UCLA Luskin

Webinar: How Do I Strengthen My Application?
2015-11-24 12:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join this online webinar to learn more about the admissions process for UCLA Urban Planning!Click here to RSVP. M.U.R.P. FAQ SERIESWhy Urban Planning? Why UCLA Luskin?Thursday, November 19, 2015, 9:00 – 9:30amHow Do I Strengthen My Application?Tuesday, November 24, 2015, 12:00 – 12:30pmWhat Funding Options Do I Have?Friday, December 4, 2015, 3:00 – 3:30pm Planners change the world – by shaping cities and regions, and lives and livelihoods. Affordable housing, good jobs, clean air and water, safe parks, lively culture, and vibrant streets are all on a planners’ to-do list. As a UCLA Luskin Master’s in Urban and Regional Planning student, you will be trained in critical thinking (economic analysis, law, statistics, history, and regional analysis), and specific skills (graphics, effective writing, oral communication). Our graduates work in public, nonprofit, and private sector agencies, including:• Los Angeles County Department of Urban and Regional Planning• Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy• California Air Resources Board• Southern California Edison• Fehr and Peers• Mainstreet Architects and Planners• Melendrez

Webinar: What Funding Options Do I Have?
2015-12-04 15:00 - 15:30

MURP Info Session
2015-12-08 18:30 - 20:00 | Los Angeles, United States
Meet current students, and get a step-by-step guide to the application process.Click here to RSVP. Light dinner provided. For other events visit: http://luskin.ucla.edu/content/open-houses-and-workshops

A Conversation with Mary Robinson - The Paris Agreement: An Agreement for Humanity
2016-01-12 12:00 - 13:00
As the world witnesses rising temperatures, shrinking ice sheets, and shifts in climate patterns, the global community is facing an economic and environmental challenge that demands a course of action. Yet any truly sustainable solution will require a core commitment to equity.Mary Robinson, UN Special Envoy for Climate Change and former President of Ireland, is an international leader with a vision for an inclusive low carbon emission global economy. Named “a hero and an icon” by Time magazine and recognized with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama, Robinson has expanded access to sustainable energy and fostered green economies and equal rights initiatives worldwide.Join Robinson in this special Luskin Lecture that will present her unique perspective on climate change and social responsibility.Doors open at 11:45am.Event informationWhen:Tuesday, January 12, 2016 12 p.m. Where: Charles E Young Grand Salon, Kerckhoff Hall Los Angeles, California 90095 On-site parking available for $12 (Lot 4, Lot 8) Transit: Big Blue Bus, Culver City Bus, Metro RSVP required for admittance. Please respond by January 7 or contact us for more information.Presented in partnership with the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and Global Public Affairs at UCLA Luskin Admission is free, but registration is required. Please note that registration does not guarantee a seat.https://maryrobinsonatuclaluskin.eventbrite.com

Visual and Performing Arts Education Program: Community Dialogue and Civic Practice
2016-01-21 18:00 - 22:00 | Los Angeles, United States
VAPAE Public Event Series for 2015-2016 Visual and Performing Arts Education Program, UCLA School of the Arts & Architecture The Visual and Performing Arts Education Program (VAPAE) at UCLA aims to be at the forefront of the statewide and national debate regarding the place and importance of the arts for all and to be a catalyst for positive change in urban arts education. During the 2015-2016 year VAPAE is offering an exciting public event series exploring a range of challenging topics that promote arts equity and high quality arts education strategies. Co-sponsored by the UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance, the UCLA Art & Global Health Center, UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, and the Visual and Performing Arts Education Program (VAPAE) in the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture Community Dialogue and Civic Practice Workshop facilitated by Michael Rohd, author of Theatre for Community, Conflict and Dialogue Introductory remarks by Chris Anthony, director of Shakespeare LA & Will Power to Youth Program ‪Michael Rohd is Founder/Director of the Center for Performance and Civic Practice (CPCP), a field-building resource that aims to make visible the power of the arts to demonstrably increase civic capacity. CPCP collaborates with artists and community/municipal organizations to develop best practice frameworks for innovative engagement and cross-sector partnership activity with a focus on field-to-field translation, collaboration and co-design skills. Current initiatives include the Civic Practice Lab at Chicago’s Lookingglass Theater (supported by Doris Duke Charitable Foundation); The Catalyst Initiative (supported by The Andrew Mellon Foundation); and Local Landscapes (collaborators include Americans for the Arts). Rohd is Artistic Director of sixteen year-old acclaimed ensemble-based company Sojourn Theatre, on faculty at Northwestern University, and author of the widely translated book Theatre for Community, Conflict, and Dialogue. All events are free and open to the public. Reservations suggested. For more information contact: 1.310.794.4822 or VAPAE@arts.ucla.edu

