Carol Booth Olson

On the right path

UCI teacher development program fosters academic literacy of English learners in middle and high school

UCI's critical theory program is No. 1 in U.S. News' graduate school rankings

11other fields of study place in top 25 among public universities in annual list

photo of authors Lisa Alvarez and Andrew Tonkovich

O.C. as seen by authors

Anthology by UCI alumni couple offers literary excerpts on county’s culture, geography

UCI conference to probe changing views of honesty, truth

EVENT: “The Future of the Truth” will look at how America sees honesty and truth today, in light of the new administration and ongoing trends in literature, law and journalism. The two-day conference at UCI features such internationally renowned speakers as Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sympathizer; Mike Murphy, political consultant for John McCain, […]

UCI study links teacher training, improved student writing skills

English learners receiving ‘cognitive strategies’ instruction got higher test scores

Pulitzer winner Viet Thanh Nguyen to kick off Chancellor's Distinguished Fellows Series

EVENT: Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sympathizer, will read from his nonfiction and fiction works in a free program launching UCI’s 2017 Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellows Series. WHEN/WHERE: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, Crystal Cove Auditorium, UCI Student Center (bldg. 113, grid E8 on campus map: https://communications.uci.edu/documents/pdf/UCI_16_map_campus_core.pdf) INFORMATION: Media planning to attend should contact Pat Harriman at 949-824-9055 or […]

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Viet Thanh Nguyen

Viet Thanh Nguyen to kick off UCI's 2017 Chancellor's Distinguished Fellows Series

Pulitzer Prize-winning author will read from his fiction and nonfiction works

Chapter and Verse

UCI’s renowned M.F.A. program in creative writing continues to churn out heavyweight talent

UCI to host Annual Literary Conference for Teachers

More than 500 educators from Southern California are registered to attend the 17th Annual Literacy Conference for Teachers, hosted by the UCI Writing Project, on Dec. 13. This year’s theme is “Teaching Better by Design: Helping Students to Dive Deep as Readers and Writers.” The event features two keynote addresses and a variety of workshops. “We created […]

Typing while Skyping could compromise privacy

Traditional keyboard sounds can be decoded, UCI and Italian researchers find