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You’ll Learn

Practical, real-world AI use cases for HRSkills HR professionals need to stay relevant in the age of AIEthical considerations, risk management, and responsible AI adoption

Webinar Details

Date: Wednesday, February 18Time: 12:00 PM PTLocation: Live on Zoom

This webinar is ideal for organizations and HR teams exploring upskilling opportunities and thoughtful AI integration.

Register Here: https://bit.ly/SmarterHRWebinar

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Planning Essentials Agenda

Envisioning your retirementIncome planning for the long termUC Pension and Retirement Savings Program benefitsSocial Security benefits and claiming strategiesHealth coverage for retireesNavigating the UC retirement processImportant resources and next stepsFeatured speakers include a retirement counselor from the UC Retirement Administration Service Center who will explain your UC retirement benefits and eligibility rules for retiree health, describe the steps you need to take when you’re ready to retire, and answer your questions.

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What is the Science to Policy Program at UCR? The Science to Policy Program (S2P) is administered within the UCR School of Public Policy. Its mission is to prepare graduate students to be trusted voices who can connect science to real community and policy decisions. Through its certification course and fellowships, the Science to Policy Program gives UCR graduate students hands-on experience working with policy experts and public leaders, helping them turn research into clear, practical insights that inform policy, strengthen communities, and improve lives.

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Motown and the Making of Working-Class Revolutionaries is an inside look at how the experiences of Black workers created lifelong revolutionaries.

Join co-author Jerome Scott to discuss a fresh perspective on class, race, and revolution in the United States.

RSVP: https://ielcc.ucr.edu/jeromescottbooktalk

Location: CHASS Interdisciplinary Building North
INTN 1109
Date: Friday, February 20th
Time: 12:00-1:30 PM

This event is co-sponsored by the Inland Empire Labor and Community Center, the UCR Department of Black Study, the UCR Department of Political Science, and the UCR Department of Society, Environment, and Health Equity.

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"Sonic Pedagogy" FACILITATOR: Jasvir Kaur Rababan MBE is a sonic therapist, educator, and doctoral researcher specialising in sound-based nervous system regulation, trauma-aware wellbeing and embodied leadership. Using evidence informed practice combining breath, voice, and stillness to support clarity, resilience and sustainable performance in academic and professional settings.

WHEN?: "Sonic Pedagogy" series INSTALLMENTS:

Session 1: "Body as Instrument – Arrival & Awareness" - Offered TWICE: Fri., Feb. 13, 2026, 12-1PM AND Fri., March 6, 2026 12-1PM

Recognise how nervous system state shapes attention, perception, and response before conscious thoughtDevelop embodied awareness through sound, breath, and listening to establish physiological safety and baseline regulationExperience the body as an instrument of regulation rather than a site of effort or controlSession 2: "Stillness as Skill" - Fri., Feb. 20, 2026, 12-1PM

Cultivate stillness as an active regulatory capacity that supports focus, clarity, and non-reactivityStrengthen the ability to pause under pressure without loss of authority, momentum, or presenceApply stillness as a practical tool for cognitive reset, decision-making, and emotional regulationSession 3: "Integration & Embodied Leadership" - Fri., Feb. 27, 2026, 12-1PM

Integrate sonic and somatic regulation practices into everyday leadership, teaching, and communication contextsDemonstrate embodied authority through regulated presence, tone, and pacing rather than force or performanceSustain self-governed regulation to support ethical decision-making, resilience, and long-term capacity**Attend 3/5 Winter Wellness Workshop sessions to receive a certificate of completion!**

***Attend "Sonic Pedagogy" sessions IN-PERSON to be eligible for a sonic gift raffle!***

NOTE: These guest lectures will include in-person and online participation options. You will receive Zoom and/or location details following registration submission.

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This collaboration will bring brilliant minds and tantalizing beverages together for a night of education and indulgence.

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And because everything is better with a bit of hands-on fun, attendees will — while supplies last — get to roll their own beeswax candle while enjoying complimentary appetizers, thanks to UC Riverside and its local, six-legged collaborators. Attendance is free, seating is limited.

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The University of California has enhanced the UC Retirement Savings Program with a new Roth contribution option for the UC 403(b) and UC 457(b) Plans, giving you more flexibility to save and plan for your future through regular pretax contributions, new Roth contributions, or both.

