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The Greater UC Irvine Neighborhood: Staff service in the community
School of Humanities staff extend the university’s service mission through volunteer work
  • Community engagement
Tile design in blue, green, pink and orange shapes over a blue background.
Celebrating pedagogical brilliance across the humanities
Six UC Irvine humanities educators recognized for transformative teaching approaches
  • Armenian Studies
  • Classics
  • Comparative Literature
  • English
  • French
  • Gender and Sexuality Studies
  • History
"Teaching Awards" on top of a blue, green and yellow background.
Ngũgĩ has left our world but is still with us
Gabriele Schwab, Distinguished Professor of comparative literature, remembers Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
  • Comparative Literature
  • English
Gabriele Schwab and Ngugi together.
On writing, a pioneer writer, Pride and maintaining one's courage
Incoming English Chair Jonathan Alexander shares what he’s learned
  • English
  • LGBTQ
A photo of Jonathan sitting at his desk surrounded by books.
Celebrating the Class of 2025
Meet 14 graduating humanities students who are "Most Likely To" make an impact.
  • Alumni
  • Undergraduate Students
An edited graphic of a person in their cap and gown with text in the background which says all of the superlatives.
50 years later: How Vietnamese refugees shaped UC Irvine
History professor’s commemorative event series explores the lasting impact of the Vietnam War on UC Irvine and Orange County  
  • Community engagement
  • Global Languages & Cultures
  • History
  • Undergraduate Students
Moratorium taking place on UC Irvine campus in 1969. The image is edited to zoom in to show on of the protesters signs that reads "Stop the war".
Bernadette Meyler on career plot twists and bringing drama to law
The UCI Alum and J.D.-Ph.D. works at the intersection of law and performance at Stanford University
  • Alumni
  • English
Bernadette Meyler headshot. She is standing with her arms crossed.