Thursday, August 20

In the news:



Vice provost of Institute of American Cultures to step down

The vice provost of the Institute of American Cultures, a program intended to promote and advance research in ethnic studies, will step down from her position in July to return as a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences. Read more...

Photo: Belinda Tucker, the vice provost of the Institute of American Cultures, will step down from her position in July to return as a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences. (Courtesy of UCLA)



Writing center opens new branch catering to social science students

Students can now receive writing help for social science classes through a new writing center, social science officials said in an email Monday. The Social Science Undergraduate Writing Center will provide students with one-on-one tutoring for any social science writing assignment, said Christine Holten, director of the UCLA Undergraduate Writing Center. Read more...



Professor emeritus remembered for legacy of Asian-American scholarship

Don T. Nakanishi, director emeritus of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center, died of cardiorespiratory arrest March 21 in Los Angeles. He was 66. Nakanishi was a professor at UCLA for 35 years and was the director of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center from 1990 to 2010. Read more...

Photo: Don Nakanishi, a pioneering scholar in Asian-American studies and director emeritus of the Asian American Studies Center, died Monday of cardiorespiratory arrest. (Courtesy of David Yoo)



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