Entries by jasonlo
Department Operations for Fall
Dear faculty, staff and students, As you may know, all departments are anticipating a return to campus in the next few weeks. Our plan to return to campus on September […]
Remembering Leonard Freedman
Leonard Freedman, 1924–2020 With profound sorrow, the UCLA Department of Political Science reports the passing of Professor Leonard Freedman, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Dean Emeritus of UCLA Extension […]
U Heard It Here: Understanding the 2020 Election Outcome
U Heard It Here: Understanding the 2020 Election Outcome Tuesday, November 17, 2020 Live Streamed via Zoom a panel discussion featuring Lynn Vavreck Marvin Hoffenberg Professor of American Politics Efrén […]
U Heard It Here: The 2020 Campaign for the Hardest Job in the World
U Heard It Here: The 2020 Campaign for the Hardest Job in the World featuring a conversation between John Dickerson Correspondent, 60 Minutes & CBS News Author, “The Hardest Job […]
Remembering Professor James Tong
James Tong, 1947–2020 With profound sorrow, the UCLA Department of Political Science reports the passing of Professor James Wai Tong, our colleague of thirty-one years, on October 3, 2020, after […]
Joseph Asunka Named CEO of the Afrobarometer
Joseph Asunka (UCLA PhD 2014), currently Program Officer of the Global Development Program of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, will lead the Afrobarometer in early 2021 as its new Chief […]
John Branstetter Receives UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award
John Branstetter (UCLA PhD 2017), Lecturer, was recently selected to receive the 2019-2020 UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award. Only three non-Senate faculty in the entire university received this award. Reflecting upon […]
George Ofosu, Kristen Kao, and Jonathan Collins Receive American Political Science Association Awards
Over the summer, three of our recent PhD graduates received national distinctions awarded by the American Political Science Association. George Ofosu (UCLA PhD 2017), Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics, Department […]
“Primitive,” a New Book by Marco Greenberg (UCLA BS 1986)
UCLA alumnus Marco Greenberg (UCLA BS 1986) has recently published “Primitive: Tapping the Primal Drive That Powers the World’s Most Successful People,” about his journey as an advisor and confidant […]
