Week 10
Monday November 30
Avoiding Plagiarism Workshop
Mon 11/30 • 9AM - 10AM PST
This workshop provides an overview on the various forms of academic dishonesty regarding plagiarism. Participants will learn when, where, and why it is important to cite properly. Students will also learn how to avoid plagiarism and the information presented will stress the need to attribute work to the original author and the potential outcomes for plagiarizing. Additionally, paraphrasing, and direct quoting will be discussed. ZOOM. Register through MyUCLA by going to Campus Life> Calendar> Event Reservations> Find Events.
Putting AI in Its Place in Teaching Writing
Mon 11/30 • 10AM - 11AM PST RSVP
Powell 186
Writing-intensive courses across the curriculum—which are highly exposed to AI misuse—present special challenges and opportunities for transformation in the age of AI. To succeed in today’s AI-integrated workplaces, students need advanced writing, reading and editing skills. This seminar will introduce a human-centered, award-winning curricular model, PAIRR (Peer and AI Review + Reflection), which is designed to build critical AI literacy while simultaneously improving equity in writing support for students. Findings from the PAIRR project— tested with thousands of community college, CSU and UC Davis students in 2025-2027—will also be shared during this seminar. Presenter Bio: Marit J. MacArthur teaches writing and serves as AI & Emerging Technology coordinator for UC Davis’s Writing Center. She is a PI for the PAIRR (Peer and AI Review + Reflection) project and co-investigator with the Center for AI and Experimental Futures (CAIEF). Marit’s work on AI and writing—which builds on her NEH-funded interdisciplinary research in voice studies—has appeared in AI & Society, Computers and Composition, Inside Higher Ed, Bad Ideas about AI and Writing, and Frontiers in Communication. She is a GenAI and Writing in Higher Ed series editor for Critical AI and pedagogy lead for the UC Humanities Research Institute AI Lab.
Fall Flute Studio Recital
Mon 11/30 • 7PM - 9PM PST
Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for an evening featuring the students of Professor Benjamin Smolen.
Tuesday December 1
End-of-Term Grading in Bruin Learn & MyUCLA
Tue 12/1 • 2PM - 3PM PST
This training session will demonstrate how to finalize your Bruin Learn gradebook and transfer Bruin Learn grades to MyUCLA. Audience: Faculty, TAs, Staff
Wednesday December 2
Utilizing Census Data in Your Research
Wed 12/2 • 1PM - 2PM PST RSVP
There’s more to the US Census than meets the eye. Want to learn how you can access and use census data in your research? Join UCLA Library to explore reports, data profiles and datasets on data.census.gov. This lecture-based workshop is designed for researchers of any experience level and will not be recorded. Instructors: Maggie Tarmey, Humanities and Primary Research Librarian; and Kelsey Brown, Interdisciplinary Research Librarian
Avoiding Plagiarism Workshop
Wed 12/2 • 3PM - 4PM PST
This workshop provides an overview on the various forms of academic dishonesty regarding plagiarism. Participants will learn when, where, and why it is important to cite properly. Students will also learn how to avoid plagiarism and the information presented will stress the need to attribute work to the original author and the potential outcomes for plagiarizing. Additionally, paraphrasing, and direct quoting will be discussed. ZOOM. Register through MyUCLA by going to Campus Life> Calendar> Event Reservations> Find Events.
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Wed 12/2 • 7:30PM PST
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of: Dorothy Dandridge The story of Dorothy Dandridge’s career mirrors that of early 20th century Black Hollywood. She first arrived in Los Angeles with her family in the 1930s, during the Great Depression. Dorothy’s mother, Ruby, found work in radio and in small film parts, usually playing domestics. Dorothy and her sister Vivian transformed their Chitlin’ Circuit acrobatic act The Wonder Children into a singing group called The Dandridge Sisters, who were popular in nightclubs like The Cotton Club. The Dandridge family lived in the thriving Black Hollywood area around Central Street in South Los Angeles, connected to the rest of the city by streetcars known as Red Cars. In the 1940s, Dorothy lived in that same neighborhood with her husband, Harold Nicholas of the Nicholas Brothers. Dandridge later moved to a beautiful modern home in the Hollywood Hills before that area was fully integrated. She was always a pioneer, doing things first and refusing to accept the discrimination she saw around her. After she became the first Black woman to be nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for Otto Preminger’s Carmen Jones (1954), she turned down countless supporting roles or what she considered to be stereotypes. Dandridge instead chose to make European and independent films, many of which will screen on prints in this series. She wasn’t so much ahead of her time, as an uncompromising bright talent who refused to bend to a flawed and racist industry. Hollywood today is still catching up to her. Series programmed and notes written by Miriam Bale.
