UC San Diego Arts and Humanities Moments July 2020
 
 
Arts and Humanities Dean Cristina Della Coletta talks with faculty in Music, Philosophy and the Institute of Arts and Humanities on the challenges and successes of moving to remote instruction during the global pandemic. Watch the video series >>
Historian Denise Demetriou receives two prestigious fellowships

The Gerry and Jeannie Ranglas Chair in Ancient Greek History sees support of her research as a reflection of the foundational importance of the humanities.
Connecting across disciplines

Department of Music composer Lei Liang is the inaugural holder of the Chancellor's Distinguished Professorship V, to further interdisciplinary teaching, research and service.
 
'Encounters on Contested Lands' honored with 2 book awards

Theatre and Dance professor and alum Julie Burelle '14 won the American Theatre and Drama Society's 2020 John W. Frick Book Award, and the Canadian Association for Theatre Research's Ann Saddlemyer Award for significant contributions to the field.  
Meet the five inaugural ACE Community Connections fellows

Arts and Community Engagement announced support for five grad students: Teresa Díaz de Cossio, Paul Roth and Miguel Zazueta of Music, Sam Mitchell of Theatre and Dance, and Becca Rose (pictured) of Literature.
Triton dispatches from a pandemic: Teacher Buffy Flores '94

Now a special education teacher in El Cajon, this Literature alum explains how high school is more than an education. For some, it's a lifeline.
2020 Hellman Fellows announced

Congratulations to this year's Hellman Fellows from the Division of Arts and Humanities: Monique Wonderly of Philosophy and Wilfrido Terrazas of Music.

Updates: North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood
  • See a floor-by-floor, mid-construction walk through
  • Drone photos vs. final rendering
  • Our new neighbor, the Craft Center
Adam D. Kamil Gallery

Visual Arts is online! The digital Adam D. Kamil Gallery now hosts media students' final projects, plus studio highlights from: Introduction to Art Making, Drawing, Chinese Calligraphy as Installation, Painting, Sculpture and Book as Art Medium.
Patricia Rincon, a beloved dance professor, retires

KPBS reports on the Theatre and Dance professor's last quarter during the pandemic, culminating with a special "New Directions."

Institute for Practical Ethics co-director and Philosophy professor Craig Callender publishes in Issues in Science and Technology.
South Korea contact tracing puts LGBTQ under surveillance

Todd Henry of History is interviewed by PRI: The World as the LGBT community in South Korea is singled out during the pandemic.

The Visual Arts professor directed people to orgs like Black Lives Matter-LA to receive a print by the photographer, Hyperallergic reports.

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