Tag Archive for: History

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…

Gift establishes endowed chair in history

Nickoll Family Chair to be awarded to renowned history scholar…

Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion named

Muriel McClendon has been named Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity…

UCLA sociologist approaches modern Iran from ‘best of both worlds’

Perhaps Kevan Harris’ greatest good fortune was to arrive in…

Q&A with UCLA history professor Joan Waugh on baseball in America’s Gilded Age

UCLA history professor Joan Waugh is one of the country’s pre-eminent…

A Perfect Capstone

Before Dorothy “Dottie” Wellman ’50 passed away in 2013,…