School of Arts and Humanities Moments Newsletter
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As we conclude the academic year, I want to offer my sincere thanks to each of our faculty and staff for your steadfast commitment to the values of the School of Arts and Humanities. Our team is truly a model for engaging in civil discourse, equipping scholars with an equity mindset and fostering valuable partnerships.
This year has brought incredible triumphs as well as complex challenges. It’s important to remember that both help us grow in understanding of ourselves and others. I encourage you to continue cultivating open dialogue, as well as consider ways to promote personal wellness—particularly this May as we recognize Mental Health Awareness Month.
With gratitude,
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Cristina Della Coletta
Dean, School of Arts and Humanities
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Four Theatre and Dance alumni are among the 2024 Tony Award nominees, including Michael Greif, MFA ’85; faculty alumnus Robert Brill, ‘88; Quincy Tyler Bernstine, MFA ’99; and Anne Kauffman, MFA ’99.
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Meet four of our more than two dozen Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts fellows who received support to further ambitions exploring AI, psychedelics, cross-cultural use of sound and more.
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Congratulations to Associate Professor of Literature Brandon Som, who was awarded the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for his book Tripas: Poems (Georgia Press, 2023). The collection engages the complexities of his Mexican and Chinese heritage, weaving together family memories about history and labor through multilayered wordplay.
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We also applaud Music alumna Mary Kouyoumdjian, '05 for being named a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in Music for her work, Paper Pianos—a socially urgent multimedia work that boldly melds music and audio documentary with first-person stories of refugees, exploring how music serves as solace and inspiration under conditions of displacement.
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A deep-rooted passion for public service helped History undergraduate student John Paculdo Koenigshofer earn a competitive national scholarship.
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Professor of Philosophy Manuel Vargas received the 2024 Alvin Plantinga Prize for his essay, Advice to Philosophers in the Twilight of Christendom.
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We deeply regret to share the passing of Professor Emerita of Visual Arts Faith Ringgold, a renowned artist, author and activist. She died, at age 93, on Apr. 13. Through painting, sculpture, quilts, masks, dolls, performance and authored and illustrated books she introduced Black women’s pictorial, narrative and craft traditions in an art scene initially dominated by abstraction and minimalism.
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It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Professor Emeritus of Visual Arts and Literature Jerome (Jerry) Rothenberg on April 21. He was 92. An internationally renowned poet, anthologist, essayist and performance artist, Rothenberg advanced poetry’s power in shaping our shared humanity through more than 80 books such as Technicians of the Sacred and Poems for the Millenium.
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Multiethnic Movements and Transnational Solidarity (Duke University Press, 2024)
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Daniel Widener (History) expands conceptions of the struggle for racial justice by reframing antiracist movements in the U.S. in a broader internationalist context.
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(Coach House Books, 2024)
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In Kazim Ali's (Literature) book, a queer writer travelling through India can't escape the regrets of his past, nor the impending ruin of his present.
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The Institute of Arts and Humanities and Jewish Studies Program welcome Dr. Dan Geva, who will speak on “10+1 Lessons on the Troubled Jewish Lineage to the Documentary: A Tribute.”
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This documentary film, presented by ArtPower, tells the story of electronic music pioneer and co-founder of the Department of Music, Pauline Oliveros.
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Theatre and Dance presents an evening of new work by student choreographers from across campus, supporting the next generation of embodied storytellers and movement makers.
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Join UC San Diego to recognize the Class of 2024 for their academic achievements. The All Campus Commencement keynote address will be given by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore.
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