April 2, 2019
The UC San Diego Division of Arts and Humanities welcomes international photographer Reza Deghati to campus to discuss his philosophy about bettering humanity. The artist will present a public forum April 8 and an exhibition of his work April 9 – May 9, with an opening reception April 13.
January 29, 2019
The University of California San Diego again received a record number of applications, with 99,115 freshmen and 19,257 transfer students applying for fall 2019 admission. Applications to the campus, one of the world’s top research universities, have been steadily climbing for more than a decade.
May 16, 2017
…C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination Takes Audiences to Places They Can’t Wait to Get to UC San Diego’s Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination is looking to the future. With its own brand of “speculative culture,” the Clarke Center integrates the arts, sciences, humanities, engineering and medicine to…
January 5, 2012
…it mean to be human? Are there essential human qualities and characteristics? How do we know what they are? And how did we acquire them? These questions will be explored in “Making of the Modern World: To Be Human,” a nine-part public lecture series on the campus of the University…
November 9, 2015
Teachers often inspire students, but students can move teachers, too. Such was the case during a recent visit to UC San Diego’s Department of Theatre and Dance by long-time educator and arts supporter Lois Chant. Her $1.25 million legacy gift will boost the department’s efforts to continue its top-ranked theater…
January 31, 2019
…Institute of Arts and Humanities. The California Humanities grant will expand this series. Photos by Farshid Bazmandegan/UC San Diego Division of Arts and Humanities Institute of Arts and Humanities Receives California Humanities Grant for Community Conversations First grant-funded public forum discussing race, gentrification set for Feb. 7, in conjunction with…
February 13, 2018
…has been dedicated to human rights issues throughout his career and has worked on high-profile human rights cases involving abuse. Now, in his book East West Street, Sands explores the creation and development of legal concepts that came about as a result of Hitler’s Third Reich which changes our understanding…
October 19, 2017
…San Diego Strength in Humanities Leads to Inclusion in Prestigious Research Consortium American Council of Learned Societies welcomes university to leadership group The University of California San Diego has joined the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Research University Consortium, a prestigious academic leadership group in the humanities. There are…
June 22, 2017
…are the Future of Humanity Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications “You have the opportunity to create a better world, a happier world,” said His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, who delivered the keynote address to 25,000 University of California San Diego graduates and their families June 17 at…
October 12, 2016
…Division of Arts and Humanities took a leading role to secure a $2.59 million grant award from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The award supports a joint program with the San Diego Community College District (SDDCD) that helps humanities transfer students transition to UC San Diego—a top 10 public university.…
