$1.5 million gift from Tom Bye and David Bohne establishes endowed chair in linguistics
The chair will be held by a scholar whose work bridges theoretical linguistics and practical problems of language use in everyday life.
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In memoriam: Paul D. Sheats, 92, whose love for the outdoors intertwined with Wordsworth scholarship
He was “universally regarded as one of the kindest, warmest and most thoughtful people in the history of the English department,” said department chair Saree Makdisi.
Examining the AI revolution through a humanistic lens
Will artificial intelligence make us happier, healthier, smarter? Or merely unemployed? It’s a reckoning 70 years in the making.
Gift from Marjorie and Richard Fond supports new graduate award in Yiddish studies
“There’s been a lot of talk about Yiddish being a dying language,” Richard Fond said, “and I want to play my part in ensuring its continuance.”
Publicly engaged humanities leverage the power of UCLA to meet our community’s needs. They help the university, too.
Community engaged scholarship can play a leading role in fulfilling the campus’s responsibility to equip students with knowledge and skills for active citizenship.
Paper by Vida Yao named one of the year’s best by Philosopher’s Annual
The article draws upon the experience of falling in love to rebut a widely held premise about how people make choices in pursuit of their “best lives.”
Birdsong(s): Adam Bradley serves up an avian-themed playlist
The UCLA English professor and founding director of the Laboratory for Race and Popular Culture at UCLA contributed his expertise to a UCLA College digital mini-magazine on the theme of birds.
Kip Tobin, Kyle Scott receive UCLA Distinguished Teaching Awards
Tobin is an associate adjunct professor in the department of Spanish and Portuguese; Scott is a doctoral student in philosophy.
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