Entries by Richard Medrano

Dr. Safiya Noble Awarded Honorary Doctorate from Leiden University in the Netherlands

The letter announcing Dr. Noble’s honorary degree said in part: “Your book, ‘Algorithms of Oppression’ has inspired many of our colleagues, notably – but not only – those in the ‘d12n’ research cluster at CADS. Your book was a real milestone, and has helped to put debates about algorithms on a firmer footing at a […]

Gender Studies Doctoral Candidate Lynette Dixon Receives Distinguished Teaching Award

Lynette Dixon, doctoral candidate in UCLA’s Department of Gender Studies, has been awarded the Distinguished Teaching Assistant Award by UCLA’s Teaching and Learning Center, becoming her department’s first recipient. The award recognizes teaching assistants who advance pedagogical practices that inspire, challenge and support all students.  Dixon, who serves as her department’s Teaching Assistant Consultant —a […]

The Gender Studies Department Mourns the Loss of Colleague Sandra Harding

The Gender Studies Department mourns the loss of our colleague Sandra Harding, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Education and Gender Studies and former Director of the Center for the Study of Women and co-editor of Signs. For an overview of Sandra’s career in her own words, please see this oral history interview conducted in 2019 and […]