Who Might Benefit From Contributions

While Roth contributions are designed for anyone who likes the idea of potentially tax-free retirement income, here are some scenarios to consider:

Are you a younger saver?

In general, the younger you are when you start making Roth contributions, the more you may benefit. Why? Because you have a longer time frame for growth and to benefit from the power of compounding.Think your income tax rate will be higher in retirement?

If you think your tax rate will be higher in retirement—either due to higher income or higher overall tax rates—when you take your distributions, consider making Roth contributions.Want tax flexibility in retirement? Once you retire, your expenses may vary more year-to-year than they do today.

Roth dollars can help you cover larger expenses without increasing your taxable income for the year. And, if you have a combination of pretax and Roth contributions, you have flexibility to chose which distribution type to take based on your tax situation.Interested in leaving tax-free money to your beneficiaries?

Roth dollars are potentially free of federal income taxes to beneficiaries of inherited retirement savings. The pros and cons are subtle and complex, however, so consult an attorney or estate planning expert before attempting to use your RSP as part of your estate plan.Not eligible to contribute to a Roth?

While income limits may prevent you from contributing to a Roth, the UC 403(b) and 457(b) Plans don’t carry these income limits. So if you’re not eligible to contribute to a Roth due to income limits, but would like potentially tax-free income in retirement, consider Roth contributions.

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Participants can choose to attend virtually via Zoom or in-person, where lunch will be provided. All sessions will start at 12:00pm and end at 1:00pm

Workshop Schedule:

February 25: Art of Setting Boundaries with Nadia Ramsaran, LPCC, PMH-C

​​​​​​​Zoom/HMNSS 1500​​​​​​​

March 5: Understanding Your Menstrual Cycle with OBGYN Dr. Natalie Rivera.

​​​​​​​Zoom/INTS 1113

March 12: Navigating Perimenopause and Menopause with Dr. Jasmine Correa.

​​​​​​​Zoom/HMNSS 1500

March 18: Pelvic Floor Health with physical therapist Dr. Ciara Scott Nwosu

Zoom/HMNSS 1500

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Brett’s performance of the music of Hildegard of Bingen, who in 1179 resisted church authorities’ censorship forbidding her convent from singing mass;their animated music video for a composition of 17th-century Milanese nun Rosa Giacinta Badalla, who in her day defied an edict against polyphonic music. Her motet celebrates 6th-century Saint Radegund’s escape from the royal palace to monastic life;excerpts from a film collaboration with UCR experimental choreography MFA alumna Mariia Bakalo on 9th-century hymnographer Kassia of Byzantium, who declared “I hate silence when it is a time to speak”--and legendarily spoiled her chances of becoming empress with a sharp-tongued retort to the emperor;an excerpt of a new opera by Kate Soper, in which Brett plays one of three virtuous maidens put out as unicorn bait who slowly develop solidarity and learn to resist patriarchal oppression.

Lunch provided

RSVP: https://bit.ly/quietpiggy

Speakers

Brett Umlauf (she/her) brought her "pealing, focused sound" and "luminous yet earthy" (New York Times) performances to NYC for over a decade with Morningside Opera, Company XIV and SIREN Baroque and originated the roles of Peitho (HERE BE SIRENS) and Fleur (THE HUNT) in Pulitzer-finalist Kate Soper’s new music opera premieres. She is co-founder of the SUORE Project, a trio dedicated to spotlighting works by unsung nun composers. Brett’s own travel-performance project HAZELNUT ROAD: Vows of Stability, Acts of Mobility, recently won her a Fulbright Research Fellowship to Greece and Turkey. Brett holds a BA in Classics from Dartmouth College, an MLIS from the Palmer School and a Performer Diploma in Historical Voice from Jacobs School of Music. She is currently a Visiting Specialist in Media & Cultural Studies at UCR.

Noah Amir Arjomand (he/him) is a Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow in Media & Cultural Studies at UCR. A filmmaker and media scholar, Noah makes documentary, narrative, experimental, and animated films and since 2010 has collaborated with music and theatre groups including Morningside Opera, Wet Ink Ensemble, SIREN Baroque, Mercury Arts, and SUORE Project. His first documentary feature film, EAT YOUR CATFISH, aired on POV on PBS and won the 2024 Emmy Award for Outstanding Social Issue Documentary. He earned a bachelor’s in Public & International Affairs from Princeton University, a PhD in sociology from Columbia University, and an MFA in screenwriting from UCR.

