Department of Theatre and Dance faculty, students and alumni are heavily involved in the La Jolla Playhouse production “to the yellow house.” Serving as stage manager, faculty member Lora K. Powell (Theatre and Dance) said merging her career in the industry with education opportunities like this goes hand in hand.
“Because of our central location, students will have easier access to our faculty members and to staff support,” Arts and Humanities dean Cristina Della Coletta (Literature) said.
“That's the sound of resilience and the sound of awareness of self. But most of all, it’s the sound of celebration,” King Britt (Music) said to a roaring Convocation crowd.
The history of vaccines, including hesitancy, is pointedly and painfully familiar. Saba Bazargan-Forward (Philosophy) and John H. Evans (Institute for Practical Ethics) weigh in.
Fourth-year student Elisha Chu (Visual Arts) has been a part of the UC San Diego Athletics broadcast team for years, and when they moved to Division I, Chu's role grew with them.
Andy Liedholm is a business and technical support analyst for the Department of History, now also supporting the Dean's Office, Institute of Arts and Humanities and Analytical Writing Program. Read about what lessons he learned from the pandemic, and more.
The New York Times: In 1966, alum Roberta Gibb ‘69 (Philosophy) became the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon at a time when women were prohibited from doing so. Now, there's a statue of her feet.
KPBS: Five songs to discover in November includes “Sacred Sea: Zephyr,” from the latest full-length album recently released by local trumpeter Steph Richards (Music) and jazz pianist Joshua White.
ArtForum: My Barbarian — a collective comprising Malik Gaines, Jade Gordon and Alexandro Segade (Visual Arts) — appears in this cover story, with an exhibition on view at New York City’s Whitney Museum of American Art.
The UCSD Guardian: Amidst the pandemic, students and staff alike find their way into the community. One such professor is Ariana Ruiz (Literature), whose life experiences shaped her teaching practices today.
