A new directive from the Trump administration requires the National Park Service to identify and revise or remove materials that “disparage Americans,” potentially affecting content on slavery, Native American removal, climate change, and other sensitive histories. UCLA anthropologist Jessica R. Cattelino emphasized that such revisions risk erasing Indigenous perspectives and devaluing cultural memory. She noted […]

On April 24, 2025, Aomar Boum was inducted into the National Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco. It was a moment that brought together so many parts of his life, connecting his early years in Morocco to his years of scholarship and community building abroad. It was a proud and emotional moment for all of […]

​In a recent panel hosted by the UCLA Graduate Student Water Resources Group, Professor Jessica Cattelino and doctoral candidate Kelsey Kim presented findings from their ethnographic study on household water use in Los Angeles. Their research highlights that water management responsibilities disproportionately fall on women, even in households that view their labor divisions as egalitarian. […]