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University of California - Los Angeles Job Title: Lecturer 1107985 Job Number: 08/23/2012 Date Posted: Application 09/07/2012 Deadline: Job Description

TEMPORARY LECTURER, GENERAL EDUCATION FRESHMAN CLUSTER PROGRAM "Poverty and Health in Latin America" The UCLA Undergraduate Education Initiatives unit seeks three temporary lecturers in Fall and Winter Quarters for Academic Year 2012-13 to teach lower division undergraduate courses as part of the General Education Freshmen Cluster Program. UCLA has a diverse student population in one of the more diverse cities in the nation; we particularly seek candidates who have taught similarly diverse students in a major research university. Required Qualifications: An earned doctorate from an accredited university Extensive college-level teaching experience Knowledge of and professional experience in the specific course areas of health systems, urbanization, climate change and disasters, the key components of the international aid system, Non-Governmental Organizations, governance and service delivery Experience in teaching writing and composition Preferred Qualifications:

 At least ten years of college-level teaching experience with consistently strong teaching evaluations Distinguished program of research in relevant fields Excellent verbal and written communication skills Must be capable of delivering high-quality instruction to a diverse student body Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, names/contact information of two references, and a recent syllabus to Jamila Leaks, UCLA Undergraduate Education Initiatives, A265 Murphy Hall, Box 951571, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1571 or jleaks@college.ucla.edu.

Contact information: Jamila Leaks Program Representative Undergraduate Education Initiatives University of California, Los Angeles A265 Murphy Hall Los Angeles, CA 90095 Fax: 310-206-2175

GE 26A, B, CW

Poverty and Health in Latin America (Funded by a generous gift from Richard C. Blum) Lecture Schedule: Faculty: Monday, Wednesday 9:30-10:45 a.m.- De Neve Auditorium Stephen Commins, Urban Planning Javier Iribarren, Chicano Studies Research Center Michael Rodriguez, Family Medicine Bonnie Taub, Public Health

Health disparities are a critical problem affecting societies worldwide with effects at the individual, community, and national levels. These inequities are the product of poverty, politics, historic inequities, and other social factors that play a role in health determinants and access to quality health care. This course focuses on gaining an understanding of how the conditions in which

people are born, grow, live, work, and age influence their health and access to health care through exploring the social determinants of health including gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, poverty, religion, governance, politics, foreign policies, and more, with emphasis on Latin America. The cultural, historical, socioeconomic, public health, medical, political, and artistic contexts of poverty will be discussed in order to understand the issues related to health inequity and to reveal the different local, national, and regional responses to these health problems. Students will be introduced to the current methods of conducting scientific research allowing them to evaluate programs and develop their own response to health inequities in the region. Course Format During fall and winter quarters, the course meets twice a week for lectures and once a week for a two-hour discussion section. In addition to these regular class meetings, students will also be required to attend one film screening per quarter that will help with understanding the lecture material by highlighting the effects or responses to

social determinants of health. Students are expected to blog on a weekly basis and will gain knowledge of the social determinants of health and community responses in Latin America through two required written assignments per quarter. There will be a midterm and final examination during each of these quarters. Spring Seminars Previous seminar titles have included:

Seminars will address some of the following topics: Climate Change Gender Governance & Health Human Rights Migration Race & Ethnicity Social Determinants of Health-Southern California Urbanization

Foundation Area General Education Credit Upon completion of all three quarters of the cluster, students will satisfy 4 GE course requirements:

3 in Foundations of Society and Culture (1 in Historical Analysis; 2 in Social Analysis) 1 in Foundations of Scientific Inquiry- Life
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Maria Alekhina, left, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, right, members of the feminist punk group, Pussy Riot, speak to their lawyers through a window in their glass cage at a court in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, July 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel) MOSCOW -- Three members of the Pussy Riot punk band have appealed a court's decision to jail them for two years for their "punk prayer" against Russian leader Vladimir Putin in a Moscow cathedral, their lawyer said Monday. The stunt angered Russia's dominant Orthodox Church, but the women's trial and punishment also upset human rights activists and others who accused the Kremlin and the Church of orchestrating the trial amid a crackdown on Putin's critics. Protests supporting the women have been held in many countries, and celebrities such as Paul McCartney have called for their release. The women were arrested and put on trial after their unauthorized performance at Moscow's Christ the Savior cathedral in February, during which they called on the Virgin Mary to deliver Russia from Putin. The Russian leader faces growing opposition, and he has increasingly cracked down on critics since returning to the presidency in May. The women were sentenced on Aug. 17, and their lawyer Violetta Volkova said the appeal was submitted to the Khamovniki district court on Monday. A decision is

expected within 10 days. Meanwhile, the band has said that at least two of its members have fled Russia to avoid arrest. Also Monday, Orthodox Church leaders condemned the chopping down of wooden crosses in Russia and neighboring Ukraine by people claiming to support Pussy Riot. In mid-August, the controversial Ukrainian group Femen, whose topless members stage pranks to support women's rights, cut down a massive Orthodox cross in Kiev to protest the band members' conviction. Four more crosses were cut down in the northern Russian region of Archangelsk and the Urals region of Chelyabinsk over the weekend. Church spokesman Vladimir Legoida said that the vandals "taunt" Russian culture and history. Pussy Riot manager Pyotr Verzilov said last week that the band disapproved of damaging crosses. EARLIER ON HUFFPOST:

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