‘We don’t have to leave our communities behind when we enter academic spaces’
Nat Escobedo, a UCLA senior, is researching how artists in the Inland Empire play an important role as community-builders.
Sean Brenner
ELTS students pen ‘Letters to the Future’ to commemorate International Education Week
“The project was conceived as a multilingual ‘time capsule,’” said Nina Bjekovic, the department’s director of language programs.
A Russian language class project takes center stage during L.A. theater festival
Students in a course taught by senior lecturer Susan Kresin translated a contemporary drama for a reading at the Odyssey theater.
Refocusing the narrative around a larger-than-life literary figure
Senior Brinn Wallin says her research on Sylvia Plath is “the most prized part of my years as an undergraduate.”
He wrote the book on Michael Jordan’s cultural influence
Adam Bradley, a UCLA professor of English and African American studies, provided the text for a new volume celebrating the basketball great’s enduring influence.
$2 million commitment will help establish endowed chair in Jainism, South Asian religions
The gift will create opportunities for UCLA scholars to explore the Jain faith and its evolving, enduring legacy.
Sound check: Stella Nair studies an Inca building designed for acoustics
The art history professor spent part of her summer in Huaytará, Peru, studying a structure built to amplify sound and music.
Sharon Gerstel receives Public Impact Research Award for project empowering Greek artisans
The honor recognizes Gerstel for a multifaceted initiative to document the cultural heritage of the village of Geraki, empower its craftspeople and support economic development there.
Artistry of ancient Greece on display at Getty Villa – and in 3 campus events this fall
UCLA art history professor David Schneller offers perspective on “The Kingdom of Pylos.”
With poet laureate fellowship, Raffi Joe Wartanian aims to help Altadena residents raise their voices
The UCLA Writing Programs lecturer was one of 23 from around the nation to be honored by the Academy of American Poets.