of the UCLA Urban Planning department.
This event is supported by the UCLA Center for the Study of Women, the Williams Institute and the UCLA LGBTQ Campus Resource Center.

Advancing Criminal Justice Reform Through a 21st Century Latinx Lens
2022-01-21 12:00 - 16:00, 2022-01-20 09:00 - 13:00 | Virtual, CA, United States
Building off of our first convening held in May of 2021, this virtual gathering will focus on the interconnected and diverse experiences of the nation’s Latinx communities, and upcoming opportunities in 2022 to build power and advance necessary reforms and transformations within the nation’s justice system.
Through a curated agenda that touches on the wide spectrum of criminal justice experiences in the U.S. from a Latinx lens, this convening will showcase how criminal justice is a Latinx issue, and elevate models for cross-sectoral and multi-ethnic/multi-racial solidarity that seek to achieve substantive policy change and broader collective liberation.
The convening will culminate in the creation of a shared policy agenda that will inform federal, state, and local policy and organizing campaigns that seek to advance criminal justice reform for all.
For more information, please contact Gabriella Carmona, Policy Analyst at the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative, at GabriellaCarmona@Luskin.UCLA.org

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The Failure of American Housing and the Rise of Tenant Power
2022-01-21 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
In his latest book Professor Andrew Ross exposes the overlooked housing crisis sweeping America’s suburbs and rural areas, where residents suffer ongoing trauma, poverty, and nihilism. As an unhoused Angeleno, 2022 UCLA Activist-in-Residence Theo Henderson will bring his first hand experience to the conversation while also lifting up the voices of the unhoused community of Los Angeles as he has done in his podcast “We the Unhoused.”

Moderated by:

Hannah Appel, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Global Studies and Associate Faculty Director of the UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy.

Chaired by:

Ananya Roy, Professor of Urban Planning, Social Welfare and Geography and inaugural Director of the UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy.

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Partnership Models for Increasing Park Access
2022-01-19 12:30 - 14:00 | Virtual, CA, United States
Wednesday, Jan. 19
12:30 – 2 p.m. PST
Virtual Event
Parks provide opportunities for people to be physically active, spend time in nature, and connect socially with others. Yet over half of Los Angeles County’s population lives in neighborhoods without access to parks and open space with the majority of high-need areas being concentrated in low-income communities of color.
LA County has an opportunity to address these decades-long issues through increased resources provided by the passage of Measure A. But money alone is not enough to address inequity. This event will delve into the importance of partnership models to advance park equity in the LA region, including examining the recently opened Golden Age Park.
Moderator
Madeline Brozen, Lewis Center
Panelists
Louie Leiva, cityLAB UCLA
Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Miguel Velasquez, Saint Barnabas Senior Services

Critical Planning Journal: Call for Submissions
2022-01-15 | Los Angeles, CA, United States
What does planning for just futures look like? Or, put another way, can planning be saved? Such questions ask us to think both within the field of planning and beyond it, to undo planning and recreate it.
Critical Planning, the graduate-student-run journal of UCLA Urban Planning, invites submission for Volume 26: Just Futures. The editors invite pieces that elucidate and elevate practices of and toward just futures. We are interested in submissions that interrogate the boundaries or limits of planning, whether as a profession, as a field of scholarship, or as an insurgent practice for realizing more just futures. To that end we encourage submissions from multiple disciplines and practices including but not limited to urban planning, history, art, architecture, ethnic studies, gender studies, geography, sociology, or anthropology. We welcome both traditional academic formats as well as multimedia, multisensory submissions.
EXTENDED DEADLINE for submissions: Jan 15, 2022
Anticipated publication date: Fall of 2022.
Click here for more information

What Happens Next? UCLA MPP Acceptance & Rejection Talk
2021-12-13 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
While this webinar is meant to help prospective students prepare for the outcome of their admission decision, it’s additionally meant to help prospective students get over the fear of rejection in relation to applying to graduate school. We will also review helpful strategies for strengthening your application, including tips for letters of recommendation, resume and statement of purpose.

