UC Berkeley |

Game of Thrones, a class unto itself

UC Berkeley summer session course explores what show may be saying about democracy, climate change and corruption of the American Dream.

UC Riverside |

UC Riverside authors book nominated for Man Booker Prize

“The Moor’s Account” by creative writing professor Laila Lalami, long-listed for prestigious international award.
UC Irvine |

Birthday celebration for Dalai Lama coincides with compassion summit

Spiritual leader continues the Global Compassion Summit with discussions at UC Irvine.
UC Berkeley |

Oh Joy! Berkeley consults on Inside Out emotions

Emotion expert helps guide Pixar movie on uprooted tween's rush of feelings.
UC Riverside |

Juan Felipe Herrera named U.S. poet laureate

Former California poet laureate will embrace hope as a theme during his term.
UCTV |

Stiglitz and Reich on the Great Divide

Economist Joseph Stiglitz and former Labor Secretary Robert Reich reminisce about their days in the Clinton Administration. Get a dose of humor along with a lesson on the politics of income inequality across America.
UC Riverside |

ABC picks up TV series developed by UCR scholars

Reza Aslan is executive producer of Biblical production 'Of Kings and Prophets'; Robin Russin is script consultant.
UCLA |

Oscar Wilde was not a plagiarist

Joseph Bristow delves into Wilde’s obsession with obscure poet Thomas Chatterton, deems 'notebook' his original work.
UCLA |

Rethinking the history of the American West

Stephen Aron reveals how Manifest Destiny influenced the Nazis and talks about the evolution of scholarship about the West.
UCTV |

Degrees of freedom

What does it mean to be free? Why is freedom important? How does freedom in moral and political life relate to freedom in the physical world? Join six of UC San Diego's scholars as they explore the degrees of freedom.
UC Berkeley |

New guide aims to help keep New Deal’s legacy alive

UC Berkeley-based project is dedicated to documenting the vast treasury of public art, park trails, schools, civic buildings and more produced during 1933-1943.
California Magazine |

The prof and the cons

How Bill Drummond lost his faith in journalism — and reclaimed it behind bars, with inmates at San Quentin.