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"Cultivating the Spirit: How College Can Enhance Students' Inner Lives" Booksigning and Reception
"Cultivating the Spirit: How College Can Enhance Students' Inner Lives" booksigning and reception on January 5, 2011.
Professor Linda J. Sax Awarded National Science Foundation Grant
Linda J. Sax, Professor of Education at UCLA’s Graduate School of Education & Information Studies and Jerry A. Jacobs, Professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania have been awarded $525,000 by the National Science Foundation to examine women’s under-representation in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
Professor Connie Kasari receives grant from U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
Professor Connie Kasari has received the Autism Intervention Research Network for Behavioral Health Award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which will provide $6 million in funding from 2011 – 2014 towards research in autism interventions for underserved and under-represented student populations.
Professor Walter Allen receives Distinguished Career Award from the Assn. for the Study of Higher Ed.
The Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) awarded Professor Walter Allen with the Howard R. Bowen Distinguished Career Award.
Professors Christine Borgman & Sharon Traweek receive $1.174M from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Professor Christine Borgman and Sharon Traweek have been awarded $1.174 million from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as Principal and Co-Principal Investigators, respectively, of the project, "The Transformation of Knowledge, Culture, and Practice in Data-Driven Science: A Knowledge Infrastructures Perspective."
Ron Dietel's Education Book Named to Top 10
The Colorado Springs Gazette reported Thursday, January 5, 2012 that "The Perfect Test: An Education Experiment That Went Terribly Wrong," a book by Ron Dietel, assistant professor of UCLA's National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST,) has been listed as one of the American School Board Journal's top 10 notable books on K-12 Education for 2011.
The 2012 Frances Clarke Sayers Lecture
The Department of Information Studies presents the 2012 Frances Clarke Sayers Lecture featuring award-winning children's literature author and illustrator, Allen Say, at Korn Auditorium on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 4:00pm. Book signing and reception to follow.
Professor Christine Borgman Receives Research Award
Professor and Presidential Chair in Information Studies Christine Borgman received the 2011 American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST) Research Award for her outstanding research contributions. Her work focuses on key dimensions of information research, including scientific data practices, knowledge infrastructures, information retrieval, scholarly communication and publishing, digital libraries, and information policy.
Associate Professor Li Cai Named Co-Director of CSE/CRESST
UCLA Associate Professor of Education Li Cai has been named co-director of the Center for the Study of Evaluation/National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing at UCLA's Graduate School of Education & Information Studies.
GSE&IS Receives Linda Richardson Rice Endowed Fellowship
GSE&IS Alumna Linda Richardson Rice has provided a bequest to establish an endowed fellowship to support fellowship recipients majoring in Education or planning a career in education.
2011 Freshman Survey Released
The 2011 Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) Freshman Survey is based on responses from more than 200,000 first-time full-time students entering four-year colleges across the country.
Professor Johanna Drucker Elected to ACH Executive Board
Information Studies Professor Johanna Drucker has been elected to the Association for Computers in the Humanities (ACH) Executive Board for a three year term from 2012-2015.
ALA Votes to Continue Accreditation of Dept of Information Studies' MLIS Degree Program
Based on their Fall 2011 accreditation visit to UCLA, the American Library Association's Committee on Accreditation has voted to continue the accreditation of the UCLA Department of Information Studies' Masters of Library and Information Science degree program. Congratulations to the Department of Information Studies, and thank you to all alumni, faculty, staff, and students who participated in the accreditation process!
CRESST/UCLA Receives PBS Ready to Learn Grant
UCLA's National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) has been selected to receive a $100,000 grant from the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) to develop an indicator and reporting system to measure game-based outcomes of the Ready to Learn PBS KIDS program.
CRESST/UCLA Receives Hewlett Foundation Grant
UCLA's National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) has been selected to receive a $250,000 planning grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to evaluate the link between deeper student learning and two new assessments currently under development. Two consortia, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), and the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, are creating next-generation state assessment systems to measure the Common Core State Standards, adopted by 45 states and the District of Columbia. CRESST Director Joan Herman will lead the study.
