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International Institute to hold virtual celebration for Class of 2020

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Min Zhou honored for contributions to sociology
The 2020 Contribution to the Field Award of the Asia and Asian America Section of the American Sociological Association will be conferred on Prof. Zhou during a virtual ceremony this August.
Jorge Marturano to direct UCLA Program on Caribbean Studies
Marturano, who teaches Latin American and Caribbean literatures and cultural studies in the Spanish and Portuguese department at UCLA, will take over the program from historian Robin Derby, effective July 1, 2020.
Sebouh Aslanian to direct new Armenian Studies Center
Aslanian will work to build significantly on the university's more than 50 years of Armenian studies at the new center, which is part of The Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA.
UCLA faculty providing Covid-19 expertise to Armenia in real time
Professor Alina Dorian and Dr. Shant Shekherdimian are coordinating with experts worldwide to identify and deliver medical equipment to Armenia and Nagorno-Karbakh, as well as to share the latest Covid-19 knowledge and practices with health professionals in both places.
Connecting with the Khmer community through language
Frank Smith, the Khmer language instructor for UC Berkeley, UCLA, and UC Irvine, shares about his introduction to the Khmer American community and how he sustains that relationship through his students.
An early look at the ongoing pandemic
At a recent discussion, Christine Loh (Anderson School) and Robert Kim-Farley (Fielding School) examined COVID-19 containment strategies, issues of political leadership and longstanding socioeconomic problems being aggravated by the pandemic.
Chinese parents send heartfelt support to UCLA health care workers
Two groups of generous Chinese parents separately organized support for UCLA health care workers working on the frontlines of COVID-19.

Min Zhou honored for contributions to sociology

The 2020 Contribution to the Field Award of the Asia and Asian America Section of...

Jorge Marturano to direct UCLA Program on Caribbean Studies

Marturano, who teaches Latin American and Caribbean literatures and cultural studies in the Spanish and...

Sebouh Aslanian to direct new Armenian Studies Center

Aslanian will work to build significantly on the university's more than 50 years of Armenian...

UCLA faculty providing Covid-19 expertise to Armenia in real time

Professor Alina Dorian and Dr. Shant Shekherdimian are coordinating with experts worldwide to identify and...

Connecting with the Khmer community through language

Frank Smith, the Khmer language instructor for UC Berkeley, UCLA, and UC Irvine, shares about...

An early look at the ongoing pandemic

At a recent discussion, Christine Loh (Anderson School) and Robert Kim-Farley (Fielding School) examined COVID-19...

Chinese parents send heartfelt support to UCLA health care workers

Two groups of generous Chinese parents separately organized support for UCLA health care workers working...

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UCLA College to host virtual celebration for graduates on June 12

George Takei, pioneering actor and social justice activist and double UCLA alumnus, will deliver the...

U.S. Middle East Policy During a Pandemic, a Social Crisis, and an Election Year

Zev Furst, a leading global political, business and communications strategist, will discuss current US policy,...

Thursday, June 4, 2020
11:00 AM

Announcements

Message to Campus Community: The Pain Behind the Protests

UC statement on protests, violence following George Floyd's death

UC Chancellors' letter to State Department

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Upcoming Events

Conversation: Looking back on the quarter, looking ahead to next year [Online webinar]
Friday, June 5, 2020
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Twelfth Heritage Language Research Institute
Monday, June 8, 2020
The 9/11 Era Is Over: The Coronavirus Pandemic and a Chapter of History that Should Have Expired Long Ago
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
11:00 AM (Pacific Time)
Son Jarocho in Mexico and the United States
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
1:00 PM (Pacific Time)

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March 13, 2020. Italians are currently confined to their homes with few exceptions due to the novel coronavirus, giving rise to a new form of “flash mob.” (Photo courtesy of oriana.italy via Flickr, 2020).

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