Tag Archive for: History

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…

Two professors will be part of the Obama Presidency Oral History Project
Karida Brown, assistant professor of sociology, and Robert…

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…