Reflecting on a sinuous life as an omnivorous humanist
Professor Emeritus King-Kok Cheung recounts her journey from outsider and suspect to intersectional scholar and brash maverick.
2024 grad will have close-up view of Germany’s transition to new government
Elsa Coony said it would be “a particularly fascinating and dynamic time to be working close to the center of the government.”
For Colleen Jaurretche’s students, ‘Waiting for Godot’ comes to life
With performances taking place at the Geffen Playhouse, students were treated to Beckett’s work at its most intentional.
Dean Stern to present at Dec. 9 AAAS discussion on disability justice, reproductive justice
The online event is part of the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Sea Change Biomedicine series.
His career is the ‘story of the African American literary tradition’
On the eve of a symposium in his honor, a UCLA colleague and two former students pay tribute to Professor Emeritus Richard Yarborough.
Comparative lit class will be first in Humanities to use UCLA-developed AI system
Professor Zrinka Stahuljak said the technology will have immediate tangible benefits for her, teaching assistants and students.
A new era for Iranian studies
“This puts UCLA at the forefront and as the epicenter of ancient Iranian studies and Persian studies in the United States — if not in the world,” said Humanities Dean Alexandra Minna Stern.
$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.
Who wrote the Bible? In new book, upcoming lecture, William Schniedewind offers bold new answers
“It’s important to think of the Bible as an anthology of ancient Jewish communities as opposed to a singular voice,” says the director of the UCLA Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies.
In Fowler Museum exhibition, ancient Peruvian objects reveal search for meaning, connection with nature
Art historian Stella Nair says the collection shows that the Moche and Nasca societies “were acutely aware of the entire ecological system in which they lived.”