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“Bêtes Noires” by Robin Derby wins Caribbean Studies Association book award

The honor marks the second time the UCLA historian has received the rigorous Gordon K. and Sybil Lewis Book Award for her work.

Accomplished Bruin seniors win International Development Studies Awards

The three award winners of 2026 are living proof that the idealism of IDS students is paired with a deep commitment to doing the work on the ground and in the classroom that prepare them to make significant contributions to the world.

Artist Gala Porras-Kim to speak at International Institute commencement ceremony

Interdisciplinary artist Gala Porras-Kim, who completed both a B.A. and an M.A. at UCLA, won a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship last year.

Migrant workers in India's informal sector squeezed on all sides

At a recent CISA talk, journalist-author Neha Dixit spoke about the lived experience of poor rural Indians who emigrate to Delhi for work, only to end up living in near-permanent economic precarity.

German consul general's visit gives UCLA class perspective on transatlantic partnerships

Consul General of Germany in Los Angeles Andrea Sasse recently visited a community-engaged course taught by UCLA professor David Kim, where she discussed issues ranging from diplomacy and intellectual curiosity to career development.

Michael Berry and Chinese novelist Fang Fang win book prize

"The Running Flame" is the third work by Fang Fang that Berry has translated into English.

International migration center responds to new circumstances

The new director of the Center for the Study of International Migration seeks to add new dimensions to center programming. She hopes to highlight such issues as the impact of increasingly aggressive immigration detention and deportation policies on local communities, including Los Angeles, as well as UCLA students' visceral experience of and research on these policies.