UCLA Information Studies Candidates Out in the Community to Learn and Serve
The UCLA Information Studies Department Internship Program works with libraries, museums, archives, corporations, and information stakeholders to extend the classroom experience of its professional students into communities and professional environments. In Winter Quarter 2012, UCLA interns worked at nine Los Angeles Public Libraries as well as 22 other locations critical to the information profession, including the United States Federal Courts Library, the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium, NBC Universal Archives & Collections, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Getty Research Institute.
Professor Patricia Gándara Helps Latinos Prepare for College
A collaborative effort between UCLA Education Professor Patricia Gándara, co-director of the Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles, the University of California, and the Mexican Colegio de Bachilleres is providing online bilingual education classes to students at four high schools in Southern California. Project SOL – Secondary Online Learning – offers rigorous bilingual classes in math and science using an online curriculum from Mexico to help students qualify for college.
GSE&IS Presents Research at iConference 2012 in Toronto
Students, faculty, and alumni of UCLA's Graduate School of Education & Information Studies were well represented at iConference 2012, which was held February 7-10, 2012 in Toronto. The annual meeting, sponsored by iSchools and open to everyone, was hosted by the Faculty of Information of the University of Toronto.
Researchers Examine Why Fewer Latino, Black Community College Students Transfer
Researchers with the Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles at UCLA have examined why California’s community colleges are doing such a poor job of transferring Latino and black students on to four-year colleges and universities. The three studies, which were publicly released Tuesday by the research group in the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, shed light on the faulty mechanisms underlying California’s poor record of transfer and make sweeping recommendations on what must be done to help more students of color earn college degrees.
2012 AERA and NCME Annual Meeting - CRESST Colleagues and Partners
List of CRESST Colleagues and Partners at the 2012 AERA and NCME Annual Meeting in Vancouver, Canada from April 13-17, 2012.
IS Colloquium Series Provides Professional Insights, Forum for Students
The next Colloquium presentation on May 3 will feature Elise Chenier, Associate Professor, Department of History at Simon Fraser University, and Director, Archives of Lesbian Oral Testimony (A LOT).
2012 AERA Annual Meeting - GSE&IS Presenters
List of all UCLA GSE&IS presenters at the 2012 AERA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, Canada.
Gary Orfield Receives Dr. John Hope Franklin Award
Gary Orfield, UCLA distinguished professor of education, law, political science and urban planning, has been selected as one of the 2012 winners of the Dr. John Hope Franklin Award for his achievements as an advocate for racial equality in education, including his work with the Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles (CRP) at UCLA.
Harold Borko (1922-2012): Professor Pioneered Information Studies at UCLA
Emeritus Professor of Information Studies Harold Borko died on April 7, 2012 at age 90. Having joined the UCLA faculty in 1968, he was instrumental in bringing the field of information science to UCLA's School of Library Service. Among the courses that he created and taught were "Principles of Information Systems Analysis and Design," "Information Retrieval Systems," and "Data Processing in the Library." Borko was the author of two seminal texts in information science, "Abstracting Concepts and Methods," (with Charles L. Bernier, New York, NY: Academic Press, 1975) and "Indexing Concepts and Methods" (New York, NY: Academic Press, 1979.)
New Specialization in Rare Books and Print and Visual Culture to be Offered by Department of IS
A new specialization in Rare Books, and Print and Visual Culture has been approved by the Department of Information Studies at the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies at UCLA. The specialization, which will be added to the department's existing specializations in Archival Studies, Informatics, and Library Studies, is open to students earning their Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree. This specialization will be enriched by courses taught by the California Rare Book School, which is based in the Department, and UCLA's Digital Humanities program.
Sheila Afnan-Manns: MLIS Alumna Wins ACRL Learning Resources Award
Sheila Afnan-Manns (Class of ’03, MLIS) was chosen to receive the 2012 Community and Junior College Libraries Section (CJCLS) EBSCO Community College Learning Resources Award. Afnan-Manns, who serves as faculty librarian at Scottsdale Community College, was recognized with colleagues Kandice Mickelsen of Paradise Valley Community College (PVCC) and Reyes Medrano, faculty member in the Business and Information Technology Division at PVCC for their work in helping Medrano’s students to create a free digital “living textbook,” using proprietary and open access resources. The $500 award and plaque will be presented to the team during the annual conference of the American Library Association (ALA) to be held this June in Anaheim.