Native American Heritage Speaker Series
2021-12-03 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual, CA, United States
A speaker series commemorating Native American Heritage Month will highlight the broad range of UCLA scholarship about issues related to Indigenous people. The series is designed to provide a less academic and more informal platform for Native American faculty to share their research and insights, said Associate Professor of Public Policy Randall Akee, who chairs UCLA’s American Indian studies interdepartmental program.
During the four-part virtual series, Indigenous scholars on the university’s faculty will give brief overviews of their current research, then conduct interactive discussions with the moderator and audience members. Topics will include the experiences of Native Americans in higher education and the relationship between Indigenous groups and land-grant institutions.
RSVP HERE to receive a link to view the series.
SCHEDULE OF SPEAKERS

Friday, Nov. 5, 2 p.m. — Juliann Anesi (Samoan), assistant professor of gender studies
Friday, Nov. 12, 2 p.m. — Desi Small-Rodriguez (Northern Cheyenne and Chicana), assistant professor of sociology and American Indian studies
Friday, Nov. 19, 2 p.m. — Kyle Mays (Black and Saginaw Chippewa), assistant professor of African American studies, American Indian studies and history
Friday, Dec. 3, 2 p.m. — Nanibaa’ Garrison (Dine), associate professor at the UCLA Institute for Society and Genetics, and the division of general internal medicine

2021 Last Day of Classes
2021-12-03 | CA
Instruction ends for the fall 2021 quarter at UCLA.

Diversity Resource Fair
2021-11-20 10:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
The Diversity Resource Fair aims to inform prospective students from diverse backgrounds about the various resources and support systems which are built into the Master of Public Policy program at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the experiences of UCLA MPP alumni, engage with staff that oversee diversity and student support initiatives and attend public policy webinar sessions.

Diversity Day: a BIPOC, student-led virtual event for prospective MURPs
2021-11-20 10:00 - 13:30 | CA
Come meet some of our BIPOC students and alumni as they talk about their experiences during and after the UCLA Luskin MURP Program! Participants are welcome to join us for one or all of the sessions!

10:00 am – 10:55 am: Student Panel & Q+A
11:00 am – 11:25 am: Areas Of Concentration Breakout Sessions
11:30 am – 12:25 pm: MURP Application Workshop
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm: BIPOC Alumni Panel & Q+A

Register here!
Organized by Planners of Colors for Social Equity (PCSE)

Social Welfare Diversity Fair
2021-11-20 08:00 - 15:00 | CA

UCLA Screening of 'Welcome to Chechnya'
2021-11-17 18:00 - 21:00 | CA
Join the Gay Sexuality and Social Policy Initiative (GSSPI) for a free screening of Oscar- and Emmy-nominated documentary film “Welcome to Chechnya.” This searing and intimate documentary follows the work of activists in the Russian republic of Chechnya who risk their lives to combat the deadly anti-LGBTQ torture campaign that has escalated in the country. After the screening, GSSPI co-directors Dr. Ian Holloway and Alex Garner will hold a panel discussion with LGBTQ researchers on issues of criminalization of same-sex sexual behavior in Europe and around the globe, and how that ties into the groundbreaking work GSSPI is doing on gay sex and sexuality.
Per UCLA policy, face masks are mandatory at all indoor events. Read the policy here: https://covid-19.ucla.edu/guidance-for-events-and-performances/
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Rescheduled: Race, Gender and Financialization in the U.S. Virgin Islands
2021-11-17 12:30 - 13:45 | CA
Book Talk with Tami Navarro has been rescheduled to a later date yet to be determined. The UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy is rescheduling this event in solidarity with the UC-AFT strike on November 17-18
Virgin Capital: Race, Gender, and Financialization in the US Virgin Islands (SUNY Press, 2021) examines the cultural impact and historical significance of the Economic Development Commission (EDC) in the United States Virgin Islands, a tax holiday scheme. Drawing on fieldwork conducted during the boom years leading up to the 2008–2009 financial crisis, Virgin Capital provides ethnographic insight into the continuing relations of coloniality at work in the quintessentially “modern” industry of financial services and neoliberal “development” regimes, with their grounding in hierarchies of race, gender, class and geopolitical positioning.
Co-Sponsored by UCLA Center for the Study of Women and UCLA International Institute

UCLA Social Welfare PhD Program Webinar #2
2021-11-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
Please join UCLA Luskin’s Department of Social Welfare to learn more about its doctoral program. This event will include an overview of the program from its current Chair, Dr. Todd Franke, and a panel of current doctoral students.
RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ucla-social-welfare-webinar-phd-admissions-2-tickets-201822716177
Note: This event will be held virtually. The Zoom link will be sent to attendees on November 15th.

UCLA Master of Public Policy Admissions for Dual Degree: MPP/ MSW
2021-11-10 18:00 - 19:00 | CA
Are you thinking of pursuing a dual-degree? Want to learn more about what it takes to complete the MSW/MPP within three years? Join us on Wednesday for an information session designed to help you understand how to submit a competitive dual application, learn more about how the dual program works, and speak with alumni who have successfully completed the program.

