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Professor Stephanie Jamison of Asian Langauges and Cultures Named 2017 American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow

UCLA faculty members Judith Carney and Stephanie Jamison have been selected as members of the 237th class of American Academy of Arts and Sciences fellows. Jamison, a professor of Asian languages and cultures, also teaches courses in UCLA’s Indo-European studies program. She was trained as a historical and Indo-European linguist,...

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UCLA’s Rarely Seen Oscar Wilde Portrait Leaves Library Hallway for Exhibition in London

A rarely seen portrait of Oscar Wilde that typically hangs in a small hallway inside UCLA’s William Andrews Clark Memorial Library is on public display for...

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New Summer Institute Explores Los Angeles Through the Lens of Technology and Social Justice

New Summer Institute Explores Los Angeles Through the Lens of Technology and Social Justice How are cars, film and the Internet contributing to social, economic...

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Grad Students in Humanities Explore Off-Campus Careers

UCLA alumna uses her experience as Italian literature scholar to land a private-sector job Nicole Freeling | April 19, 2017, UCLA NEWSROOM Non-academic jobs were...

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“Religious by Nature”: A Conversation with Center for Study of Religion Director, Professor Carol Bakhos

AS APPEARS IN UCLA MAGAZINE: By Wendy Soderburg '82 Published Apr 1, 2017 8:00 AM In these turbulent times, UCLA Center for the Study of Religion...

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UCLA is Tied for the #1 Ranked Universities With The Most Doctorate Recipients in the Humanities and Arts for 2015

From the Chronicle of Higher Education, UCLA is ranked #1, tied with New York University, in the Universities With the Most Doctorate Recipients in the...

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CDH’s John Lynch Comments on The Cost of Educational Technology in the Chronicle of Higher Education

FROM THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, Our Academic Technology Manager from UCLA’s Center for Digital Humanities contributes the following article: The Cost That Holds Back Ed-Tech Innovation By John Lynch APRIL 09, 2017 Recently, I had an unexpected revelation as I watched a colleague of mine work with a pair...

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UCLA Near Eastern Languages and Cultures Professor Robert K. Englund Receives Prestigious Grant for Research Collaboration on Big Data

The Division of Humanities is excited to announce that the Machine Translation and Automated Analysis of Cuneiform Language,MTAAC, project co-directed by Robert K. Englund of UCLA...

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Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World Established at UCLA

UCLA has established the Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World, the first center in the Western Hemisphere that aims to advance the...

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Emeritus Professor of Chinese Awarded Book Prize from Foundation for Landscape Studies

The Division of Humanities would like to congratulate Richard E. Strassberg, Emeritus Professor of Chinese in Department of Asian Languages & Cultures, UCLA on the awarding...

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Professor Ciavolella Accepts the Sigismondo d’Oro Award for His Lifelong Contributions to His Hometown, Rimini

Article Can Be Found Here: http://www.newsrimini.it/2016/12/a-massimo-ciavolella-e-mare-di-libri-il-sigismondo-doro-2016/

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UCLA Partners With Université François Rabelais of Tours  (France) On Project: “From Passions to Emotions” 

The Humanities Division is pleased to announce the launch of a three year collaborative project between UCLA and the Université François Rabelais of Tours (France),...

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Professor Cooperson of NELC Wins Award for his Translation of the Biography of Ibn Hanbal

UCLA professor Michael Cooperson of Near Eastern languages and cultures has won the Sheikh Hamad Award for his Arabic-to-English translation of the “Virtues of the...

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English Professor, Uri McMillian to Receive MLA’s William Sanders Scarborough Prize For An Outstanding Scholarly Study for African American Literature or Culture

UCLA English Professor Uri McMillian to Receive MLA's William Sanders Scarborough Prize for An Outstanding Scholarly Study for African American Literature or Culture New York, NY...

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UCLA Researchers Teach Computer to Read the Internet

Teaching computers to read is one thing. But by designing an algorithm that examined nearly 2 million posts from two popular parenting websites, a multidisciplinary...

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Professor Dominic Thomas, Chair of French and Francophone Studies on CNN International and CCTV America Speaking About France’s Presidential Election

Professor and Chair of French and Francophone Studies, Dominic Thomas  speaks on CNN International about France's next Presidential Election, see clips below: CNN International, November 28th,...

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University of California Releases Principles in Support of UC Community Members

UC Office of the President | November 30, 2016 The University of California today announced that it will vigorously protect the privacy and civil rights of the undocumented members of the UC community and will direct its police departments not to undertake joint efforts with any government agencies to enforce...

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UCLA Professor Leads High-Level Discussion on the Humanities Making a Real Difference, in London

  On November 21, a group of distinguished scholars, artists, activists and leaders will come together to discuss how human and humanistic knowledge can help...

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UCLA Double Major in Chinese and Political Science Writes Opinion Piece Post Election

Submission: UCLA must hold on to True Bruin values in light of recent election   BY FRANCESCO ARREAGA Posted: November 13, 2016 8:19 pm Presidential...

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UCLA Exhibition Recalls Jewish Glory Days in Boyle Heights

From the Jewish Journal by Avishay Artsy Posted on Nov. 2, 2016 at 2:08 pm Visitors to UCLA soon will be able to step back...

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