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# Political scientist Bedolla to give Latino community lecture at SMC
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/112105-story-20051121-2/
- Published: 2005-11-21T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T08:13:32.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Events, Santa Monica, #archive-import

Bedolla is a prominent political scientist who has authored numerous journal articles and book chapters, as well as her new book. She has made presentations throughout the nation on a wide variety of topics, many of them involving the Latino community.

She has won numerous grants and fellowships from such organizations as the James Irvine Foundation, Yale University and the American Political Science Association. She is also active in many service and professional organizations.

Bedolla graduated summa cum laude in Latin American studies and comparative literature from the University of California at Berkeley and received master’s and doctorate degrees in political science from Yale University.

The lecture is co-sponsored by the SMC Associates, a private organization that funds speakers and special programs on campus, and the University of California Press Associates, which provides support to the prestigious University of California Press.

For information, call (310) 434-4303.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 21, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/112105.pdf?ref=smdp.com)