UCLA Luskin Alumni & Student Regional Reception - Los Angeles
2016-01-26 18:00 - 21:00 | Los Angeles, United States
On behalf of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Interim Dean Lois Takahashi, and the Departments of Public Policy, Social Welfare, and Urban Planning, we invite you to join us for an evening of Luskin camaraderie and reconnection. Learn about UCLA Luskin’s latest updates, catch up with classmates and colleagues, and we’re excited to hear your plans and milestones for the new year! West Lounge & Rooftop Restaurant at the Hotel Angeleno is accessible via Metro Lines 2 & 734 & valet parking is available for $5 per vehicle. Please RSVP by Friday, January 22ndWe look forward to seeing you there! Please contact Marisa Lemorande, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations (mlemorande@luskin.ucla.edu) with any questions.

Urban Color-Lines Opening Session
2016-02-04 11:00 - 12:30 | Los Angeles, United States
The Opening Session for Urban Color-Lines, inauguratingthe Institute on Inequality and Democracy at UCLA LuskinThis event is currently at capacity and is no longer accepting registrations. Why Think About Inequality & Democracy Together? Welcome: Lois Takahashi, Dean, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs Opening Remarks: Ananya Roy, Director, Institute on Inequality and Democracy at UCLA Luskin Markets, Race, and the Aftermath of Slavery Chair: Leobardo Estrada, Chair, Academic Senate, UCLA Keynote Speaker: Cheryl Harris, UCLA School of Law, and Chair, African American Studies To learn more about the Institute, please visit: challengeinequality.luskin.ucla.edu

Your Career - Ideas to Help You "Make A Difference"
2016-02-04 12:15 - 13:30 | Los Angeles, United States
Gary MacDougal is an entrepreneur, writer, foundation director, former arts executive and political leader. He is a founder and currently a Director of the $400 million America for Bulgaria Foundation based in Sofia, Bulgaria that, among other activities, is funding the largest NGO in Eastern Europe focusing on helping the Roma with education and job training. Gary also works with governors, legislatures, non-profits and others to assist the economically disadvantaged move from dependency to self-sufficiency, and has written numerous articles for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Harvard Business Review and other publications [see Wikipedia and/or macdougal.com]. He is the author of Make a Difference: A Spectacular Breakthrough in the Fight Against Poverty (St. Martin’s Press – 15,000 copies sold) describing his work as Chair of the Illinois Governor’s Task Force on Human Services Reform, which was the basis for the biggest reorganization of Illinois state government since 1900. This work led to a reduction in the welfare rolls from 640,000 to less than 50,000 with leaver studies show that the majority left for employment. He has been Chair of the Board of the Russell Sage Foundation, the largest foundation focused solely on social science research, and has been a long time director of the $3 billion Annie E. Casey Foundation focused on helping disadvantaged families and children. He was a Director and Chairman of the Finance Committee of United Parcel Service and numerous other NYSE corporations. Prior to his human services work, Gary was a Partner at McKinsey and Company (Los Angeles) with responsibility for the firm’s merger and acquisition practice worldwide. At age 33, Gary became Chairman and Chief Executive of Mark Controls Corporation, which he transformed through turnaround acquisitions into a Fortune 1000 company, with the stock price increasing during his 18 year tenure from $10 per share to $160 per share, a growth rate of 17% per year. Gary has a BS in Engineering from UCLA and an MBA (with Distinction) from the Harvard Business School.More info on Wikipedia and www.macdougal.comSandwiches will be served – RSVP to CareerView

