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This Generation's Challenge

Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and former envoy to Afghanistan and Iraq, Tuesday urged college students across the nation to become engaged in what he called the defining issue of the 21st century -- the struggle between mainstream Muslims and extremists over the future of the "broader Middle East." Listen to a podcast or watch a video of his speech.
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A Fiddle's Deep Roots

Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje is an international expert on things she once snubbed, with articles on gospel and spirituals and a new book on fiddling, "Fiddling in West Africa: Touching the Spirit in Fulbe, Hausa, and Dagbamba Cultures."

10 Questions for Richard Baum

A crackdown on protesters in Tibet last month triggered demonstrations in London and Paris amid the running of the Olympic torch, effectively turning this summer's sporting contest in Beijing into what some are calling the "Human Rights Games." Richard Baum, veteran Sinologist and professor of political science, talked to Staff Writer Ajay Singh about China's decades-old Tibet challenge.


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Africa

  • A Fiddle's Deep Roots
    Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje is an international expert on things she once snubbed, with articles on gospel and spirituals and a new book on fiddling, "Fiddling in West Africa: Touching the Spirit in Fulbe, Hausa, and Dagbamba Cultures."
    Posted: 5/6/2008
  • CNES Launches North African Outreach Initiative
    Lecture by renowned Algerian cartoonist Slim, films on Islam inaugurate year-long program
    Posted: 4/22/2008
  • UCLA-Dutch Team Uncovers Egypt's Earliest Agricultural Settlement
    The findings, which were unearthed in 2006 and are still being analyzed, also suggest possible trade links with the Red Sea, including a thoroughfare from Mesopotamia, which is known to have practiced agriculture 2,000 years before ancient Egypt.
    Posted: 2/12/2008
  • Blackwater and Democracy
    Americans are not less sensitive to the deaths of private soldiers in wars than they are to those of regular U.S. troops, UC-Irvine political scientist Deborah Avant and a colleague discovered. But the use of security contractors in combat zones has other implications for a democracy, she tells a UCLA audience. Listen to a podcast of her talk.
    Posted: 2/7/2008
  • UCLA's Keller on NPR
    GRCA director speaks on African issues.
    Posted: 12/11/2007

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Asia

  • European Classical Meets Japanese Nagauta
    Terasaki Chair Thomas Rimer discusses the beginnings of Western classical music in Japan and the life of Japan's first well-known composer.
    Posted: 5/8/2008
  • 10 Questions for Richard Baum
    A crackdown on protesters in Tibet last month triggered demonstrations in London and Paris amid the running of the Olympic torch, effectively turning this summer's sporting contest in Beijing into what some are calling the "Human Rights Games." Richard Baum, veteran Sinologist and professor of political science, talked to Staff Writer Ajay Singh about China's decades-old Tibet challenge.
    Posted: 4/22/2008
  • The Power of Partnerships
    The death of a local Hmong woman compelled Lillian Lew and Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, a UCLA professor of public health and Asian American studies, to take action.
    Posted: 4/22/2008
  • Which Special Interests Get Heard?
    Japanese politics expert Megumi Naoi explains the relationship between Japanese politicians and interest groups.
    Posted: 4/16/2008
  • Art of the Kimono
    Kimono stylist Nobuaki Tomita explains the kimono-making process, while showcasing his work and discussing the traditional Japanese costume's history.
    Posted: 4/9/2008

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Europe and Eurasia

  • European Classical Meets Japanese Nagauta
    Terasaki Chair Thomas Rimer discusses the beginnings of Western classical music in Japan and the life of Japan's first well-known composer.
    Posted: 5/8/2008
  • Film Notes: Three Romanian Movies
    Denise Roman of the UCLA Center for the Study of Women discusses "Belonging and Corporeality in the New Wave of Romanian Cinema."
    Posted: 5/7/2008
  • Students, Fans Adore Him
    Vladimir Chernov's lifelong love affair with singing began in a small village near the city of Krasnodar, some 1,400 kilometers south of Moscow. Now he is a professor of vocal studies in the Department of Music at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.
    Posted: 4/22/2008
  • Hyper-Driven
    Todd Presner, associate professor of Germanic Languages and Jewish Studies and self-described "techie-humanist," is the mind behind Hypermedia Berlin, an online geodatabase that enables visitors to virtually explore the famous German city layer by layer and era by era.
    Posted: 4/21/2008
  • Saul Friedlander Wins Pulitzer for History of Nazi Holocaust
    The 2008 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction goes to the occupant of UCLA's 1939 Club Chair in Holocaust Studies, for the second volume of his seminal history.
    Posted: 4/7/2008

