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    Art exhibition highlights value of immigrant workers, encourages solidarity

    “ICE OUT: Arte en Resistencia!”, an exhibition organized by UCLA undergraduates, opens March 10 with a panel discussion, followed by live music. It features work by Los Angeles artists Mykle Parker, Josiah O'Balles and Ernesto Yerena.

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    UCLA juniors Elías Alvarado (left) and Zooey Lê-Baker (right) organized the exhibition as a final project for a UCLA honors collegium. (Photo: Peggy McInerny/ UCLA.)
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    Fact-checking will not solve the post-truth crisis in democracies

    Linda Zerilli proposed a democratic theory of truth that requires citizens to engage in the public space to continually affirm factual truth. “Whatever is true is expressed by us arising from everyday life with language,” she said.

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    “We can critically examine how people have gradually connected themselves to different forms of power through the expression of truth, including those that oppose democracy,” said author Linda Zerilli at a recent book talk at UCLA..
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Interdisciplinary collaboration supports Armenian culture at PAI

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Going global: UCLA a top producer of student Fulbright winners

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Is the Iran War legal? It's complicated

Mar 12, 2026. Speaking to Bloomberg Law, UCLA Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala said, “It's correct that Congress is empowered to declare war under the Constitution, but Congress has only done so five times in American history... I think in many other instances, we see Congress doing something short of a declaration, like an authorization of some kind... We obviously don't see that here. I wouldn't say its not legal." Continue Reading
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Despite aggressive enforcement policies, immigrants have a sense of belonging

Feb 4, 2026. At a SciLine Media Briefing, Cecilia Menjívar (sociology professor & director, Center for the Study of International Immigration) said of the impact of current immigration rhetoric, “Different members of families are affected in different ways, but… it does not really decrease much their sense of belonging, especially for mixed status families… It does have an affect on safety, [as] people are not inclined to leave their homes.” Continue Reading

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