UCLA School of Education & Information Studies

10/27/2026

How can public education embrace AI responsibly and democratically?

This Friday, UCLA Ed&IS welcomes Rob Reich, Stanford’s McGregor-Girand Professor of Social Ethics of Science and Technology, for a conversation with UCLA Information Studies Professor Ramesh Srinivasan. They’ll talk about how educators can bring AI into learning environments ethically.

Register: https://seis.ucla.edu/event/ai-and-education-with-rob-reich-and-ramesh-srinivasan/

10/26/2026

Calling all current and future Bruins! Applying to any of our graduate programs in Education or Information Studies? Attend our upcoming Open Q&A sessions this Wednesday (10/28) and Friday (10/30)! This a great way to get your questions answered and gain insight about the application.

More here: https://seis.ucla.edu/admissions-information-sessions/

We hope to see you there!

10/24/2026

Congratulations to Laura Chávez-Moreno, UCLA Associate Professor of Education and Chicana/o & Central American Studies, on receiving the Anna Julia Cooper Award from the American Sociological Association!

Established in 2022, this award recognizes exceptional research and service advancing racial equity in education.

At UCLA, Professor Chávez-Moreno researches, writes, and teaches at the intersections of Chicanx/Latinx education, pedagogy, language, literacy, and ethnic studies. Her award-winning book, “How Schools Make Race: Teaching Latinx Racialization in America,” highlights her important contributions to understanding race and education.

Join us in celebrating Professor Chávez-Moreno and her outstanding scholarship and commitment to racial equity in education!

09/18/2026

🌟 Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! 🌟

This month honors the rich cultures, histories, traditions, and contributions of our Hispanic community at Ed&IS and beyond. We celebrate the stories, voices, and experiences that enrich our communities and inspire future generations.

09/09/2026

ICYMI: Catching up on August news from UCLA Ed&IS 📚

Our faculty and researchers continued the conversation about some of today's most pressing questions. Laura Rhinehart's research revealed how cellphone ownership is linked to poorer reading comprehension in schoolchildren, while our community reflected on what it means to be Educating in Dangerous Times. We also examined how student homelessness has risen 10% across California, underscoring the urgent challenges facing our schools.

Catch up on all the stories at https://seis.ucla.edu/news/

09/03/2026

Nearly half of California's high school seniors are locked out of four-year public universities for not completing the A-G course sequence. But is A-G still the right measure of "readiness"?

In a new EdSource commentary, UCLA Ed&IS' Marisa Saunders and LMU's Michael Matsuda argue it's time for UC to open a broader conversation; one that recognizes what students demonstrate through internships, community-based research, and civic action.

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It is time for UC to open a conversation about the future of A–G, and to listen closely to the educators and students already showing us what the future of readiness can look like.

07/30/2026

Last week, UCLA Ed&IS hosted the EcoRise Summer Institute, bringing together K-12 teachers and school leaders from across the country to embed sustainability and climate literacy into their classrooms. Now in its ninth year, the Institute welcomed Arizona State’s Walton College of Global Futures for the first time.

As Dean Christie shared, it’s not just what we teach, but how we teach it that will help solve the climate crisis 🌎

Read more: https://seis.ucla.edu/news/ucla-edis-and-ecorise-partner-to-support-green-education-in-k-12-schools-2/

07/29/2026

ICYMI: UCLA Ed&IS closed out the academic year strong 📚

From celebrating the Class of ‘26 at Commencement to honoring the legacy of Karen Hunter Quartz as she retires, we had plenty to be proud of. Our students shone at UCLA’s Undergraduate Research Week, our alumni earned well-deserved recognition, including Suzanne Seplow’s Distinguished Career Award and five Teacher Education grads honored by LAUSD and Ozan Jaquette stepped into a new leadership role as SEA President-Elect.

We also spotlighted the vital community behind LISAA and dug into the challenges facing California’s dual language immersion teacher pipeline.

Catch up on all the stories at https://seis.ucla.edu/news/

06/19/2026

Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in Texas learned they were free, more than two years after emancipation became law. The freedom existed. The news was withheld.

That gap between what is known and who gets to know it sits at the heart of our work. Today we celebrate freedom and recommit to making knowledge something everyone can reach.

06/17/2026

Somewhere there is a younger version of you who dreamed this was possible, and maybe one who never thought it could be. Look how far you have come. Congratulations, Class of 2026 💙🐻🎉

View the full commencement gallery: bit.ly/uclaseisgrad26

📸: Ivy Reynolds Photography