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: We are hiring! The Civil Rights Project has two opportunities: 1. Faculty director 2. Education Policy (Data) Analyst Dec 31, 2020; New Resources on Affirmative Action for CA Voters New research summaries are available for CA voters seeking fact-based information about affirmative action. Oct 27, 2020; Statement Against Politically Motivated Federal Censorship of Research & Training on Racial Issues On the 19th anniversary of 9/11, we issue this statement on the importance of maintaining academic freedom and opposing politically motivated censorship. Sep 11, 2020; Impact of Affirmative Action Ban in California William Kidder, a research associate with the Civil Rights Project who has studied issues of affirmative action at the University of California for years, recently produced this Fact Sheet and Research Synthesis, "Affirmative Action, Graduation Rates and Enrollment Choice at ... Sep 09, 2020; Civil Rights Project Statement on DACA Decision In yesterday's decision on the case, brought by the University of California, the Court rejected the Administration's action on the basis of its failure to provide any serious justification for its sweeping action. Jun 19, 2020; more…

Featured Research by CRP: Report Shows School Segregation in New York Remains Worst in Nation A new report from the Civil Rights Project finds that New York retains its place as the most segregated state for black students, and second most segregated for Latino students, trailing only California. The report also makes clear that New York is experiencing an accelerati ... Jun 10, 2021; National Analysis Details Troubling Levels of Pre-existing Education Inequities for Students with Disabilities New Research, "Disabling Inequity: The Urgent Need for Race Conscious Remedies," highlights the inequitable conditions of learning faced by students with disabilities and the lack of awareness and action that threatens to only deepen the disparate impact that the Pandemic h ... Mar 22, 2021; Black Segregation Matters: New report Details Status of Black Students – Urges Incoming Biden Administration to act to confront pervasive segregation Providing an update on the current status of the nation’s Black students, this new report makes clear that the segregation of Black students has increased in almost every region of the nation. Dec 17, 2020; National Report Calls Attention to Frequent Use of Suspension Contributing to Stark Inequities in the Opportunity to Learn This new comprehensive analysis of 2015-16 data is the first to capture the full impact of out-of-school suspensions on instructional time for middle and high school students, and for those groups most frequently suspended, including students with disabilities. Oct 11, 2020; COVID-19 Increases Urgency to End School Suspensions for Minor Student Misbehavior, Prioritize Supportive Services not Police As students throughout the country face months of lost instruction, economic and health stressors, inequitable access to long distance learning, and inadequate special education support and services due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this report is a 7-year trend analysis of scho ... Jun 22, 2020; more…