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Latin America

  • Dormant Argentina
    Argentine director Fernando "Pino" Solanas screens and discusses his 2007 documentary about his country's achievements in science and engineering.
    Posted: 3/10/2008
  • Latin American Film Studies Get Push from UCLA Institute
    The Latin American Institute is launching a Film and Media Project, collaborating on a DVD collection for research libraries, and extending its menu of screenings and activities for cinema buffs.
    Posted: 10/16/2007
  • Summer Workshops 'Open Doors' for Schoolteachers
    The International Institute reaches out to K-12 teachers year-round with training and fresh materials for the classroom and brings students to campus for lectures. This summer, more than 50 teachers attended a three-day workshop on China and two-week institutes on race, class, and gender in Latin America and on historical-cultural intersections between Europe and the Middle East.
    Posted: 8/24/2007
  • Latin American Scholars Meet over Kimchi
    A conference this month in Koreatown was the first step in bridging studies of Korea carried out in North and South America. Under a five-year grant, UCLA Korean studies researchers and their Latin American colleagues are planning collaboration and exchanges.
    Posted: 7/30/2007
  • 307 Degrees Conferred by International Institute in 2006-07
    View a slideshow of the 2007 International Institute Graduation Ceremony (Flash plug-in required). Speakers included retired Gen. Wesley K. Clark.
    Posted: 7/10/2007

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Middle East

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Global Issues

  • Ravishing
    On May 7th, MAKE ART/STOP AIDS and the International Institute will host AIDS|SIDA - Global Updates, Art, and Performance, from 1 to 5pm, Kaufman Hall 200. Noel Alumit reviews the exhibition now at the Fowler Museum.
    Posted: 5/7/2008
  • U.N. Ambassador Shares Thoughts on Middle East Policy
    Daily Bruin, May 7, 2008
    Posted: 5/7/2008
  • A Fiddle's Deep Roots
    Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje is an international expert on things she once snubbed, with articles on gospel and spirituals and a new book on fiddling, "Fiddling in West Africa: Touching the Spirit in Fulbe, Hausa, and Dagbamba Cultures."
    Posted: 5/6/2008
  • This Generation's Challenge
    Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and former envoy to Afghanistan and Iraq, Tuesday urged college students across the nation to become engaged in what he called the defining issue of the 21st century -- the struggle between mainstream Muslims and extremists over the future of the "broader Middle East." Listen to a podcast or watch a video of his speech.
    Posted: 5/6/2008
  • Surge? Working. Iraqis? Better Off. Next US President's Options? Open.
    Lawrence E. Butler, the deputy assistant secretary of state who oversees U.S. policy in Iraq, offers an optimistic assessment of Iraq's prospects for a UCLA audience.
    Posted: 5/1/2008

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Arts & Culture

  • European Classical Meets Japanese Nagauta
    Terasaki Chair Thomas Rimer discusses the beginnings of Western classical music in Japan and the life of Japan's first well-known composer.
    Posted: 5/8/2008
  • Film Notes: Three Romanian Movies
    Denise Roman of the UCLA Center for the Study of Women discusses "Belonging and Corporeality in the New Wave of Romanian Cinema."
    Posted: 5/7/2008
  • Ravishing
    On May 7th, MAKE ART/STOP AIDS and the International Institute will host AIDS|SIDA - Global Updates, Art, and Performance, from 1 to 5pm, Kaufman Hall 200. Noel Alumit reviews the exhibition now at the Fowler Museum.
    Posted: 5/7/2008
  • A Fiddle's Deep Roots
    Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje is an international expert on things she once snubbed, with articles on gospel and spirituals and a new book on fiddling, "Fiddling in West Africa: Touching the Spirit in Fulbe, Hausa, and Dagbamba Cultures."
    Posted: 5/6/2008
  • 10 Questions for Richard Baum
    A crackdown on protesters in Tibet last month triggered demonstrations in London and Paris amid the running of the Olympic torch, effectively turning this summer's sporting contest in Beijing into what some are calling the "Human Rights Games." Richard Baum, veteran Sinologist and professor of political science, talked to Staff Writer Ajay Singh about China's decades-old Tibet challenge.
    Posted: 4/22/2008

