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January 26, 4:47 pm

‘We The Unhoused’ podcaster Theo Henderson takes on activist-in-residence position

Editor’s note: This article uses the descriptor “unhoused” to describe people experiencing homelessness to respect Theo Henderson’s preferred use of the term. Theo Henderson will become the UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy’s 2022 activist-in-residence, a position first hosted in 2017 to improve academic understanding of social justice. Read more...

Photo: Theo Henderson hosts “We The Unhoused,” a podcast documenting stories of the unhoused people of Los Angeles and beyond. As an advocate for people who are unhoused, Henderson has been selected to be the newest activist-in-residence at the Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy. (Daily Bruin file photo)

A Closer Look, Higher Education, International, News

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January 21, 5:38 pm

UCLA professors host webinar series on water disputes in Nile River Basin

Two UCLA professors hope to foster interregional cooperation among countries following the rise of water management disputes in the Nile River Basin and seek sustainable solutions through a joint webinar series. Read more...

Photo: Professors from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science and the political science department collaborated to organize an interdisciplinary webinar series. The webinar invites fact-based debate on solutions to an ongoing international disagreement regarding the use of the Nile’s resources. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)

Higher Education, News, UC

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January 18, 3:17 pm

UCLA Prison Education Program brings college courses to incarcerated individuals

After being incarcerated as a juvenile, Abel Diaz didn’t see college as an option until he took classes through the UCLA Prison Education Program. “It kind of allowed us to escape from the predicament that we were in at the time. Read more...

Photo: Program coordinators and participants of the UCLA Prison Education Program come together in a classroom. The UCLA Prison Education Program gives incarcerated individuals access to postsecondary education. (Courtesy of Claudia Peña/Co-director of the UCLA Prison Education Program)

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January 12, 8:45 pm

UCLA professor partners with Indigenous communities for archaeology research

Groggy eyed, Stephen Acabado stepped off his 5 a.m. bus into Ifugao after his flight from the United States. “Hi Doc, good morning,” a stranger told him, he said. Read more...

Photo: Professor of archaeology and anthropology Stephen Acabado runs two archaeological projects in the Philippines. Acabado, who has been returning to the Philippines for his research for more than a decade, guides the projects to work with local Indigenous communities to study artifacts and piece together history. (Courtesy of Stephen Acabado)

Campus, Higher Education, News

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December 1, 11:53 pm

Transfer students vocalize frustration with slow process of transferring credits

Many transfer students consistently face issues enrolling in upper division courses that require prerequisites. Transfer students at UCLA who have taken lower-division courses at other institutions of higher education have expressed frustration that these courses have not transferred over to MyUCLA, the enrollment system the university uses, said Herman Luis Chavez, the Undergraduate Students Association Council transfer student representative. Read more...

Photo: UCLA transfer students often face issues enrolling in upper division courses that require prerequisites fulfilled at other institutions of higher education. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)


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