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  1. Brand New Minor in Health Humanities – Launching Fall 2026

    Interested in declaring? Sign up here to be contacted in Fall quarter when the minor is officially live! Visit the Health Humanities Minor webpage for additional program information.

  2. Summer Sessions 2026 COM LIT 4DW Offerings – All Online!

    Explore multiple topics to fulfill GE, Diversity and Writing II credit – all in ONE Summer Session. Visit https://summer.ucla.edu/ to enroll!  

  3. COM LIT 1H: Introduction to Health Humanities – offered ONLINE for the first time in Summer 2026!

    Satisfies GE, Diversity and Comp Lit major/minor prep. Also satisfies a prerequisite for the new Health Humanities minor! Visit https://summer.ucla.edu/ to enroll

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Latest News

  1. Shu-mei Shih featured in Spring 2026 issue of the celebrated French journal “Critique” (no. 945)

    A section of the Spring 2026 issue of the celebrated French journal Critique (no. 945) is devoted to Professor Shu-mei Shih’s role as the leading figure in the...

  2. New health humanities minor highlights the importance of human stories in health care

    Professor Whitney Arnold (center) said the new minor will challenge students from all disciplines to think about health in contexts inside and outside of the clinic or...

  3. Stephanie Bosch Santana receives book award from American Comparative Literature Association

    Courtesy of Stephanie Bosch Santana (portrait), Northwestern University Press   By Sean Brenner | March 4, 2026. This story was originally posted on the UCLA Humanities Division website.   ...

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  1. Dean’s Lecture in Humanistic Inquiry: Kate Manne on Sensitivity and Survival

    Apr 30 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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    May 9 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  3. Jameson in California – and Beyond

    May 15 @ 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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