Initiative to Study Hate Partners with LA County on efforts to understand and mitigate identity-based hate

  Over the past year, UCLA researchers from the Initiative to Study Hate (ISH) and the Bedari Kindness Institute (BKI) partnered with the LA County Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion (ARDI) Initiative on a collaborative effort…
Salma Mousa a political science professor talks empathy, soccer and how little people know about the Middle East

UCLA Newsroom features ISH and BKI Researcher and BKI Faculty Advisory Committee Member Professor Salma Mousa

The Pollical Science professor talks with the UCLA Newsroom about her work on increasing empathy and reducing discrimination through soccer, and how little people know about the Middle East. Read the article here.

Listening to Hate: Framing a Symposium on Sound and Social Harm

Friday, April 10, 2026 1-5 pm | Lani Hall - Schoenberg Music Building | RSVP Here This Friday,  the UCLA Initiative to Study Hate, in collaboration with the Herb Alpert School of Music will host a half-day symposium that explores what hate…
BKI hosts joint seminar with ISH/BKI researchers on hate and kindness

BKI hosts joint seminar with ISH/BKI researchers on hate and kindness

The final meeting of the fall quarter marked a joint conversation between the Initiative to Study Hate and the Bedari Kindness Institute (BKI), featuring Dr. Daniel Fessler, professor of anthropology at UCLA and founding director of BKI…

Bedari Kindness Institute Program Coordinator

BKI is searching for an exceptional part-time staff member (10-15 hours/week) to support its various programmatic activities and communications efforts. This would be a paid STDT 4 position (non-Academic title). Please note this is not a research…

ISH Hosts Second Annual Impact Symposium

Women and Philanthropy at UCLA Hosts Webinar Featuring ISH Researchers

On April 30, Women & Philanthropy at UCLA hosted ISH researchers Bethan Johnson, Saadia Gabriel, and Christine Ong for a dynamic and timely webinar on “Understanding and Mitigating Hate” moderated by ISH’s Research Manager, Amalia…

UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute and ISH Host Adam Phillips for its Compassionate Conversation Series

On February 26-27, the UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute (BKI) and Initiative to Study Hate (ISH) welcomed Adam Phillips, renowned psychoanalyst and bestselling author of many critically acclaimed works, including On Kissing, Tickling, and Being…

Hate and Social Media

On February 13th, Professor David Myers, Professor Saadia Gabriel, and CRESST researcher Dr. Christine Ong convened on the subject of “Hate and the Internet/Social Media” for the third installment of the online series “The State of…

Hate and Politics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0M_B3pfI5E&ab_channel=TheFriendsoftheSemel On January 23rd, Professors David Myers, Cesi Cruz, and Lynn Vavreck met to discuss the vital topic of hate and politics in the first 2025 installment of our…