Abel Valenzuela Jr. will be the next dean of the UCLA College Division of Social Sciences, removing the interim status from the post he’s held since September 2022.
Valenzuela joined UCLA’s faculty 30 years ago, now holding appointments in Chicana/o and Central American studies, labor studies and urban planning.
He previously chaired the Department of Chicana/o and Central American studies, directed the Center for the Study of Urban Poverty and was special advisor to the chancellor on immigration policy. Read more...
Photo: Abel Valenzuela Jr. is pictured. Valenzuela, following his tenure as interim dean of the UCLA College Division of Social Sciences, will now be dean of the division, according to an email sent by Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt. (Courtesy of the Optimist Campaign)