Year: 2013 | Page 8 | UCLA Bunche Center

Burrell Tribute at the Ford Theater

July 3, 2013/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by SSC WebTeam

The World Stage Performance Gallery will host a big band benefit concert and tribute to guitar legend, Kenny Burrell, UCLA professor of ethnomusicology and Bunche Center affiliated faculty member. The […]

Center Talk! Edmond Keller Retires After 30 Years in UC System

July 2, 2013/0 Comments/in Center Talk! /by SSC WebTeam

Edmond J. Keller, Research Professor of political science, and former Director of the UCLA Globalization Research Center-Africa and of the James S. Coleman African Studies Center UCLA, will be retiring […]

Federal Same-Sex Marriage Ban Found Unconstitutional

July 1, 2013/0 Comments/in Special Projects and Programs /by SSC WebTeam

Federal Same-Sex Marriage Ban Found Unconstitutional In another 5-4 split vote, last week’s Supreme Court DOMA decision rules the federal same-sex marriage ban as unconstitutional. To read more, Click Here.

AAP Awareness Day Fair

July 1, 2013/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by SSC WebTeam

AAP Awareness Day Fair The Academic Advancement Program, UCLA Division of Undergraduate Education, invites you to the annual AAP Awareness Day Fair. The event, “Celebrating a Legacy of Student Leaders,” […]

Diverse Issues: Berkeley and UCLA Post Affirmative Action

July 1, 2013/0 Comments/in Diversity Issues /by SSC WebTeam

Berkeley and UCLA Post Affirmative Action The Journal, Inside Higher Ed, discusses the consideration of race in admissions decisions now that the Supreme Court has made its ruling. Click HERE for […]

The Black Family Reunion 2013

July 1, 2013/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by SSC WebTeam

The Black Family Reunion 2013 – 7/13/13 – 10:00am to 6:00pm The Black Family Reunion was traditionally held at Exposition Park until 1995, when approximately 1.2 million people attended […]

Center Talk! Leimert Park Book Fair

July 1, 2013/0 Comments/in Center Talk! /by SSC WebTeam

2013 Leimert Park Village Book Fair Join the Bunche Center at the 2013 Leimert Park Village Book Fair on Saturday, June 29, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The […]

Supreme Court, in 5-4 Ruling, Weakens 1965 Voting Rights Act

June 25, 2013/0 Comments/in Diversity Issues /by SSC WebTeam

June 25, 2013 — The U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 vote today killed a key section of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, claiming it’s no longer necessary in 2013. Listen […]

Diversity Issues: Supreme Court Sends Affirmative Action Case Back to Lower Courts

June 24, 2013/1 Comment/in Diversity Issues /by SSC WebTeam

June 24, 2013 This morning, the Supreme Court released its decision on the Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin (11-345) case in regards to whether the university’s race-conscious admissions […]

Paul Williams: Black Architect to the Stars

June 21, 2013/0 Comments/in Special Projects and Programs /by SSC WebTeam

Paul Williams (1894 to 1980) was a Los Angeles-based architect known for his daring designs of homes for the rich and famous. Certified in 1921, he was the first black […]