American Academy of Arts and Sciences elects 3 UCLA faculty members
Professors Heather Maynard, Harryette Mullen and Daniel Treisman are among the 270 inductees for 2023.
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5 UCLA professors receive 2023 Guggenheim Fellowships
The honorees are Michael Berry, Scott Cummings, Prineha Narang, Alex Purves and Michael Rothberg.
A Victorian-era computer pioneer gets to speak for herself
Ada Lovelace published the first description of a computer program; a UCLA doctoral student is using AI to reveal her forgotten story.
Celebrate Pi Day with a slice of UCLA PIES
In honor of 3/14, we spotlight the Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Indo-European Studies.
In memoriam: Herbert Morris, 94, landmark figure in law and philosophy
Morris earned his bachelor’s degree at UCLA and went on to become a campus leader for seven decades.
Native American Heritage Month 2022: Read, watch, listen
UCLA staff members recommend works for education and entertainment to celebrate throughout November.
Humanities for the 21st century: A conversation with incoming dean Alex Stern
Stern, who will succeed longtime dean David Schaberg on Nov. 1, spoke with us about this new chapter for her and the division.
$1.2 million from Kachigian family trust establishes UCLA lectureship in Armenian studies
Armenian language scholar Hagop Kouloujian has been appointed to the position for a five-year term.
UCLA names Alex Stern dean of humanities
Stern, currently the associate dean for the humanities at the University of Michigan, begins the new post Nov. 1.
UCLA Library becomes academic home to the collection of beloved martial arts fiction author
The Shiao Yi Wuxia Collection includes manuscripts, photographs and other ephemera.
Professor aims to put the history of Mexicans in Los Angeles at your fingertips
Marissa López’s app, “Picturing Mexican America,” will display archival images of 19th century Mexican L.A. connected to the user’s location.
Spanish government to honor UCLA professor for promoting language and culture
Barbara Fuchs will be joined by Spanish President Pedro Sánchez at an event on July 22.
Faculty weigh in on U.S. State Department recognizing Arab American Heritage Month
UCLA experts say while it’s a positive step, real progress on countering stereotypes and building equity domestically and around the world will take much more work.
In memoriam: Florence Ridley, 98, trailblazing English professor
Ridley was the first woman to chair the modern incarnation of UCLA’s Academic Senate and only the third woman to become a full professor in UCLA’s English department.
UCLA to launch new social justice curriculum with $5 million grant from Mellon Foundation
Courses will pair social justice teaching with community engagement and instruction in data literacy, statistics and computational research methods.
Black History Month: A reading list of books by Black UCLA faculty
These 10 titles span from unique anthologies to spotlights on civil rights activists to celebrations of exceptional artists and other topics.
UCLA to establish archive on policing and mass incarceration in Los Angeles
The project is supported by a $3.65 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
UCLA, Berggruen Institute announce lecture series featuring emerging visionaries
“Possible Worlds,” which launches in February 2021, invites some of today’s most imaginative intellectual leaders to speak on the future of humanity.
2020 reflections: A year of accomplishments, challenges and compassion
Astrophysicist Andrea Ghez won a Nobel Prize, we were the No. 1 public university again, faculty carried on with important research and students continued to achieve the amazing.
Shu-mei Shih appointed Edward W. Said Professor of Comparative Literature
The professorship is one of many recent honors for Shih, who joined the UCLA faculty in 1993.
Alumni win graduate school scholarships to study overseas
Leia Yen is the first UCLA transfer student to receive a Marshall Scholarship. Jonathan Lovett is the third Bruin graduate to win a Schwarzman Scholarship.
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.
UCLA Film & Television Archive joins UCLA Library
The Archive is the sixth largest moving image repository in the world, and second only to the Library of Congress in the U.S.
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.