Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles at UCLA

"We need a pivot in national housing politics, towards the prioritization of housing as a method for achieving neighborhood stability and affordability."
–Jacob W. Faber, NYU assoc. prof & author

New Research: "Housing in the 21st Century: Taking Stock and Seeking Equality," underscores longstanding discrimination, inequality & segregation in housing and its implications for affordability, opportunity & full participation in American life, particularly for Black and Latino people in the US.

Read more at:

Research Shines Light on Stark Racial Inequalities in Housing Press Release Mar 18, 2026 Research Shines Light on Stark Racial Inequalities in Housing Recommendations urge full funding of universal empowered vouchers to assist renters News Release: March 18, 2026 Contact: Laurie Russman- [email protected] or John McDonald [email protected]   New C...

In a commentary for Language Magazine, CRP Co-director Patricia Gándara critiques our nation’s attitudes and policies towards multilingualism and immigrants. See “The Rocky Road to Multilingualism,” at:

Visions26: The Rocky Road to Multilingualism in the US Patricia Gándara asks that the US recognize the benefits of multilingualism Even though it is widely acknowledged that the US is an immigrant-receiving country, with almost all families initially hailing from some other part of the world, the education of immigrant students has long been contentiou...

The Civil Rights Project commissioned a white paper by California Competes that reimagines the state’s 1960 Master Plan for Higher Education. Now there is a New Podcast Episode and Op-Ed by California Competes that takes this conversation further.
Listen to the podcast: californiacompetes.org/podcast
Read the op-ed: edsource.org/2025/student-centered-higher-education/738659
And start with this bold proposal for a new CA Master Plan: https://tinyurl.com/2fszdj37

From Institutions to Individuals: A Paradigm Shift for California’s Master Plan for Higher Education This essay outlines a new Master Plan for a unified, student-centered higher education system. It emphasizes the principles of ensuring equitable access and support for all students…