The professor of English and of Chicana/o and Central American studies is co-leading an effort to create a new “living archive” of Latinx sounds for Los Angeles.
Ruiz, one of the foremost medieval historians, was honored for his exceptional scholarly activity since his retirement in 2019.
Kaitlyn Coons, Emma Horio and Isabella Durgin are among the honorees for 2024.
He was honored in part for his ability to merge cultures, languages and religions. The award recognizes mid-career faculty for exceptional contributions to teaching.
The professors will pursue projects at the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies in Florence, Italy.
The prize recognizes outstanding scholarly work or educational service by emeriti faculty in the humanities and social sciences.
In his acceptance letter, Taylor quoted Ralph Waldo Emerson: “But do your work and I shall know you.”
The author of the National Book Award-winning “Blackouts” is working on his third novel, which considers the role of triadic relations in structuring life.
Uri McMillan, a UCLA professor of English and African American studies, has received a $50,000 grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation to support work on his forthcoming book. “The Seventies in Color” will focus on three trendsetting New York City artists of the 1970s — fashion designer Stephen Burrows, musician-actor-model Grace Jones and fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez — to demonstrate the influence of Black and Brown creative labor across multiple fields. McMillan said the book will advance an alternative view of the culture-defining New York arts scene of that era. “The standard narrative around New York in the 1970s is…
Tucked away in the San Gabriel Valley, South El Monte is not a place often featured in literary fiction. But it’s where Carribean Fragoza’s work takes root. The author of the evocative 2021 short story collection “Eat the Mouth That Feeds You,” Fragoza, a 2003 UCLA graduate who majored in comparative literature and Chicana and Chicano studies, has dedicated herself to unearthing the subtleties and concealed narratives of her hometown, channeling them into her distinct brand of surrealistic storytelling. It’s earned her vast critical acclaim — and, last spring, the prestigious Whiting Award, which recognizes emerging talents with a $50,000…