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UC Irvine’s Dr. Samuel M. Jordan Center for Persian Studies new home for Encyclopædia Iranica
Professor Touraj Daryaee, Maseeh Chair in Persian Studies & Culture and the Director of the Center, appointed as the new…
  • History
  • Persian Studies
  • Samuel Jordan Center for Persian Studies
Encyclopædia Iranica books all lined up on a book shelf
Erica Maria Cheung: Culture, theory and community work
Erica Maria Cheung, Ph.D. Culture and Theory ‘22, balances scholarship and social justice
  • Alumni
  • Culture and Theory
  • Gender and Sexuality Studies
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Supporting transfer student pathways
Transfer students in the humanities find tailored support across departments
  • Art History
  • Comparative Literature
  • East Asian Studies
  • English
  • Film and Media Studies
  • History
  • Undergraduate Students
Transfer students Ryan Trang stands in front of the School of Humanities bridge with a School of Humanities backwards baseball hat on.
Learning without limits: A student’s perspective on Facts Under Fire
Reflections from an undergraduate literary journalism student
  • Literary Journalism
  • The Forum for the Academy and the Public
  • Undergraduate Students
A group sit and listen to a speaker at the Facts Under Fire event.
Javier Burdette: In the name of justice
Javier Burdette '19 (B.A.s English, Philosophy)
  • Alumni
  • English
  • Philosophy
Headshot of Javier Burdette standing outside in front of stairs.
Juanita P. Jackson named Director of Academic Personnel for UC Irvine Humanities
Juanita P. Jackson brings over a decade of experience in academic personnel to the role
  • Leadership
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The hidden history of oil
Associate Professor of History Chelsea Schields awarded for book uncovering oil industry’s regulation of Caribbean intimate lives
  • History
An edited image of Chelsea Schields book "Offshore Attachments: Oil and Intimacy in the Caribbean" with the background being an image of an oil spill.