The mission of this e-forum, LA Social Science, is to showcase the vibrant and cutting-edge knowledge generated within the Social Sciences Division @UCLA.
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Happy #TipTuesday Bruins! With Fall quarter nearly one month away, here is one change you can make each upcoming week to smoothen your transition from summer vacation to Fall Quarter 🍂
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Following the #studentloans news? CPL's May 2022 policy brief with the Student Loan Law Initiative shows how the "pause" impacted borrowers, and projected what might happen if/when the pause was lifted. Thread of key findings ⬇️
*New Research Alert* What financial impact has the Student Loan Pause had for 26 million borrowers, and how many borrowers will start repayment if the pause ends on May 1st, 2022? New from Niru Ghoshal-Datta, @vikramjam, and @EvanBWhite: bit.ly/LoanPause (1/7)
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Via @latimes: In 2020, UCLA experts showed that L.A. could generate an entirely local water supply if it implemented the storm-water capture plan and did a few more things such as treating 100% of the city’s wastewater. latimes.com/opinion/story/20…
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We are hiring a PhD level researcher at the California Policy Lab's Berkeley site to develop and lead impactful research projects with our state and local agency partners - please share with your networks: capolicylab.org/careers/rese…
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Congratulations Professor @AValenzuelaJr on being appointed to serve as interim Dean of Social Sciences at UCLA🎉 @UCLAlatino looks forward to working with you to continue strengthening our UCLA campus community!
I look forward to joining campus leadership & working closely w colleagues @UCLACollege and the Div Social of Sciences to further our excellence in research, teaching and service. Engaging LA, Changing the World! @darnell_hunt @UCLAchancellor @UCLA_Alumni
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UCLA LPPI Director @SonjaFrancine joins @Maria_Hinojosa & @julito77 for a discussion with @LatinoUSA on the upcoming midterm elections & the role that the nation's Latino electorate will play in deciding the balance of power in U.S. Congress
Listen here👉bit.ly/lusapower
From @futuromedia & @prx, a new @LatinoUSA podcast is out
In this continuation of our 2022 midterms coverage, @maria_hinojosa welcomes @julito77, @sonjafrancine & @jazmineulloa to discuss the role Latinos & Latinas will play in the 2022 midterms.
LINK: bit.ly/lusapower
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New Research: What happened when California college students received "nudges" telling them they were newly eligible to receive #CalFresh benefits? We worked with @castudentaid + @CaliforniaDSS + @HKS_PeopleLab to find out with 2 experiments: bit.ly/CalFreshNudges (Thread 1/9)
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New @REPS_Lab manual on theory building available for download at link below. It is one blueprint for structuring the development of testable theories in political science.
The remaining manual, on managing rejection, should be up by mid-September.
eoperez.com/lab-manuals/
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Join @UCLAlatino on Wednesday August 31st for a webinar event discussing the continued attacks on reproductive freedoms & the important role of Latinas in the fight to advance reproductive justice & the right to self-determination.
RSVP Today👉bit.ly/3A7jxp8
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UCLA LPPI Director @SonjaFrancine shares with @politico how important state governing boards & commissions lacking Latino representation can leave the Latino community worse off:
Read more👇 politico.com/newsletters/cal…
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📻NEW EPISODE! Mauricio Juarez shares his journey from working in the silver mines in Taxco, Mexico to working in fast-food in San Diego, and becoming a part of the @fightfor15. 🎧 reworkradio.org, your fav podcast platform, or YouTube: youtu.be/gKMOwoVGhKI
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Interested in working with UCLA AASC's AAPI Multimedia Textbook project? We're hiring for a variety of positions including: Program Assistant, Senior Project Manager, UX Graphic Designer, Front End Developer, Software Programmer, & Content/Curriculum Assistant! See 🧵 for links-
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🚨New @UCLAlatino report: Despite making up 39.1% of CA's population, Latinos are only 18.4% of executive branch appointees meaning they are underrepresented in state appointments by 20.7 percentage points - the largest representational gap among all racial & ethnic groups in CA
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NEW @UCLAlatino report by @gabbygnc1996 & @paulmonge_ finds Latinos are underrepresented in CA state appointments including the Gov’s cabinet & state commissions responsible for regulating the environment, education, workforce development & crim justice
👉bit.ly/3P60rFH
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Passionate about data, research, and improving programs and policies in California? CPL's Berkeley team is hiring a Researcher. Please share with your networks: capolicylab.org/career/
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Important new study from our amazing partners at @HOPELatinas highlighting the need for expanding investments to build our pipeline of Latina leaders🔽
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📻@RadioBWatt @KQEDnews sits down w/@ChallengeIneq Faculty Researcher Gary Blasi to discuss the #TenantPowerToolkit: "The wave of evictions has just begun. Even in a relatively well-resourced place like LA, there just isn't enough legal help to go around." omny.fm/shows/kqed-segmented…
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Spent some time this week with lots of sociologists to celebrate the leadership of @menjivar_ceci as @ASAnews president & the 30th 🎂 of the Latina/o Section.
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This Thursday @UCLAlatino's @SonjaFrancine will moderate an important conversation with @Cal_Humanities @CynthiaBuiza & Hiroshi Motomura of @UCLA_CILP on the political power of CA's immigrant communities as we recognize the 10th anniv. of DACA
RSVP here!: bit.ly/3PKFkJN
What civic powers do immigrants and DACA status holders have in California? Join a panel of experts to discuss the state of civic participation for immigrants and DACA status holders on 8/11 at 4 pm, bit.ly/3PKFkJN
#CA #OntheBallot #DACA #VotingRights
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