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The UCLA Center for the Study of Women|Streisand Center works towards a world in which education and scholarship are tools for social justice feminism, improving the lives of people of all genders.

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The UCLA Center for the Study of Women|Streisand Center is an internationally recognized center for research on gender, sexuality, and women’s issues and the first organized research unit of its kind in the University of California system.

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Current projects include Coastal Resilience, Gender and Water, Feminist Anti-Carceral Studies, and Sexual Violence and Intersectionality.

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Each year, CSW|Streisand Center offers grants and funding support to faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, departments, and CSW research affiliates.

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Flier for the UCLA Center for the Study of Women’s University Press Editor-in-Residence Program: an individual consultation with Leah Pennywark, Humanities Editor at the University of Minnesota Press. Applications are due Sunday, December 13, 2026, for consultations on February 23-24, 2027. Open to ladder faculty, adjuncts and lecturers, postdocs, and advanced graduate students. A QR code labeled “Scan to learn more and apply” links to the application. Logos of the Barbra Streisand Center and UCLA co-sponsoring units appear at the bottom.

Meet with a Humanities Editor: Editor-in-Residence Program

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Daily Bruin: Cornell case is a wake-up call for UCLA

Events

"Save the Date" flyer for a UCLA Distinguished Speaker Series event. On the left, a polaroid-style photo of Dr. Daisy Robinton, a woman with long blonde hair wearing a white collared shirt, photographed against a dark background, with her name handwritten below in script. On the right, the UCLA College Life Sciences Center for Reproductive Science, Health & Education logo, followed by event text: "Distinguished Speaker Series Event, Featuring Founder & CEO, Oviva Therapeutics, Dr. Daisy Robinton! October 27th, 2026 at 4pm, Location: UCLA Campus, CNSI." The design has a torn-paper background with decorative gold and blue paint-stroke accents and small blue dot patterns in the corners.

Distinguished Speaker Series featuring Dr. Daisy Robinton

October 27 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmCNSI AuditoriumFlyer for a UCLA speaker series titled “Historical Perspectives on Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities.” Four scholars are featured, each with a headshot and event details: Kristin Oberiano, Assistant Professor of History, Wesleyan University. October 29, 3:30 PM, Rolfe 2125. Book: Territorial Discontent: CHamorus, Filipinos, and the Making of the United States Empire in Guåhan (UNC Press, 2026). Crystal Mun-hye Baik, Associate Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies, UC Riverside. November 5, 3:30 PM, Public Affairs 2292. Book: Before the Fire Dogs Steal the Sun: An Elegy (Duke University Press, 2026). Judy Tzu-Chun Wu, Professor of History and Asian American Studies, UC Irvine. November 12, 3:45 PM, Public Affairs 2292. Book: Moving Mountains: Asian American and Pacific Islander Feminisms and the 1977 National Women’s Conference (University of Washington Press, 2026). Wendy Cheng, Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California. November 19, 2:00 PM, Public Affairs 2292. Book: Island X: Taiwanese Student Migrants, Campus Spies, and Cold War Activism (University of Washington Press, 2023). A banner at the bottom explains that the series features Q&A sessions with authors of recent books on Asian American and/or Pacific Islander history, discussing ways of narrating a collective past, with a focus on innovative methods. Topics include feminist archiving practices, Cold War afterlives, and writing histories relationally. Logos for UCLA College Social Sciences Asian American Studies and the UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW) Barbra Streisand Center appear at the bottom.

Speaker Series: Historical Perspectives on Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities

October 29 - November 19Green flyer titled “Women’s Clothing Drive” in blue serif text. A large light-green circle with a blue crescent behind it holds the details: “Donate gently used or unworn women’s clothing. Bring donations to the Center for the Study of Women | Barbra Streisand Center from November 2nd through 5th and 9 AM to 4 PM. All donated items will be given to the Downtown Women’s Center.” Illustrations of a hanger, pink socks, a green floral cardigan, a pink heart sweater, and a stack of folded jeans and shirts surround the circle. At the bottom are the IGNITE logo (“Political power in every young woman”) and the UCLA Social Sciences CSW Barbra Streisand Center logo.

IGNITE Women’s Clothing Drive

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A celebratory graphic announcing 'Breaking News: The HEAR Survivors Act (AB 2212) Passed!' with confetti and exclamation marks over an image of the California State Capitol building.

HEAR Survivors Act Signed Into Law, Expanding Protections for College Students

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2025-2026 Year in Review

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Senior Feature: Zaia Hammond

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