Introduction
The Higher Education and Organizational Change (HEOC) Division of the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies at UCLA is committed to advancing the scholarship, research and practice of higher education and organizational transformation in the United States and abroad. HEOC shares the school’s commitment to excellence, equity, and social justice within higher education and to a steadfast belief in the transformatory nature of higher education as an institution of social change. To that end, the goals of HEOC are to conduct research and generate scholarship aimed at furthering a critical understanding of higher education and its role in society. We are committed to developing in practitioners of higher education the skills necessary for visionary leadership, community building, and responsible citizenship. Finally, we at HEOC believe in providing service to our local, state, and national communities aimed at the improvement of higher education, and in general the furthering of education for all people.

Application & Admission
Applications to the HEOC program are accepted once a year. The deadline to apply to HEOC Fall 2009 cohort is December 1, 2008. Please note you may only apply to ONE graduate program per year at UCLA. For more information on the application process and admissions requirements, please visit the Office of Student Services website: www.gseis.ucla.edu/oss.    Apply Here

Campus Visits
Students interested in arranging a campus visit can do so by contacting:
Bridget Schum at schum@gseis.ucla.edu

Walter Allen,  Professor (Ph.D., Sociology, University of Chicago)
allen@gseis.ucla.edu | 310.206.7107

Areas of Interest: Comparative race, ethnicity and inequality; diversity in higher education; and family studies. His research and teaching focuses on educational equity, higher education, social inequality and family.

Fall 2007-2008
Fall 2005
Fall 2002-2004

2006
YAMAMURA, ERICA KUNIKO
BUILDING PEER CULTURAL WEALTH THROUGH A UNIVERSITY OUTREACH PROGRAM: POSSIBILITIES FOR MOVING COLLEGE ACCESS TO IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL EQUITY

DURDELLA, NATHAN RICHARD
USING RESPONSIVE EVALUATION TO EVALUATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS

SHELDON, CAROLINE QUIRION
STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS AND ORGANIZATIONAL DIFFERENCES AS THEY RELATE TO TRANSFER

STOLZENBERG, ELLEN BARA
THE DYNAMICS OF DOCTORAL STUDENT-FACULTY ADVISING RELATIONSHIP: A STUDY ACROSS ACADEMIC FIELDS

2005
FLEMING, MICHAEL KEVIN
THE SUBTLETY AND FRAGILITY OF EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALE PATH TO THE PH.D.

FARIS, SHANNON KRISTINE
EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF THE SOCIAL CHANGE MODEL OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ON COLLEGE STUDENTS

SAENZ, VICTOR BENITO
BREAKING THE CYCLE OF SEGREGATION: EXAMINING STUDENTS' PRE-COLLEGE RACIAL ENVIRONMENTS AND THEIR DIVERSITY EXPERIENCES IN COLLEGE

FANN, AMY JO
FORGOTTEN STUDENTS: AMERICAN INDIAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT NARRATIVES ON COLLEGE ACCESS

NUNEZ, ANNE-MARIE
MODELING COLLEGE TRANSITIONS OF LATINO STUDENTS

SLATTERY, ELIZABETH ANN
REFLECTIONS ON THE GENDERED ENVIRONMENT: SELF-ESTEEM DEVELOPMENT IN WOMEN TRANSITIONING FROM A SINGLE-SEX HIGH SCHOOL TO A COEDUCATIONAL COLLEGE

2004
GOMEZ, GIGI GIZELLE
THE NEGOTIATION TO COLLEGE: EXAMINING THE SCHOOL AND HOME INFLUENCES IN THE COLLEGE-CHOICE PROCESS FOR MIEN AMERICAN FEMALE AND MALE STUDENTS

KIM, KAREN ANN
EXPLORING CULTURES WITHIN UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS: A CASE STUDY OF THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTES FOR SCIENCE AND INNOVATION

OSEQUERA, LETICIA
INSTITUTIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREE ATTAINMENT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN, ASIAN AMERICAN, CAUCASIAN, AND MEXICAN AMERICAN UNDERGRADUATES

CHOI, JEUNG YUN
PREDICITIVE AND COMPARATIVE ANALYSES OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF ACADEMIC AND NONACADEMIC PRE-COLLEGE CHARACTERISTICS TO COLLEGE SUCCESS: DOES THE PREDICTIVE POWER OF PRE-COLLEGE CHARACTERISTICS DIFFER BY RACE AND SES?

GUTIERREZ, ESTELLA GUADALUPE
LOOKING INTO THE "HARD MIRROR": LIFE HISTORY EXPLORATION OF ALTRUISTIC MOTIVATION AND SOCIALIZATION

YASUNO, MAIKO
SPIRITUALITY INTO ACTION: EXPLORING THE SPIRITUAL DIMENSIONS OF COLLEGE STUDENT ACTIVISTS AND THEIR LEADERSHIP FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

KOZERACKI, CAROL ANN
THE SOCIALIZATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE INSTRUCTORS WHO TEACH DEVELOPMENTAL ENGLISH CLASSES

GERDEMAN, ROBERT DEAN
UNDERGRADUATE INTEREST IN K-12 TEACHING AND THE PERCEIVED 'CLIMATE' FOR THE K-12 EDUCATION PROFESSION IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES

NICOLE, BRYANT ALYSSA
CAMPUS RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES AND THE COLLEGE STUDENT EXPERIENCE

Awards
The Division recognizes the outstanding achievements of its students through two departmental awards. The Clark (established by a generous gift by UCLA Professor Emeritus Burton Clark) and Faculty Awards are granted to HEOC students in recognition of academic excellence and service to the Division. HEOC students in their Third year or beyond are eligible for the awards. Nominations are typically solicited in early to mid-October so that Award recipients can be named prior to the annual Dean’s recognition dinner in the fall (usually in early November). An announcement soliciting nominations is sent to the entire HEOC community at least two weeks prior to the HEOC meeting in which awardees are to be selected. Ideally, the recipients of the Clark and Faculty Awards are announced during the Fall Social.

Past recipients of the Clark Award are:
Lorelle Espinosa (2008) Julie Park (2007), Hoi Ning Ngai (2006), Shannon Calderon (2005), June Chang (2004), Amy Fann (2003), Leticia Osegura (2002), Jenny Lee (2001), Jennifer Lindholm (2000), Elaine Kuo (1999), Barbara Tobolowsky (1998), Christine Cress (1997), Anthony Antonio (1996), Anna Ortiz (1995), Octavio Villapando (1994), Jessica Korn (1993), Jeffrey Milem (1991), and Eric Dey (1989)

Past recipients of the Faculty Award are:
Chris Collins (2008) Jennifer Curly (2007), Ed Ryan (2006), Erica Yamamura (2005), Victor Saenz & Ellen Stolzenberg (2004), Pam Schuetz & Katalin Szelenyi (2003), Linda DeAngelo (2002), Frank DiCrisi (2001), Michael Smith (2000), Charles Outcalt (1999), Tiffany O'Rourke (1998), Marisol Arredondo (1997), Carol Kozeracki (1996), Marguerite B. Hammarth (1995), Erica Yamasaki (1994), and Linda Sax (1993)