Info Session: Study Transportation at UCLA
2021-11-10 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual, CA, United States
UCLA ITS Prospective Student Information Session
Interested in studying transportation at UCLA? Join us for our information session Wednesday, November 10th at 4 P.M. PST. UCLA ITS staff and students will share about other opportunities that come with studying transportation at UCLA. Please share this information with anyone you think might be interested in joining the Bruin family.
UCLA ITS supports and advances cutting-edge research, the highest-quality education, and meaningful and influential civic engagement on the many pressing transportation issues facing our cities, state, nation and world today.
Student Support:
UCLA ITS supports transportation students throughout their UCLA studies and beyond.

Financial Assistance for incoming Luskin graduate students for tuition and fees.
Travel Support to attend the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board and other conferences
Operational Assistance for UCLA student clubs like the Institute of Transportation Engineers and the Women in Transportation Seminar.
Research Project Support for final-year capstone projects, including project ideas, fellowships, grants for direct expenses, and cash prizes for the best projects.
Students-Only Forum to learn about scholarship, research and career opportunities.
Alumni Network of more than 600 alumni throughout the world, with high concentrations in Los Angeles and the Bay Area. We offer multiple opportunities to connect with alumni, including through internships.

Urban Planning Open House
2021-11-10 09:00 - 17:00 | Los Angeles, CA, United States
Come get to know us as you navigate the application process at a virtual open house. Learn about the application process, sit in on classes, and meet faculty and current students. Informational sessions for both the MURP and PhD Program will occur as well.
The final schedule is still being worked out and will be emailed out closer to the event. Below is a tentative outline:
MURP PROGRAM
10:00am | Department Welcome
11:00am | AOC Session 1
11:55am | AOC Session 2
2:00pm | Student Panel
3:00pm | Q&A with Director of Admissions
4:00pm | ITS Transportation Prospective Student Panel
Course recordings will be made available at the start of the program to be watched whenever you would like.
PHD PROGRAM
10:00am | Department Welcome
11:00am | AOC Session 1
11:55am | AOC Session 2
1:00pm | Drop-in chat with Director of Admissions
2:00pm | PhD Student Panel
4:00pm | ITS Transportation Prospective Student Panel
Course recordings will be made available at the start of the program to be watched whenever you would like.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
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Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr. Chair in Social Justice
2021-11-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Public Affairs Building, Luskin Commons, 337 Charles E. Young Drive, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Celebrating a new endowed chair that recognizes the important contributions of our faculty to the cause of social justice and equity in the United States and around the world.
Honoring us with their presence:

Jacquelean and Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr., chancellor of the University of North Carolina-Greensboro and our former dean
Meyer and Renee Luskin, who established the endowed chair as part of their naming gift to the Luskin School in recognition of Frank Gilliam’s long and successful deanship

6-8 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 9
Luskin School of Public Affairs Rooftop Terrace
BY INVITATION ONLY. Please look for an email invitation in your inbox.
Contact events@luskin.ucla.edu for more information.

Property, Personhood and Police: Counter-Mapping Nuisance
2021-11-09 16:00 - 17:30 | CA
Thinking, organizing and mapping from Louisville, Kentucky, and Los Angeles, California, this event will explore how the policing of nuisance has become a tool for neighborhood transformation and racial banishment. As documented by the Root Cause Research Center, the death of Breonna Taylor in March 2020 was linked to a neighborhood policing program used to declare nuisance properties in Louisville’s gentrifying neighborhoods. In Los Angeles, the Citywide Nuisance Abatement Program (CNAP) has similarly been used as a tool for redevelopment as well as a means to increase surveillance in the city’s communities of color.
Join us as we discuss the ways that organizing has been, and continues to be instrumental, in resisting these emerging racialized property logics.
Featured speakers:
– Jessica Bellamy, Root Cause Research Center
– Josh Poe, Root Cause Research Center
– Terra Graziani, UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy and the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project (AEMP)
– Pamela Stephens, UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy
Chaired by:
– Ananya Roy, UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy

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Public Affairs Major Information Session #2
2021-11-09 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
The world needs agents of social change whose passion to improve people’s lives is matched by the knowledge and skills to deliver results. The B.A. in Public Affairs will help cultivate this next generation of civic-minded leaders!
Join us at the Public Affairs Major Information Session to learn about the major requirements, major application eligibility criteria, opportunities available to Luskin undergraduate students, and how to engage with the Luskin community!
This information session is open all UCLA students interested in the Public Affairs Major.
Information Session #1
Monday, October 25, 2021
2:00-3:00 PM PST
Information Session #2
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
4:00-5:00 PM PST
You will receive the zoom link to your information session after you register. RSVP here: https://community.ucla.edu/event/017152cb-8e4e-45d2-b651-757e81acec76
Can’t attend an information session? Schedule an appointment with a Luskin undergraduate counselor by submitting your appointment request via MyUCLA Message Center. (www.luskin.ucla.edu/undergrad > Contact Us).

