Welcome to the new academic year and the start of Fall Quarter! Please take a look at our annual newsletter highlighting our upcoming plans and initiatives. We look forward to…
Read More2024-2025 Annual Newsletter
Published: September 26, 2024 
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Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus Teófilo F. Ruiz receives the 2023-24 UCLA Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award
Published: June 24, 2024
Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus Teófilo “Teo” F. Ruiz has received the UCLA Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award, honoring outstanding research, teaching, scholarly work, and service performed by an Emeritus professor since…
Read MoreNancy Alicia Martínez appointed as Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature
Published: June 12, 2024
Nancy Alicia Martínez has been appointed Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature at UCLA. In September 2024, Martínez will receive her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Stanford University after successfully defending…
Read MoreAllison Kanner-Botan appointed as Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature
Published: June 11, 2024
Allison Kanner-Botan has been appointed as an Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature. In August 2023, she earned her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago after defending her dissertation, Maddening Love:…
Read MoreIntroducing Basil Arnould Price, John W. Baldwin Post-Doctoral Fellow at the CMRS Center for Early Global Studies
Published: June 4, 2024
We are pleased to announce Basil Arnould Price as the John W. Baldwin Post-Doctoral Fellowship recipient for the academic years 2024-2026. This CMRS-CEGS fellowship is awarded to a recent Ph.D. whose…
Read MoreRoberta Morosini appointed as Professor of European languages and transcultural studies
Published: May 30, 2024
Roberta Morosini, who held the visiting UCLA Charles Speroni Endowed Chair in the Department of Italian in Fall 2019, will return to UCLA as Professor of European Languages and Transcultural…
Read MoreRaphaëlle Burns and Javier Patiño Loira, CMRS-CEGS Faculty members, received 2024 I Tatti fellowships
Published: May 24, 2024
Congratulations to two of our CMRS-CEGS Faculty members, Raphaëlle Burns and Javier Patiño Loira, who were awarded fellowships at I Tatti for the 2024-25 academic year! Raphaëlle Burns is an…
Read MoreCall for Donations to Endow a Research Award in Honor of Marie Kelleher (1970-2024)
Published: May 14, 2024
CMRS-CEGS is deeply saddened by the recent passing of Marie Kelleher who was a professor of Medieval History at Cal State Long Beach. Beginning in 2003, she taught courses in…
Read MoreBrian P. Copenhaver, former CMRS-CEGS Director, receives 2024 Constantine Panunzio Distinguished Emeriti Award
Published: May 13, 2024
Brian P. Copenhaver has received the 2024 Constantine Panunzio Distinguished Emeriti Award, presented annually by The University of California to one or more recipients from the UC system. This award…
Read MoreIntroducing Manuele Gragnolati, Charles Speroni Endowed Chair
Published: April 25, 2024
This Spring quarter, we are thrilled to introduce Professor Manuele Gragnolati as the Charles Speroni Endowed Chair in Medieval and Renaissance Literature & Culture. This endowed visiting chairship is an honor…
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