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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.”

A rainbow of birds in haiku

Fourth-year English major Rebecca von Damm honors a Roy G. Biv of avian species in a cycle of seven original poems.

Q&A: Ursula Heise on the important stories that birds have to tell

The work of the environmental humanities scholar, English professor and proudly self-described “bird lady” has been profoundly influenced by winged creatures.

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.

Visual arts specialist Robert Gore named UCLA Librarian of the Year

An indispensable resource to art historians and other scholars, he is especially sought after for his knowledge of artists’ books, artworks that have the form and structure of books.

Theater companies from Mexico, Spain, L.A., New York to take the stage at UCLA’s LA Escena festival

The 10 live performances and one livestreamed presentation will include staged readings of brand-new adaptations and inventive presentations of works from the Spanish Golden Age.

Humanities staff veteran shares secrets to success for building a UCLA career

The chief administrative officer for the UCLA Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies shares wisdom from her nearly two decades in the Humanities Division.

Website redesign showcases storytelling, imagination at the heart of Humanities Division

The new site, which was developed in house by UCLA HumTech, emphasizes simplified navigation — making it easier to find key resources for faculty and students — and incorporates a bright, engaging design.

‘The art of seeing things anew’: Highlights from David Schaberg’s 2024 commencement keynote

The former Humanities dean’s wish for our newest graduates: “May you bring to everything you touch more care, more understanding, more generosity and, above all, more humanity.”