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Economy & Trade

  • 10 Questions for Richard Baum
    A crackdown on protesters in Tibet last month triggered demonstrations in London and Paris amid the running of the Olympic torch, effectively turning this summer's sporting contest in Beijing into what some are calling the "Human Rights Games." Richard Baum, veteran Sinologist and professor of political science, talked to Staff Writer Ajay Singh about China's decades-old Tibet challenge.
    Posted: 4/22/2008
  • Which Special Interests Get Heard?
    Japanese politics expert Megumi Naoi explains the relationship between Japanese politicians and interest groups.
    Posted: 4/16/2008
  • Danish Ambassador Touts 'Dangerous' Example
    How Denmark stays progressive, pro-U.S., and thoroughly multilateral, as explained by Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen, the country's top representative in Washington.
    Posted: 3/14/2008
  • 'Life After Kyoto'
    David Victor discusses what direction international strategies should go to address climate change.
    Posted: 3/4/2008
  • The Rise of Asian Nations
    In a Q&A with AsiaMedia's Debory Li, former Singapore diplomat Kishore Mahbubani discusses his latest book and the future of the Asian hemisphere.
    Posted: 2/27/2008

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Education & Outreach

  • Ravishing
    On May 7th, MAKE ART/STOP AIDS and the International Institute will host AIDS|SIDA - Global Updates, Art, and Performance, from 1 to 5pm, Kaufman Hall 200. Noel Alumit reviews the exhibition now at the Fowler Museum.
    Posted: 5/7/2008
  • Students, Fans Adore Him
    Vladimir Chernov's lifelong love affair with singing began in a small village near the city of Krasnodar, some 1,400 kilometers south of Moscow. Now he is a professor of vocal studies in the Department of Music at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.
    Posted: 4/22/2008
  • The Power of Partnerships
    The death of a local Hmong woman compelled Lillian Lew and Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, a UCLA professor of public health and Asian American studies, to take action.
    Posted: 4/22/2008
  • Hyper-Driven
    Todd Presner, associate professor of Germanic Languages and Jewish Studies and self-described "techie-humanist," is the mind behind Hypermedia Berlin, an online geodatabase that enables visitors to virtually explore the famous German city layer by layer and era by era.
    Posted: 4/21/2008
  • Plan Brokered by UCLA, USC Archaeologists Would Remove Roadblock to Mideast Peace
    Israeli and Palestinian scholars reach the first-ever agreement on the disposition of the region's archaeological treasures following the establishment of a future Palestinian state.
    Posted: 4/8/2008

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Environment

  • Danish Ambassador Touts 'Dangerous' Example
    How Denmark stays progressive, pro-U.S., and thoroughly multilateral, as explained by Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen, the country's top representative in Washington.
    Posted: 3/14/2008
  • Blind Eye in Burma
    Multinational corporations that partner with the Burmese military and military-led government share the responsibility for human rights abuses, argue two representatives of EarthRights International at UCLA.
    Posted: 3/12/2008
  • 'Life After Kyoto'
    David Victor discusses what direction international strategies should go to address climate change.
    Posted: 3/4/2008
  • Our Consumption Factor Imperils Us All
    Jared Diamond: The only way out is to make consumption rates and living standards more equal around the world.
    Posted: 2/20/2008
  • Preparing for Global Warming's Health Crisis
    Global climate change is more than a weather phenomenon; it is also a major public health issue.
    Posted: 2/6/2008

