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: CRP Codirector Orfield Elected as Fellow of AAAS Gary Orfield, distinguished research professor of education, law, political science and urban planning at UCLA and the co-director of the UCLA Civil Rights Project, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Feb 01, 2023; Feature article and Q&A spotlights new book, The Walls Around Opportunity The Fall 2022 issue of the UCLA Ed&IS Magazine features an excellent article and Q&A with Gary Orfield, spotlighting his new book, The Walls Around Opportunity: The Failure of Color Blind Policy for Higher Education. Nov 15, 2022; Join Us: Tuesday, September 13 at UCLA or Virtually Don't miss the book launch of The Walls Around Opportunity: The Failure of Color Blind Policy for Higher Education! For many young people, racial inequality puts them at a disadvantage from early childhood. The Walls around Opportunity argues that colorblind policies have ... Aug 01, 2022; 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; more…

Featured Research by CRP: New Report: Higher rates of school suspension and larger racial disparities easily escapes attention Limited data collection and analysis during the 2019-2020 pandemic-shortened school year masked the fact that many school districts in California were on course for substantially higher rates of school suspension and larger racial disparities among those suspended, had in-pe ... Jul 26, 2022; 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; more…