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Center for Persian studies gets $87,000 donation

Payravi family honors memory of Ali-Asghar Payravi

A woman of many worlds

Multicultural, first-gen doctoral student strives to reconcile academia and the creative arts

Literary journalist awarded Alicia Patterson Foundation grant

Award will fund Erika Hayasaki's research and reporting on various aspects of epigenetics

UCI crowdfunding campaign sends five UC students to National Women's Conference in Houston

Students' research highlights the role of Asian American and Pacific Islander activists in advocating for women's rights

UCI historian and alumna co-write book on contemporary China

Third edition of China in the 21st Century tackles historic and current events and issues that matter today

Designing for the theater of life

New book by UCI English professor blends Shakespeare and design theory

Two UCI Humanities professors awarded Guggenheim fellowships

Amy Gerstler and Ed Dimendberg receive prestigious award out of 3,000 applicants

UCI Chancellor's Professor of art history earns NEH grant and CASVA fellowship

Cécile Whiting to complete book on WWII landscape artists

The colonial present

UCI historian authors book on race creation in colonial America and its impact today

Focusing on rights

UCI philosopher Margaret Gilbert urges the moral importance of our joint commitments

Writing mothers back into history

UCI Ph.D. candidate broadens historical record to include mothers and motherhood in the Mexican Revolution

UCI professor emeritus of history makes legacy gift

$500,000 endowment will support graduate students in history

Fighting 'fake-news' and other daily falsehoods

UCI philosophers make new pathways to knowledge through innovative epistemology

Three UCI professors to collaborate on international translation project

Project will be used to explore and rethink questions of ethics, politics, history, and performance across media.

Putting Armenia on the map for future generations

Vahe and Armine Meghrouni fund several Armenian history and language initiatives at UCI

An underdog turned Anteater for life

UCI alumnus gives back to university for its life-changing experience

Media maven

Humanities commencement speaker Sona Patel '06 discusses post-UCI success

No place like home

Hawaii native ventures to mainland in hopes of making island history mainstream

Cross-pollinating the future

New dean believes interdisciplinary humanities are key to addressing complex contemporary problems

Sustainable Shakespeare

UCI Ph.D. candidate uses writing savvy to galvanize support for sustainability initiatives

Catherine Sameh earns Hellman Fellowship

The fellowship will support the completion and production of two books

The modern Middle Ages

UCI professor on mission to broaden history of non-normative identities in the Byzantine Empire

Excavating antiquity

UCI professor examines artifacts of the past and explores their impact today

Renowned UCI chemist supports breakthroughs in Armenian studies

Ara and Alice Apkarian make $100,000 gift to support graduate students in Armenian studies

From mentee to mentor

Having been where they are now, history professor David Igler has a lasting influence on first-generation students

Keeping Japan's past at the forefront of scholarship

UCI professor emerita of history funds $2M endowed chair in pre-modern Japanese studies

UCI School of Humanities welcomes Dean Tyrus Miller and nine new faculty

In addition to Miller, nine new faculty join the school with expertise spanning the Italian Renaissance to ancient Iran

UCI and Farhang Foundation partner to enhance the study and appreciation of Persian history and culture

Partnership results in a minor in Persian studies, signature conference and campus-wide events

Food for thought

UCI's Virtuous Table series of themed meals provides physical, intellectual and spiritual sustenance

A guest lecturer with gravitas

Chancellor Howard Gillman, an expert on free speech, addresses literary journalism class studying it

The art of living

UCI alumna LaVonne Smith '94 has led a colorful life, supports various School of Humanities endeavors

#TodayIMet: Nida Chowdhry

UCI alumna launches YouTube series to increase representation of South Asian and Muslim stories

Italian professor wins translation prize

Deanna Shemek, professor of Italian in UCI's Department of European Languages & Studies, won the 2018 translation prize from the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women for her edition of letters written by Isabella d'Este (1474-1539)

Creating global citizens

Reflections on Dean Van Den Abbeele's meaningful impact on the UCI Humanities

Ruiz receives Apple of Gold for Excellence in Education

Awarded by the Hispanic Education Endowment Fund, honor recognizes the historian's work in higher ed

Rewriting ancient Iran

New book by UCI professor examines 1,000 years of Iranian history

UCI launches new Center for Medical Humanities

Multidisciplinary hub aims to advance research on health, engage the public

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