Urban Color-Lines: The Right to the City: From South to North
2016-02-04 12:30 - 15:30 | Los Angeles, United States
This seminar is part of the inaugration of the Institute on Inequality and Democracy at UCLA Luskin.This event is at capacity and is no longer accepting registrations. Event Details:Moderator: Chris Tilly, Urban Planning, UCLA Speakers: “Solidarity is not a Word, it is an Act”: Reflections on the Perils and Possibilities of Grassroots Movement-Building across North-South Divides Toussaint Losier, Afro-American Studies, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and co-founder, Chicago Anti-Eviction Campaign Urban Warfare: The Colonization of Housing and Urban Land by Finance Raquel Rolnik, Urban Planning, University of São Paulo, Brazil The City, the Occult Zone, & the Academy Richard Pithouse, Unit for Humanities at Rhodes University, South Africa The Intent to Reside: The Everyday Life of Rights in Southern Cities Gautam Bhan, Indian Institute for Human Settlements, India

Urban Color-Lines-Black, Brown, and Banished: Ending Urban Displacement in 21st Century Democracies
2016-02-04 18:00 - 20:30 | Los Angeles, United States
“Black, Brown, and Banished” is part of the inauguration of the Institute on Inequality and Democracy at UCLA Luskin. Join us for a series of performances and a panel discussion featuring social activists from Capetown, Chicago and Los Angeles. Reception: 6 – 6:30 pm Performances and Speakers: 6:30 – 8:30 pm This evening event will feature:Bodies on the Line: Artists Fight BackCurator and Host: Dan Froot, 501 (see three) ARTS, and UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/ Dance Sandy Vazquez and Ericka Jones, “fading”// grounded still Dan Froot with Dorothy Dubrule, Nonfiction Eviction Depiction: Excerpts from Oral History Transcripts Bernard Brown, Champion Eviction/Action Moderators: Laura Pulido, American Studies and Ethnicity, USC, and Ananya Roy Speakers: Ashraf Cassiem, Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign, South AfricaWillie (JR) Fleming, Chicago Anti-Eviction CampaignPatricia Hill, Chicago Anti-Eviction CampaignPete White, LA Community Action Network To learn more about the institute and to register: challengeinequality.luskin.ucla.edu

Urban Color-Lines Day 2
2016-02-05 10:15 - 11:30 | Los Angeles, United States
This event marks the opening session for Day 2 of Urban Color-Lines, inaugurating the Institute on Inequality and Democracy at UCLA Luskin. Event DetailsWhat Do We Hope to Achieve Today and Now? Speaker: Ananya Roy Debtors’ Prisons and Debtors’ Unions: Direct Action in Finance Capitalism Chair: Robin D.G. Kelley, African American Studies and History, UCLA Keynote Speaker: Hannah Appel, Anthropology, UCLA

Urban Color-Lines: Decolonizing the University
2016-02-05 12:00 - 14:30 | Los Angeles, United States
This seminar continues Urban Color-Lines, the inauguration of the Institute on Inequality and Democracy at UCLA Luskin. Event Details:Decolonizing the University Moderator: Ananya Roy Speakers: ‘The Substitution Is Unconditional and Absolute’: Decolonization from the Inside Out Gaye Theresa Johnson, African American Studies and Chicana/o Studies, UCLA #feesmustfall: The Praxis of Popular Politics in South Africa Camalita Naicker, Political and International Studies, Rhodes University, South Africa Decolonizing the University in the North and in the South: Different Contexts, Same Challenge Carlos Vainer, Chair, Forum of Science and Culture, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Debt as Neocolonial Administration of Social Justice Marques Vestal, History, UCLA

