George Farkas

Minority children underrepresented in special ed, UCI-Penn State study concludes

Contrary to popular belief, minority children are not overrepresented in special education classrooms and are actually less likely to be diagnosed with and treated for disabilities than white children with similar academic achievements, behaviors and economic resources, according to new research co-authored by George Farkas, professor of education at UC Irvine.

Books on the beach

Guilt-free beach reading

Book lovers can look to UCI authors for summer fare that exercises the mind while the body relaxes

Tanya Anaya, Evelin Villanueva, Samantha Salas, Araceli Brambila, Marie Moore and Hector Perez

Bilingual boom

UCI School of Education helps meet need for teachers in popular dual-language immersion classrooms

Olga Connolly leads a workout class in Aldrich Park

Days of love and glory

Olga Connolly once created an international stir with an Olympic gold medal and a forbidden Cold War-era romance

Eli Simon and Julia Lupton

All the campus is a stage

Professors Julia Lupton and Eli Simon discuss UCI’s new Shakespeare Center, dedicated to ‘exploring the world of Will through performance, scholarship and teaching’

Howard Gillman

Great expectations

As his investiture ceremony approaches March 31, UCI’s chancellor, Howard Gillman, sets high goals

Christina Rodriguez

Fostering freshmen

Summer Bridge experience eases transition to UCI for first-generation, low-income or disabled students

Professor Emerita of German Ruth Kluger to get honorary doctorate from University of Vienna

Ruth Kluger, professor emerita of German at UC Irvine, will be awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Vienna this spring as that campus marks its 650th anniversary.

Alum gives back to society, alma mater

Keith Curry, Ed.D. ’11 is steering Compton Community College District out of troubled waters

Christine Pham

Grant-getters

UCI’s Scholarship Opportunities Program helps students snag funding for educational enrichment around the globe