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UCLA receives $25 million from Uniqlo founder for Japanese literature and culture studies
The gift is the largest from an individual donor in the history of the UCLA College’s humanities division.
Pioneering gay, Chicano author John Rechy to receive UCLA Medal
His best known work — the groundbreaking novel “City of Night” — redefined writing about the gay community. Rechy will receive the award Oct. 24.
Poet-in-residence at UCLA Law will focus on human rights and social justice
Q&A with Karen McCarthy Woolf, who is bringing her poet’s eye to the work at the Promise Institute for Human Rights.
Poet’s new collection takes readers on a linguistic journey
Susannah Rodríguez Drissi’s “A Latin Poet’s Guide to the Cosmos” offers insights into the nature of language and identity, as well as the relationship between sound and meaning.
Professor Stephanie Jamison to share how she finds women in ancient, often patriarchal, texts
Jamison, distinguished professor and of Asian languages and cultures and also Indo-European studies, will deliver UCLA’s 126th Faculty Research Lecture Wednesday, April 3.
‘Silence is the failure to do things with words’
The inaugural UCLA Distinguished Lecture in Philosophy was presented by free speech scholar Rae Langton, a professor from the University of Camrbridge.
Historian helps create archive at UCLA of South African propaganda comics from the 1970s
William Worger has made digital copies of ‘Mighty Man’ and ‘Tiger Ingwe,’ which the South African government used to indirectly support apartheid, available to the public.
Frankenstein: The enduring appeal of Mary Shelley’s 200-year-old creation
UCLA English professor Anne Mellor reflects on the lasting influence of and impetus behind the author’s iconic monster.
How a UCLA philosophy professor helped construct ‘The Good Place’
Pamela Hieronymi served as a consultant to Michael Schur, creator of the hit NBC sitcom, sharing insights into moral and ethical belief systems.
Rethinking classical theater for Los Angeles audiences
UCLA group presents “LA Escena,” the city’s first Hispanic classical theater festival Sept. 21–23.
UCLA’s William Andrews Clark Memorial Library receives preservation design award
California Preservation Foundation recognized the Clark for preserving its treasured aesthetic while upgrading for safety and accessibility.
UCLA Library to host digital archive of ancient Arabic and Syriac manuscripts
Arcadia Fund grant will help open access to rare manuscripts from St. Catherine’s Monastery.
UCLA receives $25 million gift to support humanities division and philosophy department
Chancellor Gene Block said the gift “signals a new era for the humanities at UCLA and, in particular, for philosophy.”
Three UCLA faculty members awarded 2018 Guggenheim Fellowships
Nile Green, Eleanor Kaufman and Stefania Tutino were among the 173 scholars, artists and scientists chosen for the honor.
Information studies professor’s new novel highlights ecological pressures
“Downdrift,” by Johanna Drucker, highlights how human behaviors threaten life on Earth.
UCLA, KCET team up for environmental storytelling and public media collaboration
The yearlong partnership provides graduate students with opportunities to create new narratives to engage audiences with research.
Give the devil his due
UCLA professor says in new book, “Satan in the Bible, God’s Minister of Justice,” that Satan was not originally presented as the implacable enemy of God.
Hacking the humanities
UCLA professor of musicology David MacFadyen is a champion of blockchain and how it could influence the future study and scholarship in arts and literature.
With renewed vigor, UCLA’s William Andrews Clark Memorial Library reopens
The archival and architectural treasure was closed for two years for seismic retrofitting and to bring the building into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
UCLA community provides long-distance assist for Puerto Rico recovery
Dozens of volunteers participated in an event at the Charles Young Research Library to help build detailed maps to assist relief efforts for the storm-ravaged island.
UCLA ranks among top institutions for awarding the most Ph.D.s in arts, humanities
UCLA is one of the top universities in the country for producing the most Ph.D.s in the arts and humanities. In 2014-15, UCLA tied for No.1 in the nation with NYU, according to a recent report from the Chronicle of Higher Education.
UCLA establishes Center for Musical Humanities
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music has created the Center for Musical Humanities to advance interdisciplinary interest in music and the humanities across the university.
Grad students in humanities explore off-campus careers
There's a growing effort at UCLA and UC campuses to support Ph.D. students in exploring non-academic careers and connect them with the needs of the private sector and industry in California.
Three UCLA faculty members awarded 2017 Guggenheim Fellowships
Hiroshi Motomura, Michelle Huneven and Aydogan Ozcan were selected for the distinguished prizes that go to scholars, artists and scientists in the United States and Canada.