Meyer and Renee Luskin Lecture Series: "Audacity of Despair" - A Conversation with David Simon
2016-02-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Los Angeles, United States
On February 5, 2016, David Simon will visit UCLA as a guest speaker in the Meyer and Renee Luskin Lecture Series. The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs invites you to join us in a discussion about urban inequality, both in Los Angeles and around the world, and the current scholarship and movement to challenge this inequality. David Simon is best known as the writer and executive producer of HBO’s “The Wire.” Simon’s most recent project is the HBO miniseries “Show Me a Hero,” which tells the story of a new mayor who finds himself thrust into racial controversy when a federal court orders him to integrate low-income housing units into the white neighborhoods of Yonkers. There will be a screening of “Show Me a Hero” preceding the lecture. This lecture is presented in partnership with the new Institute on Inequality and Democracy at UCLA Luskin. The Institute on Inequality and Democracy advances radical democracy in an unequal world through research, critical thought, and alliances with social movements and racial justice activism. Event information FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2016 UCLA James Bridges Theater Luskin Lecture Series: David Simon “The Audacity of Despair” Screening: “Show Me a Hero” Register here.Presented in partnership with The Institute on Inequality and Democracy at UCLA Luskin.

U.S. Hungarian Relations: Perspectives from the U.S. and Hungary's Top Diplomats
2016-02-26 13:00 - 14:00 | Los Angeles, United States
Join us for a unique opportunity to hear from Colleen Bell,U.S. Ambassador to Hungary. She will be joined byDr. Reka Szemerkenyi, Hungarian Ambassador to the U.S.Ambassador Colleen Bell was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as the United States’ Ambassador to Hungary and was confirmed by the United States Senate in December 2014. Prior to her diplomatic service abroad, Ambassador Bell was a leading business executive at an award-winning production company responsible for some of the most-watched television programming in the world, reaching more than 40 million people in more than 100 countries across five continents. While a producer at Bell-Phillip Television Productions in Los Angeles, Ambassador Bell’s work frequently earned the field’s most prestigious recognition for creative content, social awareness, and public-health education. In addition to her long career in international business and the arts, Ambassador Bell is a dedicated philanthropist and an industry-leading advocate committed to tackling some of the United States’ most vexing domestic and global public policy challenges. Ambassador Bell’s public service work and her successful record of strategic and organization planning have led to the implementation of critical initiatives in natural-resource protection, child-abuse prevention, crime victim counseling and care, public-health awareness, and art accessibility Prior to assuming her role leading Embassy Budapest, Ambassador Bell served on the boards of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, UCLA Medical Center’s Rape Treatment Center Foundation, the Children’s Institute, Inc., and the Natural Resource Defense Council’s Los Angeles and Global Leadership Councils. Ambassador Bell is a graduate of Sweet Briar College. Dr. Réka Szemerkényi was appointed Ambassador of Hungary to the United States in 2015. Previously, from 2011 to 2014, she was Chief Advisor on Security Policy to the Prime Minister of Hungary. Working at the Prime Minister’s office she covered Trans-Atlantic issues, Central European regional relations, the Balkans, Russia, with a particular emphasis on energy security and cyber security. Between 2006 and 2011, she was Head of International Public Affairs and Chief Advisor on International Relations to the Chairman of the Board of MOL Group, the Hungarian Oil and Gas Company. In this capacity, her role was to cover European Union energy policy and security developments and the establishment of the Central European regional energy cooperation, as well as to provide professional support for executive decisions on a wide range of issues in international affairs. Dr. Szemerkényi held various governmental posts prior to this. Between 1998 and 2002, she was State Secretary for Foreign Policy and National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of Hungary. From 1991 to 1994, she was Senior Advisor to the State Secretary of the Ministry of Defense of Hungary. She completed her Master’s Degree in Strategic Studies as a Fulbright Fellow at SAIS, Johns Hopkins University in Washington DC (1993-5). She earned her Doctoral Degree at Péter Pázmány Catholic University of Budapest.RSVP to: http://tinyurl.com/zu3uudpLight refreshments will be provided. You are also welcomed to bring your own lunch.

