Project STAND’s Third Residency

Student Activism: A Reckoning in the Archives

Project STAND and the UCLA Library (@uclalibrary) are excited to announce the next in-person residency:
April 20–24, 2026, Los Angeles, CA.
Residents will receive a $4,000 stipend, lodging, and travel support.

This year’s theme is Student Activism: A Reckoning in the Archives. We aim to foster dialogue about the politics of archiving student activism amidst competing institutional interests in activist-generated materials, whether to surveil and contain dissent or to commemorate and mobilize activist legacies.

We are seeking a cross-section of student activists/organizers, information professionals, memory workers, scholars, historians, and professors committed to the ethical documentation of student activism in historically marginalized communities.

Through guest talks, workshops, and cohort collaboration, we will explore how archivists, student activists, and institutions navigate these tensions and what it means to cultivate accountability and ethical care while reckoning with trust/distrust in the archival process. The cohort will develop an educational resource that addresses the theme.

Modeled and inspired after the Black Panther Party (BPP), the YLO emerged from a Puerto Rican street gang to a community-based organization involved in advocating for minority access to healthcare, education, housing, and employment. Below are the highlights of that event.

🗓 Apply by February 10, 2026.
Application available at https://tinyurl.com/standresidency
We look forward to welcoming a cohort whose insights and lived experiences will enrich this residency!