The Civil Rights Project at UCLA

The mission of the Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles is to help renew the civil rights movement by bridging the worlds of ideas and action, to be a preeminent source of intellectual capital within that movement, and to deepen the understanding of the issues that must be resolved to achieve racial and ethnic equity as society moves through the great transformation of the 21st century.

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News and Announcements: UCLA Civil Rights Project Statement on Trump-Musk Initiatives to Force Illegitimate Reversals of Long-Established Civil Rights Policies The Trump administration claims that a wide variety of civil rights programs it describes as “DEI” (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) are illegal and must be ended under threat of extreme sanctions. The UCLA Civil Rights Project supports the statement by leading constitut ... Feb 26, 2025; CRP Co-Director Patricia Gándara Honored with Mexico’s Ohtli Award Prestigious award recognizes those who have set a path for others, benefitting Mexican citizens and culture. Gándara’s contributions have furthered bilingual education, protected the civil rights of Latinos and others, and illuminated the needs and potential of transnatio ... Feb 11, 2025; CRP Co-Director Patricia Gándara Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles congratulates CRP Co-Director Patricia Gándara for her election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, in recognition of her life's work pursuing equal educational opportunity on behalf of immigrant students and fami ... Sep 29, 2023; Statement on Today's Affirmative Action Ruling Today’s ruling on affirmative action makes the Supreme Court’s majority the nation’s college admissions office and sharply reduces opportunities for students of color in the institutions that train America’s leaders. The decision is a major step backward toward a mor ... Jun 29, 2023; The Civil Rights Project Praises Today’s Supreme Court Voting Rights CRP Co-director Gary Orfield issues a statement on today's 5-4 Supreme Court decision in the Allen v Milligan voting rights case upholding Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Jun 08, 2023; more…

Featured Research by CRP: Policymakers, Researchers and Advocates Convene to Discuss Civil Rights Issues and Trends Shaping California for the Next 25 Years The UCLA Civil Rights Project convened a summit of advocates, researchers and policymakers on December 5, 2024, in Sacramento, CA, to discuss the trends that are projected to shape civil rights in California for the next 25 years and the ways California can be a beacon for c ... Jan 05, 2025; New Research on Teachers Highlights CA's Need to Recruit/Retain More Teachers of Color and Correct Unequal Distribution of Experienced Teachers Two new studies of California teachers show we are far from reaching our goals of racial equality in the state. The first study uses a mix of qualitative and quantitative data collected over the course of one year from system leaders in teacher preparation, pre-service teach ... May 09, 2024; New CRP Report Shows North Carolina Schools Losing Hard-Earned Progress on Integration North Carolina’s public school enrollment has become increasingly racially diverse, with White students now accounting for less than half of the state’s enrollment, yet schools across the state have become more segregated. The state was once a trailblazer in school deseg ... May 01, 2024; New research reveals U.S. charter schools exhibit higher racial segregation compared to magnet schools in same districts New research from the UCLA Civil Rights Project finds that the fast-growing charter sector is associated with more segregation than the magnet sector. The report examines schools in a sample of more than 100 districts that hosted at least five charter schools and five magnet ... Apr 11, 2024; UCLA Civil Rights Project Assesses School Segregation 70 Years After Brown Brown v. Board of Education was a turning point in American law and race relations. In a country where segregated education was the law in seventeen states with completely separate and unequal schools, Brown found that segregation was “inherently unequal” and violated th ... Apr 03, 2024; more…