Nation, World + Society

Daniel Pearl’s tragic death was only the first in a wave of violence that has targeted journalists all over the world, said Christiane Amanpour as she delivered the annual lecture given in memory of the Wall Street Journal reporter who was murdered in Pakistan.

The President’s Public Service Law Fellowships will award $4.5 million annually to students who want to pursue public interest legal careers but might otherwise — out of financial need — seek private sector jobs.

Wong, director of the UCLA Labor Center, recently edited a book with the Rev. James Lawson, a renowned civil rights activist who worked closely with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and helped launch key campaigns for social justice.

New survey by the UCLA Luskin School’s Los Angeles Initiative, led by Zev Yaroslavsky, reveals the depth of financial insecurity among county residents.

For California, the forecast calls for a steady decrease in the unemployment rate, to about 5.0 percent by the end of 2018.

Measures put in place by the state have mitigated financial impacts that could be expected as costs passed along to electricity, natural gas and gasoline consumers.

A pop-up exhibit showcasing the 2016 Hollywood Diversity Report published by UCLA’s Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies is traveling across the campus.

Professor Daniel J.B. Mitchell writes about how Upton Sinclair’s failed 1934 bid for California governor still left a lasting mark on politics.

UCLA law professor Asli Bâli has spent years in private practice in New York and Paris, represented 9/11 victims as well as immigrant Muslim men detained in the aftermath and written extensively on international human rights.

Laurence D. Fink, chairman, CEO of BlackRock, Inc. and the newest recipient of the UCLA Medal, talked about how China will have to transform its society to keep its economy moving forward.

A detailed examination of assets and debts by researchers from UCLA, Duke and The New School showed that some racial and ethnic minority populations are extremely vulnerable to even short-term financial disruptions.

A representative of the ArmGenia Research Charitable Trust of Yerevan, Armenia, recently signed an agreement last month with Thomas Coates, director of the Center for World Health at UCLA, to partner on the project.

A new report by the UCLA Luskin Center for innovation highlights quality mentoring as a key strategy for reducing inequality.

Public policy professor John Villasenor breaks down the background, key points and possible consequences of the iPhone legal dispute.

Bryonn Bain, a new professor of African-American Studies at UCLA, draws on his experiences with racial profiling along with his Harvard law degree to shape his art and to advocate for justice reform.

A UCLA psychology study concludes that many people believe gay men and women are more sexually promiscuous, which they may fear threatens their own marriages and their way of life.

The study’s authors write that while the 2016 Academy Award nominations generated headlines and attention, they merely hint at systemic problems that reach every sector of the industry.

Thanks to the law school’s Supreme Court Clinic, the court will issue rulings on cases dealing with free speech, the right to a speedy trial, search and seizure, and deportation.

Kevan Harris, a comparative historical sociologist and expert on modern Iran, is bringing fresh perspectives shaped by his discipline to UCLA.

History professor and modern Middle East expert James Gelvin provides historical explanations about the origins of the Islamic State and what its leaders want.

Yaroslavsky serves as executive director of the new Los Angeles Initiative, a base for his teaching assignments and policy research.

Five faculty members from various departments received grants in 2015 designed to increase the number of African Americans in doctoral programs and support their trajectory toward academic careers in the arts and sciences.

The best education reforms will encourage cooperation and sharing of innovations among all types of schools, argue two senior scholars at the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies.

Former U.S. Congressman and current UC Regents Professor Henry Waxman talked about how Congress has evolved

The screenwriter and former reporter was the keynote speaker for the two-day inauguration of the UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy.