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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.

Danny Snelson, standing, center right, with four students seated in classroom
Books, Faculty First Person, Faculty/Department, News

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.

Evelyn Giron
News, Students

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.

Portrait of Katie Cunningham outdoors at UCLA
Awards and Honors, News, Students

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.

Details of 3 images in Queer Kin exhibition, from left: men dancing in watercolor "Illustration for Wilde's Dorian Gray" by Alex Székely; photograph of Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas; and sketch of Harrison Post by Allyn Cox.
Events, Graduate Students, News

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.

Side by side portraits of Bella Brannon and Dhanya Charan, both outside of UCLA Royce Hall
Awards and Honors, News, Students

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.

Eric Sican seated in leather chair with bookshelves behind him
News, Research, Students

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.”

Professor Vetri Nathan, standing, with students seated and listening to his lecture
Faculty/Department, News, Students, Teaching

Food studies class spurs discussions on consumerism, sustainability, ancient cultures and more

As part of the course, led by ELTS professor Vetri Nathan, students explore food-related narratives from their own lives.

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