“Education is the real skyhook – it lifts young people beyond what they ever thought was possible,” Abdul-Jabbar said. “At Skyhook, we’re giving kids a shot at their future, one that can’t be blocked.”
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Celebrating 100 Years 🎉🌟
Part of Mann UCLA's 100th Anniversary Celebration included the dedication of a basketball court to Lakers legend Kareem Abdul Jabbar and his Skyhook Foundation. The mission of the foundation is to provide outdoor STEAM education to marginalized youth.
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Today and every day, UCLA ED&IS celebrates educators like Jadallah who are committed to environmental justice and a more sustainable world.
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Happy Earth Day! 🌎
Chris Jadallah, Assistant Professor of Environmental Justice in Education, explores how young people and communities engage in land- and community-based learning. In doing so, he emphasizes the importance of the knowledge and ideas of local community members.
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Don't miss tonight's deadline to apply for CalRBS Summer 2026, the 20th anniversary of the program!
Apply now: calrbs.submittable.com/submit
From prestigious student and faculty accolades to groundbreaking dissertations and inspiring alumni initiatives, it’s been an exciting month for UCLA Ed&IS.
Catch up on all the highlights here: seis.ucla.edu/news/
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In Case You Missed It! ✨
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“Many of us don’t realize the rare earth minerals, the water sources, the energy sources… AI is going to use more energy than ... India by 2034. I think we all need to ask the question[s]: what is it all for? Who is it all for?""
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“We’re seeing increasingly technologies that treat human beings as data and treat human intelligence as correlation, which is essentially pattern recognition and pattern matching,” Srinivasan said.
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"The three greatest effects of technology have been its influence on the relationships people have with themselves, with others, and with the earth, and that the result has been a “disconnection from a shared sense of reality."
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During the Web Summit Qatar 2026, UCLA Professor of Information Studies Ramesh Srinivasan participated in a conversation on “The End of Capitalism and What Comes Next.”
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UCLA Ed&IS is committed to uplifting women’s voices, advancing equity in education, and fostering the next generation of leaders and changemakers. We honor the scholars, students, educators, staff, and community members whose work continues to shape a more just and inclusive world.
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Happy International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month!
This month, we celebrate the groundbreaking contributions women have made in all fields—from education, research, science, politics, sports, entertainment, and more.
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Read more about Professor Hurtado here:
seis.ucla.edu/news/sylvia-...
#FacultyNews #AERA #UCLAEdIS #UCLA
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Institute of Education Sciences, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Science Foundation, as well as distinguished organizations such as the Spencer Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the Gates Foundation.
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Hurtado studies the transition to college, the campus racial climate, and STEM pathways and interventions. Her research centers equity for historically marginalized groups and institutional transformation and has been funded by the …
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Congratulations to UCLA Distinguished Professor of Education Sylvia Hurtado who has been voted president-elect of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) for 2026-2027!
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Happy Lunar New Year!
As we welcome a new year, we celebrate culture, renewal, and the strength of our community. Here’s to fresh starts, abundance, and shared success ahead!
#LunarNewYear #UCLAEdIS #UCLA
This Black History Month, we recognize the enduring impact of Black excellence in education, advocacy, and community leadership.
May we honor this legacy and continue building a more just and inclusive future — today and every day.
#BlackHistoryMonth #UCLAEdIS #UCLA
The Global Research Award seeks to advance globally engaged research and contribute to inclusive excellence. Winkleman’s work was one of 10 Global Research Award-funded projects. (3/3)
The Global Education Award for Internationalizing Curriculum supports UCLA faculty and departments/programs to internationalize their curricula, with the goal of expanding UCLA's reach as a global university. (2/3)
Congratulations to Casey Winkleman, Manager of IS Library & Media Preservation Lab, who was honored with the inaugural Global Education and Global Research Awards! 🌎📚
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Congratulations to Cecilia Rios-Aguilar, UCLA Education Department Chair who is one of 19 distinguished education scholars and leaders elected to academy membership in 2026 in recognition of their significant contributions to education research and policy.
Read more: seis.ucla.edu/news/cecilia...
All of us here are celebrating PACE Faculty Director and UCLA Ed&IS @uclaseis.bsky.social Professor and Department Chair Cecilia Rios-Aguilar on her election to the National Academy of Education @naeducation.bsky.social—hearty, heartfelt congratulations to Cecilia! seis.ucla.edu/news/cecilia...
CTS staff shared how storytelling, visualization, & humanizing practices help translate research into action with the @uclaseis.bsky.social community. Centering student & family voices, using equitable language, & strong visuals helps our work reach people who can study, implement, & use this work.
Last weekend, a partnership between UCLA’s Center X, LAUSD, and Compton Unified School District brought over 2,450 students and 230 teachers to UCLA to take part in an in-person AP Readiness session.
Read more: seis.ucla.edu/news/propell...
Congratulations to Xinyi Zoe Mao, UCLA Ed&IS Doctoral Candidate, for being among the ten scholars recognized for the 17th Annual Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Student and Early Career Council Dissertation Research Funding Awards.
www.srcd.org/news/ten-sch...
Happy Native American Heritage Month! This month, we celebrate the stories, knowledge, and enduring presence of Indigenous communities. We remain committed to learning about and honoring the first caretakers of these lands.
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #UCLA #UCLAEdIS
