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Gambling episode gives bad name to Korean Buddhism

Robert Buswell, distinguished professor of Buddhist studies and director of the UCLA Center for Buddhist Studies, was quoted Thursday in a Korea Times article about a recent Korean gambling scandal involving Buddhist monks.
Posted: 5/18/2012

Fish out of water: An evening with writer Sayed Kashua

The Los Angeles Jewish Journal reports on a presentation by popular author Sayed Kashua, an Arab citizen of Israel, sponsored by the Nazarian Center for Israel Studies and Writers Bloc.
Posted: 5/1/2012

Arab-Israeli Author Speaks at UCLA

The Los Angeles Jewish Journal reported on a presentation given at UCLA’s Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies by popular Arab-Israeli author Sayed Kashua. Gil Hochberg, UCLA assistant professor of comparative literature, was quoted.
Posted: 4/30/2012

French Prof's Fiction Hits the U.S.

The Los Angeles Times featured a profile of Alain Mabanckou, UCLA professor of French and Francophone studies, highlighting his prize-winning novels, several of which have recently been translated from French into English. Mabanckou and Dominic Thomas, also a UCLA professor of French and Francophone studies, are quoted.
Posted: 4/30/2012

A Giant Among Giants

Michael Ross, professor of political science and director of UCLA's Center for Southeast Asian Studies, is quoted in an article in the May–June issue of Foreign Policy about Glencore, the world’s largest commodities brokerage firm.
Posted: 4/24/2012

Chancellor Block: Developing a Global Outlook

Florida's Coral Gables Home Page reported April 22, 2012, on a speech given by UCLA Chancellor Gene Block at the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce annual education breakfast in which he stressed the need for students to study abroad, learn foreign languages and engage with the global community. Block was quoted.
Posted: 4/24/2012

Seoul Philharmonic extends a hand

Nahmee Lee, associate professor of modern Korean history and a scholar at the UCLA Center for Korean Studies, is quoted in a Los Angeles Times article about a conductor who hopes to use music to reestablish cultural ties between North Korea and South Korea.
Posted: 4/19/2012

Understanding the "Arab Spring"

James Gelvin, UCLA professor of history, was interviewed on April 17 on KPFK-90.7 FM’s “Background Briefing With Ian Masters” about his new book, “The Arab Uprisings: What Everyone Needs to Know.”
Posted: 4/19/2012

Syria Best Served by Negotiations

An oped piece co-authored by Asli Bali, a member of the faculty advisory committee for the UCLA Center for Middle East Development and an acting professor at the School of Law, and published in the New York Times about the recent U.S.–led proposal to provide $100 million in support for rebel fighters in Syria and the potential for international intervention in that country.
Posted: 4/12/2012

Forging Latino Theater in L.A.

FOX News Latino reported on the history of the Latino Theater Company in downtown Los Angeles and the work of the company's artistic director, UCLA professor of theater Jose Luis Valenzuela. Valenzuela was quoted.
Posted: 4/10/2012

Where Slaves Ruled

Susanna Hecht, professor of urban planning at UCLA's Luskin School of Public Affairs, was interviewed on New Hampshire Public Radio about her recent National Geographic magazine article on the descendants of escaped slaves who live in the Brazilian rainforest.
Posted: 4/5/2012

Marcado por la economía

Octavio Pescador, coordinator of the UCLA Latin American Institute, speaks to KMEX-Channel 34 about Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s recent visit to the U.S. and his policy talks with President Obama.
Posted: 4/3/2012

React and Respond: The Phenomenon of Kony 2012

A Guideline for teaching about issues raised by Kony 2012
Posted: 4/2/2012

'Battle,' 'Games': Cold Brutality A Common Theme

NPR turns to Professor Anne McKnight for comment on the similarities between the wildly popular "The Hunger Games" and a lesser known Japanese novel "Battle Royale," which was released more than a decade ago.
Posted: 3/22/2012

Joseph Kony and Lord's Resistance Army

Edmond Keller, UCLA professor of political science and director of UCLA's Globalization Research Center–Africa, was interviewed Wednesday on Seattle radio station KUOW-94.9 FM's “The Conversation” about Ugandan guerilla leader and indicted war criminal Joseph Kony and the “Kony 2012” Internet video aimed at building worldwide opposition to him.
Posted: 3/20/2012

Pump politics: Is oil wealth a curse? Perhaps so, but those who run out will not feel blessed

A Financial Times review of Professor Michael Ross' new book "The Oil Curse: How Petroleum Wealth Shapes the Development of Nations." Ross is director of the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies.
Posted: 3/19/2012

German-born Professor Pioneers Korean Art Teaching in the U.S.

Professor Jungmann at UCLA pioneered introducing Korean art in an America university in 1999. On promoting Korean art overseas, the professor says ``politicization’’ is a problem.
Posted: 3/9/2012

Latin American art springs forth in California museums

In exhibits, exchanges and programs, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and other institutions are examining fresh topics and weaving the work into a global fabric.
Posted: 3/4/2012

Why Russia protects Syria's Assad

An op-ed piece by Professor Daniel Treisman, a political scientist with the UCLA Center for Europe and Eurasian Studies.
Posted: 2/2/2012

Veil of Silence Lifted in Indonesia

Professor Geoffrey Robinson, former director of the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies, is quoted in a New York Times article about a new book exposing details of anti-Communist purges in Indonesia from 1965 to 1966. Robinson currently teaches classes at UCLA on the history of Southeast Asia.
Posted: 1/19/2012