“Sor Juana the Younger and the Elder,” digital photograph by Alma Lopez @2019(models: Alicia Gaspar de Alba as the Elder, and Alicia Billalobos, UCLA Chicana/o Studies alumna, as the Younger) When: February 26, 2026 Where: Northwest Campus Auditorium, UCLA Organized by the UCLA Center for Musical Humanities in partnership with the Dean of Social […]
Where: 353 Haines Hall When: Thursday, February 26th, 2026 from 12:15pm-1:45pm In this talk, Professor Moore will share her ideas about how engaged scholars can utilize intersectional environmental justice theory and praxis to combat our era of political polarization, ecological precarity, generational social inequity, and planetary uncertainty. Drawing examples from two decades of inter and […]
Where: 353 Haines Hall When: Thursday, March 12th, 2026 from 1 pm-2:30 pm Lunch provided. This lecture examines how long-term Indigenous collaboration in Papua New Guinea unsettles conventional anthropological approaches to ethics, method, and authorship. Grounded in kinship, reciprocity, and relational accountability, the work challenges extractive research models, short-term field engagements, and institutionalized ethics frameworks […]
When: Tuesday March 17 - Wednesday, March 18, 10 am- 2 pm Where: CSW|Streisand Center Office, 1500 Public Affairs (Located across from Jimmy's Coffee House) Join us for the CSW|Streisand Center Spring Book Swap! Bring a wrapped book, add a hint note, and swap with others! Additionally, donate a popular book to LA County Jails […]
Culture, Power, Social Change presents "Nakba as Wounding Ecology" with Dr. Sherena Razek, President's and Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, UCLA, Gender Studies. When: Thursday, April 2 Lunch: 12 pm. Talk: 12:15 - 1:45 pm Where: Haines Hall 352 No registration required. First come, first served for lunch. Join a talk by Dr. Sherena Razek, Nakba as […]
When: Monday, April 6, 3:30 - 5 pm Where: East Melnitz Hall 302 Join us for a causal conversation with playwright and performer Sara Porkalob, whose work explores Filipina-American identity, family history, and intergenerational storytelling. The discussion will focus on Dragon Mama, the second installment of The Dragon Cycle, following students’ viewing at the Geffen […]
When: April 8th from 11:00AM -12:30PM Where: Rolfe 2125 Join us for a powerful conversation on gender criminalization, authoritarianism, and agency with Andrea Ritchie. This event will explore how systems of policing and surveillance disproportionately impact marginalized communities while examining the broader rise of authoritarian practices. Andrea Ritchie is a writer, lawyer, and activist for women […]
Where: California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), UCLA Campus When: Wednesday, April 8th at 4pm PT Teresa K. Woodruff, Ph.D. is a leader in higher education and an internationally recognized biologist specializing in reproductive science. Woodruff is president emerita of Michigan StateUniversity (MSU) and MSU Research Foundation Distinguished Professor in the Department of Obstetrics,Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology […]
Where: Royce 314 + Zoom When: Friday, April 10th from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM PT Survivors + Allies is a UCLA-student organization within the CSW|Barbra Streisand Center dedicated to advocating with and for survivors of sexual violence and sexual harassment (SVSH). Over the past year, we conducted a mixed-methods research study across California college campuses, including the […]
When: April 14, 2026 at 4 pm PST Where: Virtual John Rodriguez is a UCLA alumnus whose sentence was commuted by the California Governor in 2017 after he discovered a life-changing passion for education while incarcerated. Today, he serves as the Education and Communications Manager at Root & Rebound, leveraging storytelling to bring visibility to […]
Thinking Gender 2026 36th Annual Graduate Student Research Conference “Feminist and Queer Ecologies” Friday, April 17, 2026 James West Alumni Center, UCLA Campus View Conference Program and Schedule Free registration here Join us for a day of graduate student presentations highlighting innovative research at the intersections of gender, sexuality, environment, and justice. The conference will […]
Prof. Ju Hui Judy Han (UCLA) joined by Prof. Giancarlo Cornejo Salinas (UCLA), Prof. Grace Kyung-won Hong (UCLA), Laura Hyun Yi Kang (UC Irvine), and Dr. Yeong Ran Kim Tuesday, April 21, 2026 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Bunche Hall, Room 10383 About the Book Queer Throughlines draws on years of direct participation, interviews, and […]
