• Why History Matters — The Slow Food Movement: Beyond Good, Clean, and Fair Food

    California NanoSystems Institute, UCLA

    Carla Pestana Professor and Chair Joyce Appleby Endowed Chair of America in the World UCLA Department of History invites you to attend WHY HISTORY MATTERS The Slow Food Movement: Beyond Good, Clean, and Fair Food with panel discussion featuring Richard McCarthy Executive Director, Slow Food USA Maricel Presilla chef and author David Shields Carolina Distinguished […]

  • Why History Matters: Past and Future of Water in Los Angeles

    Fowler Museum at UCLA, Lenart Auditorium

    Carla Pestana Chair and Professor Joyce Appleby Endowed Chair of America in the World UCLA Department of History invites you to attend WHY HISTORY MATTERS Past and Future of Water in Los Angeles a panel discussion featuring Eric Avila Chair and Professor UCLA César E. Chávez Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies Jon Christensen Adjunct […]

  • Why History Matters – Perspectives on Academic Freedom: Then and Now

    Charles E. Young Research Library, Main Conference Room

    Carla Pestana Chair and Professor Joyce Appleby Endowed Chair of America in the World UCLA Department of History invites you to attend WHY HISTORY MATTERS Perspectives on Academic Freedom: Then and Now a panel discussion featuring Toby Higbie Professor UCLA Department of History Constance Penley Professor UCSB Film and Media Studies moderated by Michael Meranze Professor […]

  • Why History Matters – Reckoning With Our Rights: The Legacy of Voter Access in California

    Live streaming via Zoom

    The event recording is now available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WQ8KoVdi3No Carla Pestana Chair and Professor Joyce Appleby Endowed Chair of America in the World UCLA Department of History & The UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy invite you to attend Why History Matters Reckoning With Our Rights: The Legacy of Voter Access in California a panel discussion […]

  • Fateful Elections: Perspectives on Presidential Transitions

    Live streaming via Zoom

    Video Recording of this Event -------------------------- Carla Pestana Chair and Professor Joyce Appleby Endowed Chair of America in the World UCLA Department of History invites you to attend Fateful Elections: Perspectives on Presidential Transitions a panel discussion featuring MARGARET O'MARA Howard & Frances Keller Endowed Professor of History, University of Washington JOAN WAUGH Professor Emeritus, UCLA […]