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Headshot portraits of (top row) Aditya Bahl, Alejandro Castro, John Duff and Karolina Hübner, and (bottom row) Aliya Ram, Ana Ugarte and Jonathan Winnerman.
Faculty/Department, News

7 new faculty bring diverse range of interests, expertise to Humanities

Meet our division’s newest professors and learn about their areas of expertise — and the courses they plan to teach.

Portraits of Summer Kim Lee (left) and Uri McMillan superimposed on image of a classroom
Faculty/Department, News, Teaching

How Summer Kim Lee and Uri McMillan help students connect with theory, history and expression

The UCLA English professors reflect on their approaches to classroom discussion and how they aim to build skills for the real world.

Illustration of two statue heads. One has speech bubble with the phrase “atypical cells” and the other has a thought bubble with the words “cancer, carcinoma, tumor”
Faculty/Department, News, Research

How language shapes our perception of reality

Linguistics professor Jessica Rett is determined to find out how simple word choice can affect doctors’ decisions, patients’ anxiety levels and even public health spending.

Jennifer Noji with evergreen trees in background
Graduate Students, News, Research

‘What happens in the present influences how we remember the past’

In a UCLA College podcast, newly minted Ph.D. Jennifer Noji describes the impact of her memory studies research.

Sophia Zhao, Professor Whitney Arnold, Raymond Kallely, Yalit Gonzalez Hernandez and Emily Sagastume outdoors at UCLA
News, Students, Teaching

The birth of (Re)Defining Health

A recent UCLA graduate explains the importance of humanities education for aspiring medical practitioners.

Oona Paredes in Philippines with mountain in background
Books, Faculty/Department, News

Professor’s project creates 2nd ever book in endangered Philippine Indigenous language

Oona Paredes collaborated with members of the Higaunon community to transcribe a collection of their foundational stories.

Brian Zamora outside of UCLA Powell Library
Graduate Students, News, Research

Brian Zamora trains a lens on Chicano photographers who capture everyday life in L.A.

The Ph.D. student has studied how the artists document seemingly ordinary aspects of their surroundings — and how their art contributes to their communities.

Lena Trüper standing outdoors holding a flyer for "Wake the Flies," a documentary she produced
Graduate Students, News

Doctoral student produces documentary on humanitarian crisis in Nigeria

Five years ago, Lena Trüper had never worked on a film or heard about the humanitarian crisis in Jos, Nigeria. Now, a documentary she produced sheds light on the complex conflicts there.

Portrait of Tamar Christensen
Awards and Honors, Faculty/Department, News, Uncategorized

Distinguished Teaching Award winner frames writing as catalyst for change

Writing Programs lecturer Tamar Christensen encourages students to put words into action.

Michelle Huneven at podium
Books, Faculty/Department, News

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.

Luke Yarbrough (top right) and Azeem Malik (bottom left) with images of pages from manuscripts in the UCLA Library collection
Faculty/Department, Graduate Students, News

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.

Kathryn Quick, Shahzareh Ali and Inesa Wenn in front of UCLA Powell Library
News, Students

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.

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