Educators Discuss Collaboration Between Student Affairs and Study Abroad Staff to Impact Academics, Health and Safety
An interdisciplinary approach to study abroad programs and student outcomes was explored in the recent publication of “Study Abroad as a Collaborative Endeavor,” which appeared in the Jan.-Feb. 2012 issue of About Campus. The article was co-authored by Gary Rhodes, director of the Center for Global Education (CGE) at the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies (GSE&IS); Lisa Loberg, doctoral student, educational leadership, GSE&IS, and director of the Study Abroad Office and senior lecturer in French at California Lutheran University; Katie Roller, doctoral student, educational leadership and director of the Office of International Study at Marymount College in Rancho Palos Verdes; and Albert Biscarra, a doctoral student in education specializing in Social Sciences and Comparative Education, and CGE graduate student researcher.
Bilingual High School Teachers of Project SOL Receive "Courage to Act" Awards
Nine high school teachers who are participants in a research initiative of The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles (CRP) at UCLA were honored with the “Courage to Act, Bilingual Teacher Awards” from the California Association of Bilingual Educators. The educators, who are part of a bilingual research and demonstration project called Project SOL, were given the awards at the organization’s annual conference in Sacramento in March and were recognized by the California Legislature and the Secretary of Foreign Relations of Mexico for exceptional dedication and talent in bringing college preparatory curriculum to immigrant students in high school. SOL - which is the acronym for Secondary Online Learning - is a collaboration between CRP, the University of California, the government of Mexico, and three California school districts. The project, which was launched in 2008 at UCLA, is supported by $1.2 million in grants from The Carnegie Corporation and The Bill and Melinda Gates and Irvine Foundations and directed by Patricia Gándara, UCLA Professor of Education and co-director of CRP.
Conference at Lab School Examines Best Practices in Cognitively Guided Instruction
UCLA Lab School will host a workshop for teachers on May 5, 2012 - "Preparing Our Children to Be Mathematically Competitive: A look at current research and best practices on children's mathematical thinking through the lens of Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI)".
UCLA Center X Director of Research Article Featured in Education Week
Education Week featured the article How and Why Rankings Matter: A Brain-Imaging Perspective on Teacher Evaluation, co-authored by UCLA Center X Director of Research Karen Hunter Quartz.
10 Questions: Leah Lievrouw on the Loss of Online Privacy
Information Studies Professor and Sudikoff Fellow Professor Leah Lievrouw sat down with Kathy Wyer for UCLA Today to offer her perspective on the business practices of online companies and the effect on personal privacy.
Marcelo Suárez-Orozco Appointed New Dean of Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
Dr. Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, the Courtney Sale Ross University Professor of Globalization and Education at New York University, has been appointed dean of the UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, effective September 1. 2012.
Megan Franke Honored with AERA's Relating Research to Practice Award
Megan Franke, chair of the Education Department, has been honored with this year’s Relating Research to Practice Award by the American Educational Research Association (AERA). She received the award at the organization’s annual conference this April in Vancouver, based on her outstanding contributions to increasing the understanding and proliferation of links between education research and enhanced education practice.
Daniel Solórzano Wins AERA Social Justice in Education Award
Daniel Solórzano, director of the University of California All Campus Consortium on Research for Diversity (UC/ACCORD) was honored with the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Social Justice in Education Award at the organization’s annual conference in Vancouver in April.
Book on Global Citizenship Honored as AERA's Outstanding Publication of the Year
“Global Citizenship and the University: Advancing Social Life and Relations in an Interdependent World” by Robert Rhoads, professor of education and alumna Katalin Szelényi (M.A., ’01; Ph.D., ’07) was recognized as the 2012 Outstanding Publication of the Year by the Postsecondary Education Division of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in April, the authors at the organization’s annual conference Vancouver.
Major CRESST Study Finds Significant Improvements at Locke High School
The National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) conducted a multi-year evaluation of a major school reform project at Alain Leroy Locke High School, historically one of California’s lowest performing secondary schools. The evaluation found statistically significant, positive effects for the Green Dot Locke transformation including improved achievement, school persistence, and completion of college preparatory courses.
Major CRESST Study Finds Significant Improvements at Locke High School
With funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) conducted a multi-year evaluation of a major reform project at Alain Leroy Locke High School, historically one of California’s lowest performing secondary schools. The evaluation found significant, positive effects for the Green Dot Locke transformation including improved achievement and completion of college preparatory courses.