Women Making Moves: Gender & the Changing Landscape of Transportation
2016-03-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Los Angeles, United States
We invite you to join the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and the UCLA Institute on Transportation Studies to discuss the successes and consequences of strong women leading an industry like transportation, which has traditionally been male dominated. We’ve experienced the rise of female leaders both nationally and locally. What does this mean? How will it change the way we build transportation? How does it affect the way we talk about it?=Click here to RSVP= Featured Panelists: Tamika Butler Executive Director, LA County Bicycle Coalition Lisa Schweitzer, PhD ‘04 Associate Professor, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy Chandini Singh, MA UP ‘10 Policy Analyst at PLACE Program, LA County Dept. of Public Health Moderated by Martin Wachs, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Urban Planning, UCLAReception to follow panel discussion.Co-Sponsored by CicLAvia & LACI

Janette Sadik-Khan & Christopher Hawthorne
2016-03-16 19:30 - 21:00 | Los Angeles, United States
Watch LiveLos Angeles is finally on a bike bender, a perfect time to hear Janette Sadik-Khan. The former New York City transportation commissioner transformed New York’s streets into dynamic spaces for pedestrians and bikers. Los Angeles Times architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne joins her for a talk on her book Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution.A book signing with Sadik-Khan will follow the conversation.ALL HAMMER PROGRAMS ARE FREELocation: Billy Wilder TheaterTicketing: Tickets are required and available at the Box Office one hour before the program. General admission tickets are available one per person on a first come, first served basis following member ticketing. Early arrival is recommended.Visit the hammer.ucla.edu for more information.

1st International Conference on Grand Challenges in Construction Materials
2016-03-17 08:00 - 2016-03-18 17:00 | Los Angeles, United States
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UCLA Luskin Alumni Regional Reception - Washington, DC
2016-03-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Los Angeles, United States
The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, and our gracious host Eric Shaw, invite alumni from the departments of Public Policy, Social Welfare, and Urban Planning to join us for an evening of Luskin camaraderie and connection.= Please RSVP by Friday, March 18th =Eric Shaw BA ’98 is generously hosting this event at his home in the city’s historic U Street Corridor. Shaw’s career has spanned the public, nonprofit, and philanthropic sectors. Last year he was appointed by Mayor Muriel Bowser to serve as the Director of the DC Office of Planning. He began his career in Washington, DC as a Capital City Fellow in District government in the Anthony Williams administration. He later led planning efforts in post-Katrina Louisiana as the Director of Community Planning for the Louisiana Recovery Authority and Vice President of Programs and Policy for Foundation for Louisiana. Before joining the Bowser Administration, he was Director of Community and Economic Development for Salt Lake City, Utah. Shaw earned his BA in International Development and graduated in the inaugural class of the Policy Studies minor at UCLA. He also holds a master’s degree in urban planning from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and is a member of the UCLA Alumni Association Board of Directors.We’re looking forward to seeing you!

Fireside Chat with Nonprofit Entrepreneur Julie Dorf
2016-03-31 18:30 - 20:30 | Los Angeles, United States

PPASS Seminar: Day Manoli
2016-04-04 15:30 - 17:00
Day Manoli Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Texas at Austin Reminders & Recidivism: Evidence from Tax Filing & EITC Participation among Low-Income Nonfilers

Film Screening: Agents of Change
2016-04-06 17:30 - 20:00
Film Synopsis: From the well-publicized events at San Francisco State in 1968 to the image of black students with guns emerging from the takeover of the student union at Cornell University in April, 1969, the struggle for a more relevant and meaningful education, including demands for black and ethnic studies programs, became a clarion call across the country in the late 1960’s. Through the stories of these young men and women who were at the forefront of these efforts, Agents of Change examines the untold story of the racial conditions on college campuses and in the country that led to these protests. The film’s characters were caught at the crossroads of the civil rights, black power, and anti-Vietnam war movements at a pivotal time in America’s history. Today, the struggle continues with the protest in and around Ferguson, Missouri and the nationwide student-led movement, including the I, Too, Am (Harvard, UCLA, Michigan, etc) campaigns, which according to the Boston Globe lay bare the “the racial tensions on campuses today, raising questions about inclusiveness, identity and racial stereotyping.”Agents of Change links the past to the present and the present to the past–making it not just a movie but a movement.Film screening followed by a reception and panel discussion featuring:-Frank Dawson Co-Producer/Co-Director-Abby Ginzberg Co-Producer/ Co-Director-Veryl Pow Community Organizer, Debt-Free Los Angeles UCLA Law Student-Carolyn Vera Community Organizer UCLA M.A. Student (Urban &Regional Planning) -Marques Vestal Black Infinity Complex UCLA Ph.D. Student (History) To RSVP, click here or email studentaffairs@law.ucla.edu

