December 4, 2014
…San Diego professor of literature and chair of the original planning committee. “The Cross-Cultural Center has a long history of student, staff and faculty activism,” he said. “Though most UC campuses founded cross/multi-cultural centers in the early 1970s, UCSD did not recognize the importance of such a center as a…
June 15, 2017
…Diana Serrano-Vides ’17 (English Literature) participated in the UC Center Sacramento (UCCS) program last year to learn more about public policy and legislation at the epicenter of state decision-making. She interned with the League of United Latin American Citizens, an immigration policy group, where she spent her time translating documents,…
May 16, 2024
More than two dozen UC San Diego student, staff and faculty filmmakers have received fellowship funding from the Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts to pursue their unique film ambitions. On May 25, the campus and local community are invited to attend the inaugural Suraj Israni Center Fellowship Forum to…
March 22, 2018
…job with aging. There’s literature from the 1970s and that’s about it. We need to look at our built environment and make sure our communities are age-friendly.” Every day, more than 10,000 Baby Boomers in the U.S. turn 65. That’s been happening every day since 2011 and will continue to…
June 7, 2018
…all three humanities departments—History, Literature and Philosophy–will be gathered in the same space. “The humanities train all students to think critically, express creatively and communicate clearly,” said Division of Arts and Humanities Dean Cristina Della Coletta. “We are thrilled that this new structure will create a physical hub for the…
March 25, 2021
…Santa Cruz Professor of Literature Juan Poblete shared how their respective universities navigated the challenges and charted the path toward achieving HSI designation. Reguerin explained that part of this journey is seeing HSI status as a pathway to racial equity at all levels—from the entry point of undergrad admissions to…
April 12, 2018
…the minor might include literature majors interested in conducting statistical analyses of digital corpora, psychology majors wishing to conduct large-scale human subject experiments using crowd sourcing, or business and economics students who need to understand computational and statistical methods for analyzing market and customer preference data. Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences…
March 20, 2012
…reading and writing of literature to construct an understanding of ourselves. Part of the goal of the day, UC organizers said, was to show legislators the direct economic benefit of graduate student research. Graduate students also are a key factor in attracting and retaining top-quality faculty at UC; and eventually…
December 2, 2021
…hearts. After consulting the literature and recognizing sex differences in the heart, I called up the meat company that sent the hearts, and asked if they could ship separate boxes of male and female hearts. To my surprise, they said, “no problem.” It just takes initiative to acknowledge that there…
June 16, 2022
…be an adult now.” Literature major Haley Balch had the chance to celebrate with her best friend. “I feel excited; I’m happy. I get to graduate with my best friend. We’ve gone to school together since elementary school.” Post-graduation Balch plans to travel before pursuing a career as an editor.…
