What Shakespeare knew about us all along
Robert Watson will revisit “Othello” and its surprisingly modern lessons Nov. 13 at the 141st Faculty Research Lecture.
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UCLA Humanities receives $220,000 grant
A project called Race in the Global Past through Native Lenses focuses on how diverse ways of knowing and being in the world became associated with race and were subsequently marginalized.
A humble Excel spreadsheet gives rise to a massive online database of Hittite
Anthony Yates and his team are cataloging 1.2 million words in the ancient language.
‘Sustained by the curiosity and joy that makes us human’
At the inaugural College Lecture Awards, Helen Deutsch recognized the power of overcoming challenges as a path toward hope.
Sarah T. Roberts on midterms, AI and the battle for digital control
The professor of digital humanities, gender studies and information studies weighs in on the interplay between technology and the upcoming elections.
Harryette Mullen receives lifetime achievement award from Academy of American Poets
The English professor was honored for bringing readers to “the thrilling edges of what language is capable of.”
Tanya Ivanova-Sullivan receives grant to study language and identity among Ukrainian diaspora
The research will explore how and when people continue to use their native languages, and how they switch among multiple languages.
The hidden networks that drive the global economy
Miriam Posner’s new book explores the history and surprising secrets of supply chain management.
The ambassador of understanding
UCLA Magazine highlights ASL lecturer Benjamin Lewis as one of the exemplars of UCLA’s True Bruin Values.
‘Encouraged to be fierce’
Marissa López isn’t just a professor of English and Chicana/o studies – she also competes in roller derby.