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UCLA classics professors Adriana Vazquez and Kelly Nguyen
Faculty/Department, News, Teaching

Welcome to the reception: Professors bring new voices, viewpoints to study of classics

The approach aims to make ancient Greek and Roman studies more accessible — more personal, even — for more students.

Portrait of Claire McEachern next to book cover for Coyotes and Culture
Books, Faculty/Department, News

Precarious beauty: Claire McEachern’s new book is a reflection on Malibu

“Coyotes and Culture” is a compilation of 20 essays about the real people, natural wonders and hidden perils of the town where she lived for a quarter century.

Carol Bakhos portrait
Books, Faculty/Department, News

Anthology edited by Carol Bakhos covers nearly a millennium of Jewish history

The book covers the transformative period from 332 BCE to 600 CE, which gave rise to some of the central aspects of contemporary Judaism.

Portrait Barbara Fuchs with foliage in background
Community Engaged Scholarship, Faculty/Department, News

Barbara Fuchs to lead division’s public and engaged humanities initiatives

“It’s a great honor to inaugurate this position, intended to promote the dazzling work colleagues are doing,” Fuchs said.

Woman dancing on 6th Street bridge, still from AIre Libre film
Community Engaged Scholarship, Faculty/Department, News

Film by Erin Cooney uses dance, poetry to spotlight environmental hazards in L.A. neighborhoods

“Aire Libre” weaves together movement and narrative to illuminate the link between the environment and the human body.

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.

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