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Joan Didion’s ‘lost’ commencement address, revealed
January 20, 2022
The late California author’s 1975 talk, reproduced here, has been called among the best commencement addresses ever.
Archival papers show bond between Ralph Bunche and Martin Luther King Jr.
January 13, 2022
The only UC alumnus to be honored with a Nobel Peace Prize, Bunche marched with King in Alabama and was a champion of racial equality.
Alumna bell hooks — celebrated feminist theorist, cultural critic, artist and writer — dies at 69
December 16, 2021
hooks was the author of over two dozen books, including the groundbreaking ‘Ain’t I a Woman? Black Women and Feminism’ and ‘Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood.’
Eight films with UCLA ties among 25 named to the National Film Registry
December 15, 2021
The Librarian of Congress annually selects the United States’ most influential motion pictures for this honor.
Renowned Egyptologist says it’s time to stop romanticizing ancient Egypt
December 9, 2021
Pyramids, pharaohs and ancient Egyptian gods reflect the trappings of authoritarianism, says archeologist Kara Cooney.
How one tiny island influenced the world
November 10, 2021
Egill Bjarnason, journalist and alum, explains the big history of his native Iceland in a “joyously peculiar book.”
UC teams with Indigenous scholars to recast history of the California missions
October 12, 2021
UCLA-led critical mission studies program creates a new model to understand the past, present and future.
A lunar honor for explorer Matthew Henson, thanks to a UCLA graduate student
September 30, 2021
A crater on the moon is now named for the Black Arctic explorer, whose achievements were played down in his lifetime.
New book explores how an epidemic shaped Christianity in the Americas
August 19, 2021
A new book details how Indigenous Mexicans rebuilt the Roman Catholic Church in the aftermath of an outbreak.
Quiz: How well do you know your UC Olympians?
July 19, 2021
The Tokyo Summer Games marks 100 years of UC Olympic history! See how well you know our competitors past and present with this quiz.