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{{Short description|Public affairs school of UCLA}}
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The '''UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs''' is the public affairs/public service graduate school at [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]]. The school consists of three graduate departments—Public Policy, Social Welfare, and Urban Planning—and an undergraduate program in Public Affairs that began accepting students in 2018. In all, the school offers three undergraduate minors, the undergraduate major, three master's degrees, and two doctoral degrees.<ref name="UCLA School of Public Affairs"/> It was formerly known as the '''School of Public Policy and Social Research'''.
The '''UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs''' (officially the '''UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin School of Public Affairs''')<ref name="name"/> is the public affairs/public service graduate school at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]]. The school consists of three graduate departments—Public Policy, Social Welfare, and Urban Planning—and an undergraduate program in Public Affairs that began accepting students in 2018. In all, the school offers three undergraduate minors, the undergraduate major, three master's degrees, and two doctoral degrees.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}

It was formerly known as the '''UCLA School of Public Affairs''' until March 18, 2011, when it was renamed after UCLA alumni Meyer and Renee Luskin.<ref name="name"/>


== Departments and degrees ==
== Departments and degrees ==
The Luskin School of Public Affairs offers degrees in the following concentrations:
The Luskin School of Public Affairs offers degrees in the following concentrations:
*[[Public policy]] — [[Master of Public Policy|MPP]]
*[[Public policy]] – [[Master of Public Policy|MPP]]
*[[Social welfare]] — [[Master of Social Welfare|MSW]], [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]]
*[[Social welfare]] – [[Master of Social Welfare|MSW]], [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]]
*[[Urban planning]] — [[Master of Urban and Regional Planning|MURP]], PhD
*[[Urban planning]] – [[Master of Urban and Regional Planning|MURP]], [[Master of Real Estate Development|MRED]], PhD
*[[Public Affairs]]{{dn|date=January 2020}} — [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]
*[[Public policy|Public affairs]] – [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]


Joint degree programs (J.D., MBA., Latin American Studies, Architecture and Urban Design, and Asian American Studies) are offered. Consult individual departments for more information.
Joint degree programs (J.D., MBA., Latin American Studies, Architecture and Urban Design, and Asian American Studies) are offered. Consult individual departments for more information.

The Luskin School of Public Affairs offers an undergraduate degree in Public Affairs


The following minors are offered for undergraduate UCLA students:
The following minors are offered for undergraduate UCLA students:
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*Urban and Regional Studies
*Urban and Regional Studies
*Gerontology
*Gerontology

==Publications==
* Luskin Forum
* Access Magazine
* Blueprint
* Critical Planning Journal


==Research centers ==
==Research centers ==
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*UCLA Voting Rights Project
*UCLA Voting Rights Project


Unique programs include a Social Justice Initiative, Senior Fellows program, and Global Public Affairs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chs.ph.ucla.edu/ucla-food-studies-graduate-certificate-program|title=UCLA Food Studies Graduate Certificate Program &#124; Community Health Sciences|website=chs.ph.ucla.edu}}</ref>.
Unique programs include a Social Justice Initiative, Senior Fellows program, and Global Public Affairs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chs.ph.ucla.edu/ucla-food-studies-graduate-certificate-program|title=UCLA Food Studies Graduate Certificate Program &#124; Community Health Sciences|website=chs.ph.ucla.edu}}</ref>


== The UCLA Voting Rights Project==
== The UCLA Voting Rights Project==
The University of California, Los Angeles Voting Rights Project (UCLA VRP) was founded in August of 2019.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://latino.ucla.edu/votingrights/|title=The UCLA Voting Rights Project|website=UCLA LPPI}}</ref> The UCLA VRP is affiliated with the UCLA Latino Politics & Policy Initiative and is housed within the Luskin School of Public Affairs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://latino.ucla.edu/votingrights/|title=The UCLA Voting Rights Project|website=UCLA LPPI}}</ref>
The University of California, Los Angeles Voting Rights Project (UCLA VRP) was founded in August 2019.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://latino.ucla.edu/votingrights/|title=The UCLA Voting Rights Project|website=UCLA LPPI}}</ref> The UCLA VRP started out as a project within the UCLA Latino Politics & Policy Institute, and as of July 1, 2024, became an independent research center housed within the Luskin School of Public Affairs.<ref name="auto" />


