Tag Archive for: History

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Professor’s book about Sephardic Jews chosen as a best of 2019

Adding to the chorus of critics’ raves, The Economist…

UCLA historian Kelly Lytle Hernández awarded MacArthur Fellowship

UCLA professor Kelly Lytle Hernández, an award-winning author…
Karida Brown and Robert Dallek

Two professors will be part of the Obama Presidency Oral History Project

Karida Brown, assistant professor of sociology, and Robert…
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New endowed chair in history goes to Nile Green, scholar of global history and Islam

  UCLA professor of history Nile Green, a…

All-star panel examines race, politics and activism in sports

The one-hour discussion about athletes and activism was part…

Exhibition of La Raza photos documents Chicano life in L.A. during the 60s and 70s

The mission of La Raza, which coincided with the rise of alternative…

Traces of the Civil War in California

Cities nationwide — including in California — are confronting…

How Los Angeles became the capital of incarceration

For the last several years, UCLA history professor Kelly Lytle…

$5 million gift from Meyer Luskin establishes research center for history and policy at UCLA

Thanks to a $5 million gift from longtime supporter Meyer Luskin,…

UCLA faculty voice: Obama should not feel obligated to go quietly

If Mr. Trump expected Barack Obama, who will be the first president…