9 4 . ▁ ▁Career ▁H unt ▁began ▁teaching ▁at ▁U CLA ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁initially ▁as ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁student ; ▁he ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁full ▁professor ▁of ▁Soci ology ▁and ▁African ▁American ▁Studies . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Soci ology ▁department , ▁and ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Ralph ▁J . ▁Bun che ▁Center ▁for ▁African ▁American ▁Studies , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁History ▁professor ▁Kelly ▁L yt le ▁Hern ande z . ▁Since ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁H unt ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁de an ▁of ▁Social ▁Sciences . ▁ ▁H unt ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁two ▁books , ▁and ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁two ▁more ▁books . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁published ▁an ▁annual ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁divers ity ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁industry ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁report , ▁which ▁was ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁Color ▁of ▁Change , ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁civil ▁rights ▁advoc acy ▁organization , ▁showed ▁that ▁very ▁few ▁television ▁writers ▁were ▁black . ▁To ▁increase ▁their ▁share , ▁H unt ▁suggested ▁television ▁produ cers ▁use ▁the ▁Ro oney ▁Rule ▁during ▁their ▁interview ing ▁process . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁book , ▁Screen ing ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁" R i ots :" ▁Race , ▁See ing ▁and ▁Res istance , ▁looks ▁at ▁the ▁way ▁white , ▁black ▁and ▁His pan ic ▁television ▁view ers ▁understood ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁ri ots . ▁In