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Y&S Nazarian Center raises nearly $800,000
Congressman Ted Lieu congratulates the Institute's Class of 2022
Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) delivered the commencement address to graduating students of the UCLA International Institute on June 11, 2022.
Four UCLA Russian Flagship students win Boren Scholarships
The year-long scholarships will enable the students to attend the program's capstone year abroad.
An interview with Robert Buswell, renowned scholar of Korean Buddhism
Distinguished Professor of Buddhist Studies Robert Buswell reflected on his life and work ahead of a two-day conference in honor of his retirement from UCLA.
Stations of the Cross on the Via Dolorosa, 1875-2022: A Photographic and Archaeological Journey
Launching a new exhibit from the Armenian Image Archive, the webinar will explore the 14 “Stations of the Cross” along the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem, highlighting photographs from the Bonfils Studio in 1875 and new images from photographer Jack Persekian, taken specifically for this exhibit.
Course connects globalization with local labor issues
A number of International Institute students took a spring course with UCLA sociologist Jennifer Jihye Chun that explored how the global economy impacts labor conditions in both the Global South and Global North.
Dedicated IDS students win program awards
The International Development Studies Program recognized graduating seniors for their volunteer work in service of international development goals and superior academic performance, respectively.
Peter Cowe: Scholar, linguist and beloved professor of Armenian culture and language
Narekatsi Professor in Armenian Studies S. Peter Cowe has headed the UCLA Center for World Languages since 2018. His deep knowledge and teaching of Armenian to heritage speakers make him an ideal director of the center.
From Kwame Nkrumah's “Neocolonialism” to study abroad in Ghana
Hayley Farrell, an international development studies major, has spent her senior year studying at the University of Ghana while interning at a non-profit in Accra.
Congressman Ted Lieu to deliver 2022 International Institute commencement address
A frequent visitor to UCLA (which is located in his district), U.S. Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) is a seasoned politician who served in municipal and state government in California before being elected to Congress.
Daniel Treisman named 2022 Carnegie Fellow
Daniel Treisman, professor of political science at UCLA, joins 27 other fellows across the nation and will use his $200,000 stipend to support his project, “Diagnosing Democratic Frailty: What the History of Free Government Reveals About Today's Vulnerabilities.”
Bruins respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Public events on the war and fundraising to support Ukrainian students and scholars are among the campus efforts detailed by the UCLA Chancellor's recent campus update.
“Gaming” the major
In her four years at UCLA, global studies senior Isabel Wong parlayed her interests in globalization, gaming and business into three valuable internships that helped her identify a future marketing career in the interactive entertainment industry.
Nearly $800,000 raised at the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies' 10-Year Anniversary Celebration
At the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies' 10-Year Anniversary Celebration on April 11, the center raised nearly $800,000, which will be matched by the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation.
Bruins Respond to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
Public events on the war and fundraising to support Ukrainian students and scholars are among the campus efforts detailed by the UCLA Chancellor's recent campus update.
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Faculty in the News
International education & global collaboration linked, says Cindy Fan
Jun 7, 2022. UCLA's vice provost for international studies and global engagement, Cindy Fan, sang the praises of the
2021 joint statement
[of the U.S. Departments of State and of Education] on international education. The statement acknowledges that global challenges require "partnership and collaboration across borders" in order to be resolved, she said to PIE News.
“[This] is exactly what we want to achieve in international education, and that is connecting across borders,” she said.
Gaspar Rivera-Salgadao on Summit of the Americas
Jun 3, 2022. “Ha habido transformaciones profundas en varios países que tienen una nueva generación de presidentes, que han logrado sus victorias por su posición ambivalente y no tan servil y alineada a los Estados Unidos”, said the director of the UCLA Center for Mexican Studies to the Los Angeles Times about the summit boycott .
Rivera-Salgado spoke to
Voice of America
about the choice of Los Angeles as the summit locale, “Ver el flujo de inversión, el flujo de dinero y el impacto económico, es imaginarnos por qué la posición estratégica de Los Ángeles”.
And to the
LA Times
on June 9 regarding Biden's difficulty in achieving a more aggressive collaboration on migration: “It illustrates the failed promises and the limits of multilateralism because multilateralism only goes as far as nationalism.”
Impact of pandemic and nationalist films on Chinese cinema
Jun 3, 2022. Given increased hurdles for the distribution of Hollywood films in China, said UCLA Center for Chinese Studies Director Michael Berry to Barron's, “The more interesting question once theaters reopen will be: just how big is China's appetite for patriotic-themed feel-good movies and war films about self-sacrificing heroes? It remains to be seen if the recent grassroots backlash against China's zero-Covid policy and extended lockdowns will also result in audiences growing sour on the deluge of ‘positive energy' films that have taken over China's multiplexes.”
Dalia Dassa Kaye: Biden's visit Saudi Arabia a mistake
Jun 3, 2022. "It will be ironic if a President who said he was going to reverse Trump's reckless regional policies ended up with an approach that looks remarkably similar. It's not the Orb, but it's painfully close," says UCLA Burkle Center Senior Fellow Dalia Dassa Kaye about her recent
Foreign Affairs article
.