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Across 19 departments and 14 research units, more than 250 faculty members study every dimension of the human experience from the ancient past to the anticipated future; they work in 80 different languages and include award-winning poets and novelists as well as practicing artists in music, theater, dance, and the visual arts. 

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Department of French Doctoral Candidate Alan Yeh Selected as 2023 Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellow

May 4, 2023

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) has announced its inaugural cohort of 2023 Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellows, funded by the Mellon Foundation. Alan Yeh, UC Berkeley doctoral candidate in the Department of French, is one of the 45 fellowship recipients...Read more about Department of French Doctoral Candidate Alan Yeh Selected as 2023 Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellow

How art history and statistics helped a graduating student understand herself

May 2, 2023

When Alice Xie moved from China to California as a teenager, she experienced major culture shock. She understood the words people spoke, but conversations were still hard to follow. She often felt isolated and underestimated.

Through art, Xie found a way to explore and communicate about...Read more about How art history and statistics helped a graduating student understand herself

Berkeley News: When language comes under pressure

April 11, 2023

A new student-curated exhibition in Doe Library’s Brown Gallery showcases artists from the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia and their artworks that reflect the complexity of what it means to inherit language.

It was a Sunday morning in fall 2022, and...Read more about Berkeley News: When language comes under pressure