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UC San Diego Arts and Humanities Moments - May 2023

Cristina Della Coletta headshot

Dear Colleagues and Friends,


Commencement season always brings me fond memories, including remembering the pride I felt in watching my own children complete their degrees to take the next steps in their lives.

 

It is the same today for all of us, as we rush to complete the final quarter of the year and usher our Arts and Humanities students along their own paths. I am eager to take the stage with you at this year’s all-campus ceremony, as we celebrate their successes and welcome our new alumni.

 

The end of the academic year brings reflection in other areas, too. We have had our own successes: professional recognition for our colleagues, new research and publications, dedication toward our graduate students and undergraduate students, and a clear commitment from our staff that we are all engaged and working toward the common good.

 

When I was invited by the Emeriti Association Chronicles to write what I felt about the state of the arts at UC San Diego, I was struck by two things: the state of the arts should go hand-in-hand with the state of the humanities — both are receiving the respect we’ve long deserved, while always striving for more — and there simply isn’t enough space to express all there is to say.

 

So I will be clear here. Each day, I am honored to work alongside every one of you, staff and faculty alike. We have achieved great things. And we have more greatness ahead.



With gratitude,

Dean Cristina Della Coletta

UC San Diego School of Arts and Humanities

“The State of the Arts at UC San Diego” by Cristina Della Coletta (PDF)

Two transformative campus projects get the green light

UC San Diego’s second Living and Learning Neighborhood, the Theatre District Living and Learning Neighborhood, is scheduled to open in the fall of 2023.

Stuart Collection artist

A festive debut of art

Campus celebrated the newest Stuart Collection addition, “KAHNOP • TO TELL A STORY,” with an evening of special presentations, including a premiere performance of “step by step, line by line” by Shahrokh Yadegari (Music).

Center for Taiwan Studies Opening Event 2023

Community celebrates Center for Taiwan Studies launch

Bridging Literature and Music, the grand opening concert featured guest artists, alumni and current graduate students. The Center is led by co-director Nancy Guy (Music) and inaugural director Ping-hui Liao (Literature).

New ‘Mi Universidad’ program serves Chicanx and Latinx students

More than a dozen new faculty members will be hired to focus on issues impacting Latinx and Chicanx students, broadening course offerings across campus, including those in the Institute of Arts and Humanities.

Experimenting with music

The Department of Music remains a laboratory for the arts, challenging students and faculty to not only make music, but explore what it is, why it matters and how it will move us into the future.

Undergrad scholars awarded César E. Chávez Scholarship

Briana Parker (Literature, PATH) and Manuel Rodriguez (Chicanx and Latinx Studies minor), were recognized for giving back to their community and advocating for the underserved.

Faculty celebrated as 2023 Guggenheim Fellows

Jac Jemc (Literature) will advance their scholarly and creative work in fiction through the prestigious fellowship.

RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT

“Of Age: Boy Soldiers and Military Power in the Civil War Era” (Oxford University Press)

A new book by Rebecca Jo Plant (History) and Frances M. Clarke unearths the startling numbers behind underage enlistment during the Civil War.

EVENTS

The Adam D. Kamil Media Awards, May 19 at 5:30 p.m.

An annual event recognizing student film production. All submissions will be viewable in the Visual Arts Kamil Gallery on campus and online.


Ceremony: May 19, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Exhibition: May 17 - May 25, 2023

2023 theatre and dance

Wagner New Play Festival, May 9-June 10, 2023

The Wagner New Play Festival will return to UC San Diego through June 10, 2023, showcasing seven new plays written by MFA playwrights in UC San Diego’s Department of Theatre and Dance.


IN THE NEWS

American Academy in Rome| Announcing the 2023–24 Rome Prize Winners

  • Graduate student Anthony Vine (Music) awarded for Musical Composition


The San Diego Union-Tribune | Moving from Syria to America taught me how to carry two cultures (opinion)

  • Staff member Sarab Aziz (History) shares appreciation for diversity in San Diego


The San Diego Union-Tribune | There are still 14 million displaced Syrians in crisis. We must listen to their stories. (opinion)

  • Michael Provence (History, Institute of Arts and Humanities) highlights a "shredded" asylum and refugee program


The San Diego Business Journal | UCSD Panelist: ChatGPT ‘Massive Experiment’ 

  • David Danks (Philosophy) participated in the event, co-sponsored by the Institute for Practical Ethics
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