UCLA Luskin

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

Diversity Resource Fair
2021-11-20 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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
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

UCLA Screening of 'Welcome to Chechnya'
2021-11-17 18:00 - 21:00
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/
RSVP Required

Rescheduled: Race, Gender and Financialization in the U.S. Virgin Islands
2021-11-17 12:30 - 13:45
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
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, 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
Please click here to get your free ticket

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
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

REGISTER

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

Watch here

UCLA-Sciences PO Double Degree Webinar
2021-11-02 10:00 - 12:00
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!

Register here

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

UCLA Arrowhead Series: Transit's Future
2021-10-28 12:30 - 14:00
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.

Urban Planning Admissions Webinar
2021-10-26 17:00 - 19:00
Come learn more about the Urban Planning MURP and PhD programs and how to navigate their respective application processes.
Learn more about:
• The field of Urban Planning
• MURP curriculum
• Areas of concentration
• Internships & Career Services
• International study opportunities
• Capstone projects
• Concurrent degrees
• Certificate programs
• Alumni/job placement
Register here

Public Affairs Major Information Session #1
2021-10-25 14:00 - 15:00 | Zoom

UCLA MPP Open House Event
2021-10-25 11:00 - 14:00
Join us on Monday, October 25, 2021, for UCLA Luskin’s Public Policy Virtual Open House, tentatively from 11:00am-2:00pm (PST).
This is a great opportunity to engage with Luskin’s Public Policy on multiple levels and have some of your most pertinent questions get answered. Participants will have the opportunity to meet the Luskin’s Public Policy career services team, faculty, staff, and current MPP students.
In order to receive the webinar link a week prior and a day before the event, please RSVP.

UCLA Arrowhead Series: Transit Now
2021-10-21 12:30 - 14:00
UCLA Arrowhead Series: Transit Now
Operator stories focused on implementing changes to regain ridership.
Speakers:
Veronica Vanterpool
Senior Advisor, Federal Transit Administration
Felicia James
Associative Administrator, FTA Office of Planning and Environment
Bruce Robinson
Associate Administrator, FTA Office of Program Management
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.

Registration Info:
Free – Weekly webinars
Ready to register? Register via Zoom.
For more info about the full series, visit uclaarrowheadsymposium.org.

Urban Planning Statement of Purpose Workshop
2021-10-20 17:00 - 19:00 | Los Angeles, United States
The Statement of Purpose is the most important, and often the most daunting, part of any graduate application. Come join the Department of Urban Planning at UCLA Luskin as we go over useful tips and tricks for crafting the perfect statement. We will also workshop sample statements and see what made the best succeed and the worst flop.

Register here!

Transfer Connections
2021-10-18 12:00 - 13:00 | UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Room 5391, 337 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Please join us at the Fall 2021 Public Affairs Transfer Connections for an opportunity to connect with Public Affairs Major transfer students and to share your transfer experience with the Luskin Public Affairs Undergraduate Program.
Transfer Connections is designed to facilitate connections and networking among transfer students pursuing the Public Affairs major, as well as to create a space for you to share your experience at UCLA and Luskin.
Students can either attend the virtual or in-person event! This event is only open to transfer students in the Public Affairs major.
Register to attend here!

Transfer Connections
2021-10-15 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Please join us at the Fall 2021 Public Affairs Transfer Connections for an opportunity to connect with Public Affairs Major transfer students and to share your transfer experience with the Luskin Public Affairs Undergraduate Program.
Transfer Connections is designed to facilitate connections and networking among transfer students pursuing the Public Affairs major, as well as to create a space for you to share your experience at UCLA and Luskin.
Students can either attend the virtual or in-person event! This event is only open to transfer students in the Public Affairs major.
Register to attend here!
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UCLA Arrowhead Series: Transit for People
2021-10-14 12:30 - 14:00
UCLA Arrowhead Series: Transit for People

Public transit exists to serve people and their mobility needs. This mission as a provider of social service includes addressing societal problems, like homelessness, that occur on transit, enhancing the safety of passengers, and ensuring that fares are not a barrier to meeting mobility needs.

Speakers:
Tierra Bills
Assistant Professor, Wayne State University
David Bragdon
Executive Director, TransitCenter
Therese W. McMillan
Executive Director, Metropolitan Transportation Commission
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.

Registration Info:
Free – Weekly webinars
Ready to register? Register via Zoom.
For more info about the full series, visit uclaarrowheadsymposium.org.

Career Skills Workshop: Interview Strategies
2021-10-14 12:30 - 13:30 | Zoom
Congratulations, you submitted your application and now they are inviting you to an interview! Being successful at your interview is perhaps the most important step in the whole process because no matter your educational background, skills, or experiences, the interview is where you can let your personality shine and speak more about the assets you will bring to the team. While this workshop is about tips for virtual interviews, the strategies are applicable to in-person as well! Join us to learn ways of how you can be successful before, during, and after your interview to land your dream position.

Luskin MPP Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Paavo Monkkonen
2021-10-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Social Segregation, Urbanization and Urban Policy
Interested in connecting with faculty at UCLA’s Luskin’s Master of Public Policy program? Here’s your chance! Paavo Monkkonen is Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, director of the Latin American Cities Initiative and Faculty Cluster Leader for the Global Public Affairs Initiative. Paavo researches and writes on the ways policies and markets shape urbanization and social segregation in cities around the world.
