César Chávez holiday

The Luskin School joins the entire UCLA campus in observing a holiday honoring labor leader and civil rights activist César Chávez. 

Career Paths Speaker Series: Elizabeth Calixtro

Zoom

Elizabeth obtained her Master of Public Policy degree from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, and her B.A. in Politics and Ethnic Studies from Willamette University in Oregon. She […]

Built Environment Vulnerability and COVID-19

Virtual CA, United States

Professor Paul Ong of the Center for Neighborhood Knowledge will examine possible links between infections and the built environment — crowding, household composition, access to open space.

PPASS: Adam Goodman

Zoom

Adam Goodman Assistant Professor of History and Latin America and Latino Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago Title: The Deportation Machine Abstract: The Deportation Machine traces the long and troubling history of the US government’s systematic efforts to terrorize and expel immigrants over the past 140 years. In a sweeping and engaging narrative, Adam Goodman examines how […]

Career Paths Speaker Series: Nelson Esparza

Zoom

Fresno City Councilmember Nelson Esparza is a 2015 MPP Alumnus of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. He was elected to his most recent post in November of 2018, […]

PPASS: Lucy Martin

Zoom

Lucy Martin Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Title: Marketing Taxation? Experimental Evidence on Enforcement and Bargaining in Malawian Markets Abstract:  Many developing countries appear stuck in a cycle of low state capacity: insufficient tax revenues limit public goods provision, but citizens will not pay taxes until governance improves. There is […]