Tyrus Miller is named dean of UCI School of Humanities
Accomplished literary scholar currently heads graduate division at UC Santa Cruz
Accomplished literary scholar currently heads graduate division at UC Santa Cruz
EVENT: The United States is facing a peculiar time in which it’s unusually difficult to take stock of ourselves. If we had to say what underpins America today, if we were forced to choose our core beliefs or values as a nation, it’s not clear that we could readily do so. Keynote speaker Jill Lepore, […]
Gift provides initial endowment funding to sustain core activities on all UC campuses
Erika Hayasaki, a UCI associate professor of English who teaches literary journalism, has received a 12-month, $40,000 grant from the Alicia Patterson Foundation. The award will help fund Hayasaki’s research, reporting and travel for four magazine-style stories involving epigenetics, including twin studies, the intersection of science and the courts, and the future of gene editing. […]
Multicultural, first-gen doctoral student strives to reconcile academia and the creative arts
The Payravi family has made an $87,000 donation in memory of Ali-Asghar Payravi to the Samuel Jordan Center for Persian Studies & Culture. The gift will fund five conferences and publications on ancient Iranian history and civilization. “I am incredibly grateful to the Payravi family, steadfast supporters of UC Irvine and the promotion of Iranian […]
Hiring of 57 educators goes a long way toward strategic plan goal of adding 250 by 2021
Multidisciplinary hub aims to advance research, engage public
Chancellor’s initiative celebrates third anniversary, brings authors to campus
EVENT: Having recently joined Scholars at Risk, UCI is hosting a celebration dedicated to Turkish and Syrian academics and their students. Renowned Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, UCI Distinguished Professor of comparative literature and English, will deliver a keynote address after a themed luncheon and Middle Eastern music. WHEN/WHERE: Noon-4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20, Humanities […]