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English department’s digital media lab expands access to technological resources

Courtesy of Shane Yu, Daily Bruin The English department unveiled the brand new Digital Media Lab May 6. The lab will offer a new space...

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Q&A with Dean David Schaberg about Humanities Advocacy Day

Left to Right: David Schaberg, Dean, Division of Humanities, UCLA, C. Cindy Fan – Vice Provost, International Studies & Global Engagement, Congressman Ted W. Lieu,...

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Madeleine Letessier Professor Dominic Thomas honored as Officer in the Order of Academic Palms

Dominic Thomas, Madeleine Letessier Professor of French in the Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies, has been named an Officer in the Order of...

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Department of Asian Languages & Cultures receives $3.7 million in gift commitments

Gifts from UCLA Buddhist Studies scholar Robert Buswell and his wife Christina will establish first permanent endowed chair in Korean Buddhist Studies outside of Korea...

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Professor Maite Zubiaurre nominated and selected to join the Faculty Mentoring Honor Society

Congratulations to Professor Maite Zubiaurre for her nomination and selection to join the Faculty Mentoring Honor Society! The Faculty Mentoring Honor Society recognizes UCLA faculty...

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UCLA Department of English celebrates launch of Digital Media Lab

Courtesy of Laura Clennon By Anushka Chakrabarti   The UCLA Department of English will celebrate the launch of its new Digital Media Lab on Friday, May...

Cameramen record Michi Tanioka, 5, as she waits to be sent from Los Angeles to the Manzanar prison camp in April 1942. This image, taken by photographer Russell Lee, and others by Lee and Dorothea Lange documenting forced removals along the West Coast were used as inspiration for Masaki Fujihata’s immersive AR re-creation.
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Augmented reality exhibition places viewers in midst of WWII-era forced removal of Japanese Americans

‘BeHere / 1942,’ presented by the Yanai Initiative of UCLA and Tokyo’s Waseda University, runs from May 7 to Oct. 9   Alison Hewitt | May...

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The Monster at the Heart of our Galaxy (From the Possibility to the Certainty of a Supermassive Black Hole)

  Andrea Ghez wins Leve Award, will deliver 2022 Alan D. Leve Award Lecture   Nobel laureate Andrea Ghez will deliver the 2022 Alan D....

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UCLA names Alex Stern dean of humanities

Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom By Sean Brenner Alexandra Minna Stern, currently the associate dean for the humanities at the University of Michigan’s College of Literature,...

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UCLA professor of English named University of California Santa Cruz’s 2022 Humanities Division Distinguished Graduate Student Alumna

Photo credit: Judy Natal By Anushka Chakrabarti Harryette Mullen, a professor of English at UCLA, was named the University of California Santa Cruz's 2022 Humanities...

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Professor David Kaplan wins 2022 Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy

Courtesy of David Kaplan By Anushka Chakrabarti David Kaplan, the Hans Reichenbach Professor of Scientific Philosophy, was awarded the 2022 Rolf Schock Prize in Logic...

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Innovation the Swedish way: Darja Isaksson delivers Possible Worlds lecture

Courtesy of Darja Isaksson By Anushka Chakrabarti In the latest installment of the Possible Worlds lecture series, Darja Isaksson — an internationally recognized innovation and...

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A new course helps students make educated decisions when entering the workforce after graduation

Courtesy of Gloria Ko By Anushka Chakrabarti Humanities students often face structural gaps when it comes to preparing for careers after graduation. A new class,...

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The Near Eastern Languages and Cultures department at UCLA is working with Howard University to offer a pipeline program for Black students to get a PhD in Egyptology

Courtesy of the course flyer By Anushka Chakrabarti To increase inclusivity within the field of Egyptology, the Near Eastern Languages and Cultures department at UCLA...

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UCLA professor Yogita Goyal has won numerous awards for her book Runaway Genres: The Global Afterlives of Slavery

Courtesy of Yogita Goyal By Anushka Chakrabarti Yogita Goyal, professor of English and African American studies, has won a slew of awards for her book...

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Q&A with Jenny Sharpe about Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the Division of Humanities

The flyer for the workshop held in the fall (Courtesy of Jenny Sharpe) By Anushka Chakrabarti We sat down with Jenny Sharpe, Professor of English,...

Image of the cover of the Arabic translation of Across Legal Lines: Jews and Muslims in Modern Morocco (author Jessica Marglin) Credit: Khalid Ben-Srhir.
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Gift to UCLA’S Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies bolsters field of Moroccan Jewish studies

Cover of the Arabic translation of Across Legal Lines: Jews and Muslims in Modern Morocco (author Jessica Marglin) Credit: Khalid Ben-Srhir. Margaret MacDonald | February 2, 2022...

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Q&A with Maite Zubiaurre about her short documentary Águilas, recently shortlisted for the 94th Academy Awards

Courtesy of Águilas Press Kit BY ANUSHKA CHAKRABARTI We sat down with Maite Zubiaurre, a professor in the Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies...

Zrinka Stahuljak in front of a 15th-century relief of the winged lion of Venice. Each quarter, she guides students through explorations of paintings, sculptures and architecture, encouraging them to find deeper meaning about the people who created them.
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Reimagining the scope and approach of the UCLA Center for Early Global Studies

Zrinka Stahuljak in front of a 15th-century relief of the winged lion of Venice. Each quarter, she guides students through explorations of paintings, sculptures and...

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From fiction to action on climate change: Kim Stanley Robinson delivers Possible Worlds lecture

Courtesy of Kim Stanley Robinson By Anushka Chakrabarti  For the third installment of the Possible Worlds lecture series, Kim Stanley Robinson —recognized as one of...

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