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Urban Planning Student Lets Egyptians' Voices Be Heard
John Scott-Railton, who has done research and studied in Egypt, decided to begin relaying reports from Egyptians via Twitter and Youtube when the government shut down Internet and cell phone service last Thursday.
Posted: 1/31/2011
UC Haiti Initiative Rebuilds by Letting Haitians Lead
The largely student-based initiative, based out of UCLA's Program in Global Health, has a long-term strategy for empowering Haitians. Officials from Haiti's State University (UEH) will visit with students and faculty members on multiple UC campuses in a five-day symposium.
Posted: 1/28/2011
Peace Corps Leaders, Veterans to Celebrate 50 Years of Service
From 1961 until 1969, when training shifted overseas, more than one out of 10 Peace Corps volunteers was trained at UCLA, probably more than at any other college campus. UCLA is also alma mater to more than 1,700 Peace Corps volunteers, including 58 Bruins currently serving in 36 countries. A series of campus events March 2-5 will commemorate this tradition and look ahead to the next 50 years.
Posted: 1/21/2011
10 Questions for Kantathi Suphamongkhon on His Diplomatic Career and Lessons Learned from Nixon
Kantathi Suphamongkhon, senior fellow at the Burkle Center for International Relations and visiting professor of law and diplomacy at UCLA, served as Thailand’s equivalent to U.S. secretary of state from March 11, 2005 to Sept. 19, 2006. He was the 39th minister of foreign affairs for Thailand until a military coup d’état forced him out of office. The Thai national, who graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in political science in 1976, has taught here since 2007.
Posted: 1/19/2011
Calling High School Students: UCLA Has Summer Courses in Your Home Language
The Summer High School Language Program is geared toward students who speak one of the offered languages at home and want to improve their writing and reading skills.
Posted: 1/18/2011
10 Questions: Marjorie Faulstich Orellana on the Immigrant Child Translator
In "Translating Childhoods: Immigrant Youth, Language and Culture," Professor Marjorie Faulstich Orellana addresses the complex role played by youth who serve as language and culture brokers for their families and others.
Posted: 1/14/2011
TUSA 2011 Ambassador Summer Scholarship Program
Scholarship program for undergrads and grads to study Mandarin in July and August 2011
Posted: 1/14/2011
Korean Culture Lessons Fill Gap for Teachers
Since the teacher education program on Korea got its start in 2004, the UCLA Center for Korean Studies has supported KAFE's model of community engagement, sending renowned faculty members to lead training sessions and helping with programming. By way of a week-long, annual summer institute and other programs, CKS has reached out to roughly 2,000 school administrators and teachers from around the United States in recent years.
Posted: 1/11/2011
Indonesian Ambassador Meets With Campus Leaders
Ambassador Dino Patti Djalal, Jakarta's top envoy to the United States, met with UCLA officials last week on campus and at the Indonesian Consulate to discuss educational collaboration and exchange between the two countries.
Posted: 1/6/2011
Graduate Student Profile: Murat Yildiz
A video interview with Murat Yildiz, PhD candidate in History
Posted: 12/17/2010
Visitors Bureau Hosted 575 People from 91 Nations in 2010
Housed in the UCLA International Institute since 2002, the International Visitors Bureau matches foreign visitors with professionals and experts in all fields. This year the bureau, managed by Program Officer Gohar Grigorian with the aid of one part-time student worker and a network of contacts, observed a sharp rise in the number of visitors from China.
Posted: 12/15/2010
Applications Open for 'Rethinking International Migration' Summer Seminar for College Teachers
Roger Waldinger, the interim associate vice provost of international studies, will teach a five-week, summer seminar on campus for college and university teachers. Professor Waldinger invites eligible scholars and educators to apply for this opportunity for intensive, interdisciplinary study of global migration.
Posted: 12/14/2010
'Art and the Unbreakable Spirit of Haiti' Opens Jan. 9 at Fowler
A related event Jan. 29 features discussions with filmmaker Jonathan Demme, journalists and scholars on Haiti and storytelling.
Posted: 12/9/2010
Salma, in Jordan
More than 50 years after they graduated, UCLA Fulbright coordinator Ann Kerr-Adams has interviewed six of her American University of Beirut classmates to discover the lives they have built in the Middle East.
Posted: 12/9/2010
Cellist Shares his Passion for Argentina's Rich Musical Heritage
As a child, cellist Antonio Lysy, a music professor at UCLA, visited Argentina's Pampas grasslands with his father, a renowned violinist. Steeped in its music, Lysy this year performed a concert of music from Argentina, including a song that recently won a Latin Grammy Award.
Posted: 12/6/2010
Italian Students Fight Education Reforms
Students throughout Italy demonstrated last week on college campuses and around some of the nation's most recognizable tourist attractions to protest cuts to public education. The situations in Europe and California share similar causes and reactions, reports The Daily Bruin.
Posted: 12/6/2010
Italian Students Fight Education Reforms
Students throughout Italy demonstrated last week on college campuses and around some of the nation's most recognizable tourist attractions to protest cuts to public education. The situations in Europe and California share similar causes and reactions, reports The Daily Bruin.
Posted: 12/6/2010
China Sends Senior Officials in Higher Ed to UCLA for Training
A delegation of vice presidents and high-ranking officials from universities in China came to UCLA this week to learn how to build and run a top university. Bruins shared their expertise on everything from managing residence halls to fundraising and recruiting diverse faculty.
Posted: 12/2/2010
Shari'ah Watch: A View from the Inside
Lecture by Professor Khaled Abou El Fadl, UCLA School of Law
Posted: 11/24/2010
Steal This Plan for Civic Action
The UCLA Latin American Institute played host to five organizations that have been recognized by the Experiences in Social Innovation Contest, a United Nations initiative, for advancing UN-sponsored antipoverty goals through community participation. Last year's winner, the Social Observatory of Maringá (Brazil), seeks to prevent corruption in local government spending.
Posted: 11/23/2010
UCLA a Top Arrival, Departure Point for Students Globally
According to the 2010 Open Doors report issued by the Institute of International Education, UCLA ranked seventh among U.S. universities for the number of international students it enrolled during the 2009-10 academic year, up from eighth place. The campus was third in the nation for the number of its own students it sent abroad to study in 2008-09, up from fifth.
Posted: 11/17/2010
Right to Education: Obstacles to Academic Freedom in Occupied Palestine
A lecture by Randa Siniora, Executive Director, Palestinian Independent Commission for Human Rights
Posted: 11/16/2010
Taxonomies, Minorities, and Boundaries: The League of Nations and the Interwar Middle East
A lecture by Sarah Shields, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Posted: 11/12/2010
Big Experiences for Small Scandinavian Studies Graduate Program
The Scandinavian Section, which split off from the department of Germanic languages decades ago, is geared toward independent students who are responsible for their own learning and progress.
Posted: 11/8/2010
International Education Week 2010
Stop by Kerckhoff Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 16, between 10:00 and 1:00 to get information on careers, study, internships and fellowships abroad as well as campus-based international involvement opportunities. The opportunities fair is part of International Education Week, Nov. 15-19, an initiative of the U.S. Departments of Education and State. Video by the UCLA Broadcast Studio.
Posted: 11/5/2010
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