Reverend James Lawson & Kent Wong at the HAMMER Museum
2016-04-06 19:30
In 1960 Reverend James Lawson helped launch the Nashville sit-in campaign that successfully desegregated the Woolworth’s lunch counter, inspiring a new generation of civil rights activists. He continued to work closely with Martin Luther King Jr. on civil rights campaigns, teaching workshops on nonviolence. Lawson has for decades supported campaigns for labor rights as a dimension of human rights and remains one of the most important social justice leaders of our time. He is joined by Kent Wong, social justice activist and director of the UCLA Labor Center, to discuss their new book Nonviolence and Social Movements: The Teachings of Rev. James M. Lawson Jr. A book signing with complimentary coffee, tea and cookies will follow the conversation.Click here for more information or to stream the event live.ALL HAMMER PROGRAMS ARE FREETicketing: Tickets are required and available at the Box Office one hour before the program. General admission tickets are available one per person on a first come, first served basis following member ticketing. Early arrival is recommended.Parking: Under the museum, $3 flat rate after 6 p.m. (cash only)

Sex in the Time of Zika: Reproductive Rights & Women's Health in a World in Turmoil
2016-04-07 16:00 - 17:30 | Los Angeles, United States
Francoise Girard, president of the International Women’s Health Coalition, is a Longtime advocate and expert on women’s health, human rights, sexuality, and HIV & AIDS. We welcome her public lecture in honor of International Women’s Day.RSVP to sanderson@international.ucla.eduFrançoise Girard is President of the International Women’s Health Coalition (IWHC) and an advocate and expert on women’s health, human rights, sexuality, and HIV and AIDS. Françoise was Director of the Public Health Program at Open Society Foundations (OSF) from 2006-2011, where she was also Regional Director for Central and Eastern Europe and Haiti in the 1990s. From 1999 to 2003, she was Senior Program Officer for International Policy at IWHC, and thereafter a consultant for IWHC, the International Planned Parenthood Federation, and DAWN, a network of women’s rights activists from the global South. She has played a key role in advocacy on reproductive health and women’s rights with UN agencies and at UN Conferences such as ICPD+5, Beijing+5, General Assembly Special Sessions on HIV/AIDS and on Children, ICPD+10, the 2005 World Summit (Millennium Development Goals) and the 2030 Agenda (Sustainable Development Goals).Read her artice on Zika and Reproductive Rights here.

UCLA Luskin Career Fair
2016-04-07 16:00 - 19:00 | Los Angeles, United States
You are invited to participate in the 2016 UCLA Luskin Career Fair, co-sponsored with the UCLA Career Center. The fair will feature some of California’s and the nation’s most outstanding employers from the public, private and nonprofit world. Employers will meet talented master’s students and alumni from the academic departments of Public Policy, Social Welfare and Urban Planning, and doctoral and master’s students from the Divisions of Social Sciences and Humanities. At the fair, employers will have the opportunity to share information about their organizations with potential applicants, discuss full-time and internship opportunities, collect resumes from graduating master’s students and network with other employers in the public, private and non-profit sectors. Employers: Register here by March 25th to reserve your table at the fair. Fair participation is free of charge for employers. Light refreshments will be provided. Parking will be available for $12. Students: Register here by April 1st to attend the fair.Early Bird Registrants! Confirmed list of participating employers.AECOM Alma Family Services Alta Planning + Design Beach Cities Health District BOTEC Analysis CA State Auditor California State Auditor CannonDesign CFW Inc. Chattel, Inc Children’s Institute, Inc. City of Los Angeles, Department of City Planning City of Torrance City Year Department of Finance Didi Hirsch Downtown Women’s Center Environmental Defense Fund Fehr and Peers Front Porch Center for Innovation and Wellbeing Gensler Heal the Bay Housing Authority of the City of LA Insure the Uninsured Project Koreatown Youth and Community Center LAPD Office of the Inspector General Los Angeles City Council District 11, Office of Councilmember Mike Bonin Los Angeles City Council District 8- Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson Morgan Stanley MUFG Union Bank NBBJ Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County New Economics for Women NLRB Region 31 Optimum Group, LLC P+R Architects P+R Architects / Studio111 Partners for Better Health, Randall Lewis Health Policy Fellowship Perkins Eastman PIRG Campus Action Port of Long Beach School on Wheels, Inc. Seneca Family of Agencies Skid Row Housing Trust Southern California Association of NonProfit Housing Spark Los Angeles STV Incorporated TreePeople U.S. Department of Housing and UCLA Events & Transportation USC Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE) & Center for the Study Watry Design, Inc. Feel free to email me with any questions. We look forward to seeing you at the fair! Best, VC Powe Director, Career Services and Leadership Development UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs 310-206-4776 careers@luskin.ucla.edu