The UCLA VRP's Faculty Director is Dr. Matt Barreto, Ph.D, and the project's Director of Litigation is Chad W. Dunn.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ucla_vrp|title=UCLA Voting Rights Project (@ucla_vrp) &#124; Twitter|website=twitter.com}}</ref> The purpose of the UCLA VRP is to bring and support voting rights litigation and appeals, provide the Western United States with access to voting rights protections and resources, publish public policy research reports, and teach voting rights centered courses at UCLA for undergraduate, graduate, and law students.<ref name="auto"/>
The UCLA VRP's Faculty Director is Dr. Matt Barreto, Ph.D., and the project's Director of Litigation is Chad W. Dunn.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ucla_vrp|title=UCLA Voting Rights Project (@ucla_vrp) &#124; Twitter|website=twitter.com}}</ref> The purpose of the UCLA VRP is to teach and train students on the history and modern application of the Voting Rights Act, and to support equal voting rights across the United States through impact litigation and the publishing of public policy research reports. The UCLA VRP maintains a two-quarter/semester sequence on teaching voting rights for undergraduate, graduate, and law students.<ref name="auto"/>


==== Notable work ====
=== Notable work ===
The UCLA VRP is currently{{When|date=January 2020}} involved with the following: ''Higginson v. Poway'', N''ew York v. U.S. Dep't of Commerce'', ''Texas L.U.L.A.C. v. Whitley'', ''Harding v. Dallas County'', ''Texas, and Veasey v. Perry (Abbott)''.<ref name="auto"/>
The UCLA VRP is currently{{When|date=January 2020}} involved with the following: ''Higginson v. Poway'', N''ew York v. U.S. Dep't of Commerce'', ''Texas L.U.L.A.C. v. Whitley'', ''Harding v. Dallas County'', ''Texas, and Veasey v. Perry (Abbott)''.<ref name="auto"/>


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{official website|http://www.luskin.ucla.edu/}}
*{{Official website|http://www.luskin.ucla.edu/}}


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Latest revision as of 21:44, 21 October 2024

UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin School of Public Affairs
Former name
School of Public Policy and Social Research (SPPSR)[1]
TypePublic
Established1994[citation needed]
Parent institution
University of California, Los Angeles
DeanAnastasia Loukaitou-Sideris[2]
Academic staff
75[citation needed]
Students567 (as of Fall 2016)[citation needed]
Location
Los Angeles
,
California
,
United States
Websiteluskin.ucla.edu

The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs (officially the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin School of Public Affairs)[1] is the public affairs/public service graduate school at the University of California, Los Angeles. The school consists of three graduate departments—Public Policy, Social Welfare, and Urban Planning—and an undergraduate program in Public Affairs that began accepting students in 2018. In all, the school offers three undergraduate minors, the undergraduate major, three master's degrees, and two doctoral degrees.[citation needed]

It was formerly known as the UCLA School of Public Affairs until March 18, 2011, when it was renamed after UCLA alumni Meyer and Renee Luskin.[1]

Departments and degrees

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The Luskin School of Public Affairs offers degrees in the following concentrations:

Joint degree programs (J.D., MBA., Latin American Studies, Architecture and Urban Design, and Asian American Studies) are offered. Consult individual departments for more information.

The following minors are offered for undergraduate UCLA students:

  • Public affairs
  • Urban and Regional Studies
  • Gerontology

Research centers

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The Luskin School of Public Affairs houses the following research centers:

  • Luskin Center for Innovation
  • The Ralph and Goldy Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
  • Institute of Transportation Studies
  • Center for Policy Research on Aging
  • Institute on Inequality and Democracy
  • The Latino Policy & Politics Initiative
  • The Center for Neighborhood Knowledge
  • Latin American Cities Initiative
  • UCLA Voting Rights Project

Unique programs include a Social Justice Initiative, Senior Fellows program, and Global Public Affairs.[3]

The UCLA Voting Rights Project

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The University of California, Los Angeles Voting Rights Project (UCLA VRP) was founded in August 2019.[4] The UCLA VRP started out as a project within the UCLA Latino Politics & Policy Institute, and as of July 1, 2024, became an independent research center housed within the Luskin School of Public Affairs.[4]

The UCLA VRP's Faculty Director is Dr. Matt Barreto, Ph.D., and the project's Director of Litigation is Chad W. Dunn.[5] The purpose of the UCLA VRP is to teach and train students on the history and modern application of the Voting Rights Act, and to support equal voting rights across the United States through impact litigation and the publishing of public policy research reports. The UCLA VRP maintains a two-quarter/semester sequence on teaching voting rights for undergraduate, graduate, and law students.[4]

Notable work

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The UCLA VRP is currently[when?] involved with the following: Higginson v. Poway, New York v. U.S. Dep't of Commerce, Texas L.U.L.A.C. v. Whitley, Harding v. Dallas County, Texas, and Veasey v. Perry (Abbott).[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Communications". UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  2. ^ "About Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris". UCLA Luskin. 2015-11-12. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  3. ^ "UCLA Food Studies Graduate Certificate Program | Community Health Sciences". chs.ph.ucla.edu.
  4. ^ a b c d "The UCLA Voting Rights Project". UCLA LPPI.
  5. ^ "UCLA Voting Rights Project (@ucla_vrp) | Twitter". twitter.com.
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