Thursday December 3
Graduate Student Workshop: Asking Different Questions
Thu 12/3 • 10:30AM - 12PM PST
Center for the Study of Women|Barbra Streisand Center, 1500 Public Affairs
Feminist Approaches to Research, Knowledge & Academic Culture With Dr. Sarah McCullough, UC Davis Feminist Research Institute (FRI) Join the UC Davis Feminist Research Institute for a workshop exploring how feminist science studies can help us recognize and redress systemic biases in research and academic culture. Free • Lunch Provided Redressing Systemic Biases in Research & Living Your Values in Academia Tools from Feminist Science Studies Universities are often described as impartial sites of knowledge creation. But what counts as a valid research question, methodology, or form of evidence is shaped by cultural forces and disciplinary histories. This workshop invites graduate students from all fields to examine the ongoing impacts of eugenics, colonialism, and patriarchy in academia—and consider how we can challenge them. Participants will gain: Intellectual frameworks from feminist science studies Tools for recognizing systemic bias in research Strategies for aligning academic practice with personal values Approaches for taking action toward greater equity New ways to strengthen the accuracy, relevance, and impact of research
Finding Government Information and Data
Thu 12/3 • 1PM - 2PM PST RSVP
This workshop will introduce a variety of approaches to finding government information and data across agencies and departments. From tracking down technical information to monitoring legislation, we'll look at the range of resources available from both federal and non-governmental entities. This workshop will be offered via Zoom. If you're registered, you'll receive the Zoom invitation information the day before the workshop.
Faculty & Researcher Workshop: Asking Different Questions
Thu 12/3 • 1PM - 2:30PM PST RSVP
Center for the Study of Women|Barbra Streisand Center, 1500 Public Affairs
Feminist Approaches to Research, Knowledge & Academic Culture With Dr. Sarah McCullough, UC Davis Feminist Research Institute (FRI) Free • Lunch Provided How do histories of eugenics, colonialism, and patriarchy continue to shape research? Join the UC Davis Feminist Research Institute for a workshop exploring how feminist science studies can help us recognize and redress systemic biases in research and academic culture. Feminist Approaches to Improve Lab Culture, Research Accuracy, & Public Impact How do histories of eugenics, colonialism, and patriarchy continue to shape research today? This workshop offers faculty and researchers in all fields practical tools for recognizing how exclusionary histories influence research questions, methodologies, interpretation, and academic environments. Participants will explore how addressing systemic bias can: Improve the accuracy and impact of scientific research Generate more innovative approaches to pressing contemporary issues Create more equitable and welcoming research environments Support junior scholars and strengthen lab culture Turn feminist insights into actionable research practices Facilitated discussion • Practical tools • Resources for action About the Facilitator Sarah Rebolloso McCullough, PhD, runs the Feminist Research Institute at UC Davis, whose mission is to transform research culture to be more accurate, impactful, and humanizing. She created the Asking Different Questions research training program, which teaches feminist science & technology studies to justice-driven STEM researchers. She also conducts research in knowledge justice, environmental justice, mobility, justice, and university-community relations. She earned her PhD in Cultural Studies with a designated emphasis in Feminist Theory & Research at UC Davis.
Friday December 4
Human/Being, 1400-1800, Conference 1: Human/Plant
Fri 12/4 • 9AM - 5PM PST
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
This conference is part of the 2026-27 Core Program, a year-long series of three conferences – Human/Plant, Human/Animal, and Human/Machine – that invite participants from across the humanistic disciplines (including history, art history, history of science, literature, philosophy, religious history, and ecocriticism) to explore how early moderns (1400-1800) sought to define and understand themselves through their relationships with non-human life forms, entities and systems. The first conference, Human/Plant, considers the human relationship to the vegetal world.