Book Talk — The Self-Help Myth: How Philanthropy Fails to Alleviate Poverty
2016-04-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Los Angeles, United States
Can philanthropy alleviate inequality? Do anti-poverty programs work on the ground? In The Self-Help Myth Erica Kohl-Arenas seeks to answer these questions in this eye-opening analysis. She reveals how philanthropy maintains systems of inequality by focusing on the “behavior” of poor people and ignoring the structural inequities that produce poverty. These strategies rely on American ideals of individualism and hard work, but when used in partnership with limits around what foundations will fund, these ideals become ill-defined concepts that leave poverty and inequality untouched. Kohl-Arenas bores deeply into how this plays out in California’s Central Valley, one of the wealthiest agricultural regions in the world and home to the poorest people in the United States.Opening remarks by Ananya Roy (Professor, Urban Planning and Social Welfare, The Meyer and Renee Luskin Chair in Inequality and Democracy, and Director of the Institute on Inequality and Democracy at UCLA Luskin) and Myrna Martinez Nateras, Popular Educator and Researcher. Author Erica Kohl-Arenas, Assistant Professor, Milano School of International Affairs, Management and Urban Policy at The New School, will be joined by Janna Shadduck-Hernandez, Project Director, UCLA Labor Center. Click here to register.

PPASS Seminar: Randall Akee
2016-04-11 15:30 - 17:00 | Los Angeles, United States
Randall Akee Assistant Professor of Public Policy, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs How Does Household Income Affect Child Personality Traits and Behaviors?

Careers, Capstones, and Conversation (CCC): A Networking Event 2016
2016-04-11 18:30 - 20:30
Join us at this dynamic and interactive event that brings together Urban Planning students, alumni, faculty, and planners from around Southern California. Urban Planning students will showcase posters summarizing their master’s capstone projects, and all in attendance can stroll among the posters meeting the students and learning about their capstone work.FlyerWebsite

PPASS Seminar: Lucas Davis
2016-04-18 15:30 - 17:00 | Los Angeles, United States
Lucas Davis Associate Professor, Berkeley Haas School of Business TBA

PPASS Seminar: Isaac Martin
2016-04-25 15:30 - 17:00
Isaac Martin Professor of Sociology, UCSD Tax Policy and Tax Protest in 19 Rich Democracies, 1980-2010

2016 Distinguished Lecture: John Friedmann
2016-04-26 18:00 - 21:00
The Institute on Inequality and Democracy hosts its first Annual Distinguished Lecture, which celebrates the lifetime achievement of a scholar in the field of social justice.The 2016 Annual Distinguished Lecture will be delivered by Professor John Friedmann on Tuesday, April 26. The title of his talk: “The Ruse of Reason: Poverty, Inequality, and Personal Freedoms in the People’s Republic of China 1950-2015” Room 2355 Luskin School of Public Affairs from 6 to 7:00 p.m. Followed by a reception Room 5391 Luskin School of Public Affairs from 7 to 9:00 p.m.RSVP HERE
