Distinguished Teaching Award winner frames writing as catalyst for change
Writing Programs lecturer Tamar Christensen encourages students to put words into action.
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Michelle Huneven says critically acclaimed ‘Bug Hollow’ owes debt to her UCLA students
The author, a continuing lecturer in the English department, drew inspiration from the prompts she assigns in her fiction-writing workshops.
Islamicate Manuscripts Initiative video features 2 Humanities scholars
Professor Luke Yarbrough and doctoral candidate Azeem Malik speak about the UCLA Library’s vast Islamicate and Arabic-script collection.
Students relaunch religion journal after 4-year hiatus
The project took shape when Shahzareh Ali, now a third-year student, wanted to submit an article of her own. She ended up leading the editorial board.
Of little databases and the poetics of the web revival
An essay by English professor Danny Snelson, whose new book will be published this month.
Her work is challenging literary norms, centering Central American voices
A single question — “Where is all the Central American literature?” — changed Evelyn Giron’s UCLA trajectory.
Katie Cunningham, linguistics and English major, selected to perform at 2025 commencement
A member of the HOOLIGAN Theatre Company, the 2025 graduate will sing the national anthem at one of the three UCLA College ceremonies.
Opening June 13 at Clark Library, ‘Queer Kin’ illuminates hidden histories of LGBTQ love
Through artworks and written material, the exhibition urges viewers to reconsider traditional definitions of family and romance.
2 from Humanities Division earn Undergraduate Research Week awards
Bella Brannon and Dhanya Charan were among recipients of the Dean’s Prize for Excellence in Research and Creativity.
English major finds timely meaning, timeless themes in 14th-century poem
Eric Sican, a third-year student, is completing a sophisticated research project about “Earthe Upon Earthe.”