Saturday December 5
San Diego: San Diego Bruins Holiday Gathering
Sat 12/5 • 4PM PST
@ Join the San Diego Bruin community for a festive evening of fellowship, kindness, and Bruin spirit. We’ll gather in the beautiful Lafayette lobby at 4:00 PM to mix, mingle, take photos, and celebrate the season together. Alumni, family, and friends are all welcome. Come dressed in your UCLA swag, holiday attire, ugly sweaters, or cultural pieces that help showcase the joy, warmth, and spirit of this season. Whether you are reconnecting with old friends, meeting new Bruins, or bringing loved ones into the Bruin family, this will be a cheerful way to close the year in community. Date: December 5 Lobby Gathering: 4:00 PM at The Lafayette At 5:00 PM, 10 seats will be available for those who RSVP at Quixote for dinner Dinner: 5:00 PM at Quixote Dinner seating: Limited to 10 For those that do not RSVP for dinner, the LaFayette grounds are plentiful and there is a diner option for dinner or bites poolside. Wear your blue and gold, your festive best, or whatever makes you feel joyful. We can’t wait to celebrate with you! * * * Site info: Quixote is an Oaxaca-inspired restaurant and mezcalería inside The Lafayette Hotel. The current menu leans toward shareable plates: guacamole, lentil spread, spicy tuna tostada, huitlacoche tamal, pulpo, Oaxacan fondue, crab corn doughnut, memelita with duck carnitas and black mole, tacos, whole grilled fish, lamb belly, tasajo, flan, fritters, and seasonal ice creams/sorbets. It also has a mezcal- and cocktail-forward beverage menu for guests 21+. For people who do not get one of the 10 Quixote dinner seats, The Lafayette still has other on-site options. Beginner’s Diner is listed as open 24/7, with breakfast, dinner specials, weekend brunch, and “night lunches,” so guests can still grab food nearby before or after the lobby gathering. Parking: The Lafayette offers valet parking for day guests when space permits. Current day valet parking is listed at $15, with cars retrieved by 1:00 AM. Street parking may also be available in the surrounding North Park neighborhood, but please plan extra time and be thoughtful of residents. Carpooling and rideshare are encouraged, especially since The Lafayette is a popular holiday-season destination. TBA ### [San Diego Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/san-diego-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/san-diego-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live
A Page of Madness
Sat 12/5 • 7:30PM PST
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of: The Art of the Benshi 2026 In person: benshi Ichiro Kataoka, composer and pianist Makia Matsumura. Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Yanai Initiative The UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Yanai Initiative are honored to welcome back to the Billy Wilder Theater renowned Japanese benshi Ichiro Kataoka for a weekend of live performances timed to celebrate the new release of a Flicker Alley Blu-ray box set inspired by the national Art of the Benshi tour organized by the Archive and Yanai in 2024. During the silent film era in Japan, film screenings were accompanied by live narrators, called benshi. Full-fledged artists in their own right, benshi familiarized and enlivened the cinema experience in Japan through expressive performances that illuminated and extended the emotional and thematic range of the works on screen. The art, today, is carried on by a small group of specialized performers who have been apprenticed by the preceding generations of benshi, creating a continuous lineage back to the original performers. Kataoka will be joined on stage by another veteran of the 2024 tour, composer and pianist Makia Matsumura, who will accompany his original performances with original scores. Every benshi event is a unique, live experience but this weekend’s program will be especially memorable for the North American premiere of the National Film Archive of Japan’s restoration of director Teinosuke Kinugasa’s groundbreaking, always astonishing A Page of Madness on the centennial of its original release. Programmed by Ichiro Kataoka, Michael Emmerich and Paul Malcolm. Notes written by Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm. Special thanks to Michael Emmerich and Elizabeth Leicester, Yanai Initiative; National Film Archive of Japan.
Sunday December 6
That's My Daddy / Different From the Others
Sun 12/6 • 7PM PST
Billy Wilder Theater
Part of: The Art of the Benshi 2026 In person: benshi Ichiro Kataoka, composer and pianist Makia Matsumura. Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Yanai Initiative The UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Yanai Initiative are honored to welcome back to the Billy Wilder Theater renowned Japanese benshi Ichiro Kataoka for a weekend of live performances timed to celebrate the new release of a Flicker Alley Blu-ray box set inspired by the national Art of the Benshi tour organized by the Archive and Yanai in 2024. During the silent film era in Japan, film screenings were accompanied by live narrators, called benshi. Full-fledged artists in their own right, benshi familiarized and enlivened the cinema experience in Japan through expressive performances that illuminated and extended the emotional and thematic range of the works on screen. The art, today, is carried on by a small group of specialized performers who have been apprenticed by the preceding generations of benshi, creating a continuous lineage back to the original performers. Kataoka will be joined on stage by another veteran of the 2024 tour, composer and pianist Makia Matsumura, who will accompany his original performances with original scores. Every benshi event is a unique, live experience but this weekend’s program will be especially memorable for the North American premiere of the National Film Archive of Japan’s restoration of director Teinosuke Kinugasa’s groundbreaking, always astonishing A Page of Madness on the centennial of its original release. Programmed by Ichiro Kataoka, Michael Emmerich and Paul Malcolm. Notes written by Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm. Special thanks to Michael Emmerich and Elizabeth Leicester, Yanai Initiative; National Film Archive of Japan.