UCI School of Humanities Annual Report
Office of the Dean
March 17, 2017
We would like to share the accomplishments of our school with you - inside this comprehensive online report, we feature faculty research, student stories, school-wide awards, new publications, our donor honor roll, and other exciting School of Humanities news. Click on the picture to read more.
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Dean's Welcome
Celebrating 50 years of the humanities
At the end of the year, we reflect upon the many accomplishments of The School of Humanities, which have been made possible by our tireless faculty, staff, students and supporters. Here are just a few of the school’s accomplishments this year:
• Professor of Comparative Literature and English, Ngugi wa Thiong’o was elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts & Sciences (AAAS).
• Professor of History, Vicki Ruiz, was elected president of the American Historical Association.
• Earlier this year, Chancellor Howard Gillman announced Medical Humanities as one of three new Interschool Academic Initiatives. Selected from a competitive pool of more than 30 proposals, the aim of the UCI Medical Humanities Initiative is to advance a holistic understanding of the conditions and possibilities for health, healing and well-being.
• We launched a new and exclusive webinar series, Humanities Headlines, which showcases not only the depth of our outstanding faculty, but also gives viewers instant insight into today’s most topical issues.
• Professor Armin Schwegler opened the doors to La Casa Nuestra, a residential language-learning program for Spanish that brings together native-speaking international students, heritage speakers, and novice language learners, all under one roof.
Inside of this report, you’ll find many of the highlights of this past year, including faculty spotlights on Lilith Mahmud, professor of Gender & Sexuality Studies, James Nisbet, professor of Art History, and Michael Szalay, professor of English, who have all conducted fascinating and important research in their respective fields this past year; spotlights on emerging research and interdisciplinary programs, including Pacific World Studies; interviews with students and alumni who are carrying the torch of humanities scholarship in both academia and beyond; and more.
2015 is a particularly special year for us here at UC Irvine as it marks both the 50th anniversary of our university as well as the School of Humanities, which was a founding school. From Pulitzer Prize-winning alumni to field-establishing research, the School of Humanities has made an indelible impact on the growth and progress of the university and our surrounding community.
Georges Van Den Abbeele
Dean, School of Humanities
-excerpted from his full letter, available here: 2014 Annual Report