Celebrated at U.S. colleges nationwide, the week offers an opportunity to discover the breadth of international educational and cultural resources at UCLA. Our university is not only the top public university in the nation, but is committed to expanding its local and global impact.
The Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA — The UCLA Promise Armenian Institute hosted its second annual Kerr Family Endowed Lecture, titled “‘The Very Limit of Our Endurance': Rev. Hovhannes Eskijian and his network of resisters during the Armenian Genocide.”
Stephen Acabado, director of the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies, wins book prize for new reader “Plural Entanglements: Philippine Studies."
UCLA leaders recently signed an MOU with Erasmus University Rotterdam for a student exchange program on diversity, equity and inclusion. They also met with U.S. Embassy staff in The Hague, where they discussed the student internship program of The Netherland-America Foundation and other collaborative educational initiatives.
Five months of study in Japan has Heidi Tapia thinking of a future career working there.
This visit by a delegation from WMSU established connections between the university and many departments at UCLA to increase collaboration and cultural exchange.
Stephen Acabado and staff of the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies attended a conference in Ifugao, the Philippines this past summer that brought together Indigenous peoples from the region and scholars who study the region to address issues vital to Indigenous communities worldwide.
Democracy — and the planet — are at stake in elections and governance around the world this year. A recent panel discussion explored the impact of elections in India, Amazonia, Mexico and the European Union.
New faculty and experienced hands have taken leadership positions at the institute this year, during which several faculty will be on leave.
The popular global health minor of the UCLA International Institute brings together Bruins who major in the social sciences and humanities with life sciences and pre-med majors.
Feyaad Allie won the award for a dissertation entitled "Power, Exclusion, and Identity: The Politics of Muslim Marginalization in India," completed at the Stanford University.
New books by Stephanie Balkwill, Marjorie Elaine, Shaina Potts and David Kim arrive this fall.
In his first year of teaching for the International Institute's global health minor, Sandesara created two new electives for the program.
Five recent graduates and one faculty member will conduct research and promote cultural exchanges in locations such as Cambodia, Kazakhstan, South Korea and Vietnam.