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Writers Week to honor three U.S. poet laureates
Rita Dove, Joy Harjo, and Juan Felipe Herrera will each receive lifetime achievement awards during a special event Feb. 19.
UC Riverside’s 44th-annual Writers Week goes virtual
California’s longest-running free literary festival is now accessible to audiences worldwide
‘Art in the Plague Year’ exhibition seeks art imagining a world beyond 2020
The open call marks the first time the California Museum of Photography has solicited art from the public at this scale
‘Marvel’s 616’ Disney+ TV show features UCR graphic novelist John Jennings
Jennings discusses the importance of representation in comics in the new documentary series debuting Nov. 20
In the eye of the beholder
A new exhibition at the California Museum of Photography explores the iconic work of documentary photographer Bruce Davidson and the evolution of meaning in photographs
UCR continues to build a robust remote learning environment for students and faculty
Richard Edwards, director of XCITE, shares how UCR has met the challenges of remote learning and the new technologies adopted over the last six months
Good fence libraries make good neighbors
UCR author Susan Straight’s fence library continues to serve a Riverside community disproportionately affected by the coronavirus
Creating Through Crises
Fifteen UCR faculty members and staff offer tips on keeping a creative spirit in the age of COVID-19
Afrofuturist comics and writing ‘in a time of great calamity’
Nalo Hopkinson and John Jennings to discuss their recent graphic novels and the importance of black speculative fiction at June 25 event
UCR team develops homegrown solution to online proctoring
Richard Edwards and Nathaniel Wildes of XCITE discuss preparing UCR for remote exams while students continue to shelter in place
UCR ARTS goes virtual
Experience 360-degree exhibition tours, artist interviews, hands-on activities, and more from the comfort of home
Safeguarding against ‘Zoom bombing’
XCITE director Richard Edwards explains UCR’s response to the phenomena and offers guidance on how to tighten Zoom security
Author Susan Straight featured in Alta Asks Live
Straight joined writer and critic Heather Scott Partington for a live chat about writing, teaching, and calling Riverside home
Quarantine Reads
Nineteen UCR authors offer their top picks for books to read while sheltering in place
How UCR’s Low-Residency MFA program uses remote teaching to its advantage
The program’s faculty members and students offer advice for transitioning to online classes due to coronavirus
Navigating UCR’s swift transition to remote learning
With directives to suspend in-person classes in response to COVID-19, UCR moves to campus wide online instruction
Out of the ashes and into the fire
‘Facing Fire’ explores the beauty, threat, and devastation of California’s growing wildfires
‘Empty Vessel’ offers a rare insider’s view of California skate parks
Photographer Amir Zaki highlights the unique architectural spaces and their place in California culture
Renowned mystery writer Walter Mosley to headline UC Riverside’s 43rd annual Writers Week
The 43rd annual Writers Week, California’s longest-running free literary event, is heading to UC Riverside, bringing a diverse array of emerging and established authors to the Inland Empire Feb. 10-14.
Comprehensive digital photography collection and $500k endowment donated to UCR ARTS
The gift from Jim and Georgia Steinhart marks the art center’s inaugural born-digital collection and first-ever endowment