UCLA Master of Public Policy (MPP) Program Overview Webinar
2021-11-04 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
This webinar has been designed for prospective students to learn more about the Luskin School of Public Policy’s graduate program.

Eviction Prevention and Rent Relief: Learning From the Pandemic
2021-11-02 12:00 - 13:15 | Zoom
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered government intervention in the rental housing market at a scale not seen since World War II, with the goal of preventing evictions taking center stage. But while eviction moratoria were enacted at local, state, and national levels, protecting millions from disease and economic hardship, the policy response has not been without its shortcomings. For too long, tenants (and landlords) did not know whether rent would be forgiven or repaid, or who would be eligible for assistance. The eviction moratoriums have been extended at the last minute on several occasions, creating incredible uncertainty and fear for at-risk households. Rent relief has been distributed too slowly, with many not receiving the support they need.
Though the COVID-19 pandemic is not yet over, we can now look back on lessons learned. Join the Lewis Center, Ziman Center, and our guests for a conversation about the successes and failures of California’s response to the threat of evictions and housing instability. What worked, and what didn’t? And most importantly, how can we do better? Looking to the future, we’ll discuss many of the policies — right to counsel, just cause eviction protections, rental housing registries, direct rental assistance, and more — that might leave us better prepared for the next economic or social emergency.
Panelists:

Moderator: Shane Phillips
Francisco Duenas, Housing Now Coalition
Stephanie Klasky-Gamer, LA Family Housing
Ann Sewill, Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department

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UCLA-Sciences PO Double Degree Webinar
2021-11-02 10:00 - 12:00 | CA
Come learn about our new program, the Double Degree in Global and Comparative Urban Planning and Governance with Sciences Po in Paris! See what makes this program so exciting and gain tips and tricks to submit a successful application!

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Fellowships & Funding Your UCLA MPP Graduate Degree
2021-11-01 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
Join us to learn about the various sources of funding available to you both as an incoming student and admitted student.

PCSE Application Workshop for BIPOC Applicants
2021-10-28 18:00 - 19:30 | CA

UCLA Arrowhead Series: Transit's Future
2021-10-28 12:30 - 14:00 | CA
UCLA Arrowhead Series: Transit’s Future
We’ll present the results from two academic approaches to explore the future of public transit and public mobility: the UC ITS Resilient and Innovative Mobility Initiative and UCLA ITS work on the California 100 project.
Speakers:
Susan Shaheen
Co-Director, Transportation Sustainability Research Center of the Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies
Jeffrey Tumlin
Director of Transportation, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
Jacob Wasserman
Research Project Manager, UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies
The UCLA Arrowhead Symposium presents Transit in Transition, a series that will consider the current state of public transit in the United States and options for the future. The pandemic accelerated the pre-existing trend of declining ridership. Transit agencies have built fixed-route and rapid transit infrastructure to serve commercial centers and downtowns, but expanding remote work brings uncertainty to recovery of demand in these areas. The more flexible bus is the workhorse of many transit systems, including Los Angeles, and has catered to lower-income transit users. An enhanced focus on equity often brings additional resources for the bus and meeting the public’s mobility needs through alternative shared mobility options.
Speakers:
Susan Shaheen
Director, University of California Resilient and Innovative Mobility Initiative
Jeffrey Tumlin
Director of Transportation, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
Jacob Wasserman
Project Manager, UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies
Registration Info:
Free – Weekly webinars
Ready to register? Register via Zoom.
For more info about the full series, visit uclaarrowheadsymposium.org.

UCLA Social Welfare PhD Program Webinar
2021-10-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
Please join UCLA Luskin’s Department of Social Welfare to learn more about its doctoral program. This event will include an overview of the program from its current Chair, Dr. Todd Franke, and a panel of current doctoral students.
RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ucla-social-welfare-webinar-phd-admissions-tickets-178340048887
Note: This event will be held virtually. The Zoom link will be sent to attendees on October 25th.