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Globalization

  • Ravishing
    On May 7th, MAKE ART/STOP AIDS and the International Institute will host AIDS|SIDA - Global Updates, Art, and Performance, from 1 to 5pm, Kaufman Hall 200. Noel Alumit reviews the exhibition now at the Fowler Museum.
    Posted: 5/7/2008
  • A Fiddle's Deep Roots
    Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje is an international expert on things she once snubbed, with articles on gospel and spirituals and a new book on fiddling, "Fiddling in West Africa: Touching the Spirit in Fulbe, Hausa, and Dagbamba Cultures."
    Posted: 5/6/2008
  • 10 Questions for Richard Baum
    A crackdown on protesters in Tibet last month triggered demonstrations in London and Paris amid the running of the Olympic torch, effectively turning this summer's sporting contest in Beijing into what some are calling the "Human Rights Games." Richard Baum, veteran Sinologist and professor of political science, talked to Staff Writer Ajay Singh about China's decades-old Tibet challenge.
    Posted: 4/22/2008
  • Hyper-Driven
    Todd Presner, associate professor of Germanic Languages and Jewish Studies and self-described "techie-humanist," is the mind behind Hypermedia Berlin, an online geodatabase that enables visitors to virtually explore the famous German city layer by layer and era by era.
    Posted: 4/21/2008
  • Mardi Gras, Middle Eastern Style
    The fact that New Orleans has a very small Middle Eastern population doesn't stop carnival krewes--organizations that put on parade and balls for the carnival season--from pulling out all the stops on the road to a make-believe Mecca.
    Posted: 3/24/2008

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Health

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History & Society

  • European Classical Meets Japanese Nagauta
    Terasaki Chair Thomas Rimer discusses the beginnings of Western classical music in Japan and the life of Japan's first well-known composer.
    Posted: 5/8/2008
  • Ravishing
    On May 7th, MAKE ART/STOP AIDS and the International Institute will host AIDS|SIDA - Global Updates, Art, and Performance, from 1 to 5pm, Kaufman Hall 200. Noel Alumit reviews the exhibition now at the Fowler Museum.
    Posted: 5/7/2008
  • A Fiddle's Deep Roots
    Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje is an international expert on things she once snubbed, with articles on gospel and spirituals and a new book on fiddling, "Fiddling in West Africa: Touching the Spirit in Fulbe, Hausa, and Dagbamba Cultures."
    Posted: 5/6/2008
  • 10 Questions for Richard Baum
    A crackdown on protesters in Tibet last month triggered demonstrations in London and Paris amid the running of the Olympic torch, effectively turning this summer's sporting contest in Beijing into what some are calling the "Human Rights Games." Richard Baum, veteran Sinologist and professor of political science, talked to Staff Writer Ajay Singh about China's decades-old Tibet challenge.
    Posted: 4/22/2008
  • Hyper-Driven
    Todd Presner, associate professor of Germanic Languages and Jewish Studies and self-described "techie-humanist," is the mind behind Hypermedia Berlin, an online geodatabase that enables visitors to virtually explore the famous German city layer by layer and era by era.
    Posted: 4/21/2008

More articles about History & Society »

Politics & International Relations

  • U.N. Ambassador Shares Thoughts on Middle East Policy
    Daily Bruin, May 7, 2008
    Posted: 5/7/2008
  • This Generation's Challenge
    Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and former envoy to Afghanistan and Iraq, Tuesday urged college students across the nation to become engaged in what he called the defining issue of the 21st century -- the struggle between mainstream Muslims and extremists over the future of the "broader Middle East." Listen to a podcast or watch a video of his speech.
    Posted: 5/6/2008
  • Surge? Working. Iraqis? Better Off. Next US President's Options? Open.
    Lawrence E. Butler, the deputy assistant secretary of state who oversees U.S. policy in Iraq, offers an optimistic assessment of Iraq's prospects for a UCLA audience.
    Posted: 5/1/2008
  • 10 Questions for Richard Baum
    A crackdown on protesters in Tibet last month triggered demonstrations in London and Paris amid the running of the Olympic torch, effectively turning this summer's sporting contest in Beijing into what some are calling the "Human Rights Games." Richard Baum, veteran Sinologist and professor of political science, talked to Staff Writer Ajay Singh about China's decades-old Tibet challenge.
    Posted: 4/22/2008
  • Which Special Interests Get Heard?
    Japanese politics expert Megumi Naoi explains the relationship between Japanese politicians and interest groups.
    Posted: 4/16/2008

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Security

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