A $1.5 million pledge to UCLA from Jasvant and Meera Modi will support the establishment of the Bhagawan Abhinandan Endowed Chair for Jain Studies and Religions of South Asia.
Yondonjamts Jigjidsuren (UCLA 2022) spent the past three years as a student mentor and teacher, first in Boyle Heights, then in Cambodia as a Peace Corps volunteer. He worked with the local community in his Cambodian town to create a computer lab for students, leaving a lasting legacy.
The 2025 International Symposium on Global Chinese Philanthropy took place on September 5-6 at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China.
We thank a number of UCLA faculty who have made significant contributions to the International Institute.
“This season's programming transforms the big screen by looking to the past — through the lens of UCLA scholars and student activism, visionary explorations of AI and technology, and 60 years of Archive preservation,” said May Hong HaDuong, director of the UCLA Film & Television Archive.
UCLA faculty take on new roles in the leadership of the International Institute, its academic programs and its centers and programs.
The Perfect Harmony Cultural Exchange Association, in partnership with the Chinese Women's New Life Movement Club of Los Angeles, proudly presented the long-awaited Perfect Harmony Cultural Exchange Talent Expo 2025 on Sunday, August 17, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. at the Culture Center of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles.
After becoming a U.S. citizen, “[Hannah] Arendt idealized the U.S. as a consent-based revival of Rome. She missed the rethinking of the civil rights moment in the U.S. during the 1950s and 60s, as well as anticolonial thought after the Second World War,” said David Kim.
UCLA geographer Shaina Potts places her analysis of the wide geographic application of U.S. commercial law after World War II within a specific framework of imperialism: one that cloaks the exertion of state power in economic and legal terms, effectively removing financial issues from the political sphere.
Eric Min, assistant professor of political science and global studies at UCLA, uses both quantitative and qualitative analysis to examine how nations use negotiations during war in his new book, "Words of War."
Founding Director and Professor, UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies
UCLA professor Michael Berry has to date translated 11 Chinese-language works of fiction, three of which were published in early 2025. Among them is "Dead Souls," the last book in a trilogy by one of China's most celebrated science fiction writers, Han Song.
Meet Carmen Anders, a Spanish teacher who led a life-changing immersion trip to Oaxaca. Her program bridged cultures, deepened language learning and empowered students through authentic connections.
The UCLA College commencement was a celebration of remarkable graduates and the strength of the university's values in a shifting world.