Sponsored by the Being Human Initiative at the UCR Center for Ideas & Society.

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Abstract: In his 1653 Treatise of Fruit-Trees, arboriculturist Ralph Austen outlines a sequence of “three Affections…which worke powerfully upon the spirits”: hope, which leads to joy, which in turn produces admiration, or what today we call awe. Austen traces the way encountering trees (the largest life forms most residents of early modern England would ever see) leads to awe, but that sense of astonishment suffuses much of seventeenth-century English literature’s most audacious experiments in genre and poetics. Wonder drove readers and writers in technical, imaginative, prescriptive, and speculative literature to redefine their own place in the world as fundamentally, if often vexedly, interlinked. Looking at specimen cases from among early modern treatments of trees, whales, planets, and other natural phenomena, this talk explores the way awe reformulates the workings of poetry and community in the literature of the period, and contemplates a recuperatively communal eco-logic subtending the making and sharing of knowledge, in the seventeenth century and in ours.

Co-sponsored by the Department of English, CHASS Dean's Office and the Center for Ideas and Society, Department of History, Health Humanities Disability Justice (HHDJ), Student Success and the Department of Society, Environment, and Health Equity (SEHE)

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Fidelity Investments

Workplace Financial Consultant Adrian Rodriguez and Vice President in Advanced Planning and Former Estate and Tax Planning Attorney Fred Chang will cover the essential concepts, current tax law highlights for 2026, and updates related to the SECURE Acts. Participants will learn about key estate planning documents, how assets are transferred, the importance of beneficiary designations and trust funding, and when to update an existing plan, along with tips for discussing plans with loved ones.

UCR Office of Gift Planning

Senior Director of Gift Planning Matt Durkan will share how estate planning can reflect your values and create lasting impact at UC Riverside. This presentation highlights how legacy planning supports students, research, and the university’s public mission—connecting what matters most to you with UCR’s future. You’ll also learn why many UCR community members choose UC Riverside as a trusted partner for their legacy.

How to Register

Confirm your participation and receive the Zoom link by visiting the Retirement Center registration webpage at:

https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_00AUskO3mRsoPe6

We hope you can join us!

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Presented by Brad Marston

Professor of Physics, Brown University

President of the American Physical Society

On behalf of the UCR Department of Physics & Astronomy and its new Center for Experimental Cosmology & Instrumentation (CECI), we would like to invite you to our next special event on the frontiers of cosmology. We will be hosting a reception on Thursday, February 26 at 5:00 pm to be followed by a public lecture by Dr. Brad Marston, Professor of Physics, Brown University and President of the American Physical Society. The event is titled the "Frontiers of Cosmology Lecture: Waves are Everywhere: How Oscillations Shape Technology, Earth, and the Universe." We would be honored if you are able to join us.The reception and lecture will be held on the UCR campus in the University Lecture Hall (UNLH 1000). Free parking is available in Parking Lot 24. Featuring introductory remarks by UCR Provost Elizabeth Watkins, CNAS Dean Peter Atkinson, and 2017 Nobel Laureate Prof. Barry Barish

5:00 PM: Reception

6:00 PM: Lecture

This event is free and open to the public. The local community, and middle and high school students, are strongly encouraged to attend.

Event Registration

Complimentary parking is available for all attendees in parking Lot 24. Advance vehicle registration via the link below is required.

Parking Registration

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In the tradition of the Pacific Coast Gravity Meetings, students and postdocs are strongly encouraged to participate, and all areas of gravitational physics—classical and quantum, theory and experiment—are welcome. We would like this meeting to serve as a communication medium among all branches of gravitational physics. There is no registration fee. A prize sponsored by the APS Division of Gravitational Physics (DGRAV) will be awarded for the best student talk.

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"Sonic Pedagogy" FACILITATOR: Jasvir Kaur Rababan MBE is a sonic therapist, educator, and doctoral researcher specialising in sound-based nervous system regulation, trauma-aware wellbeing and embodied leadership. Using evidence informed practice combining breath, voice, and stillness to support clarity, resilience and sustainable performance in academic and professional settings.

WHEN?: "Sonic Pedagogy" series INSTALLMENTS:

Session 1: "Body as Instrument – Arrival & Awareness" - Offered TWICE: Fri., Feb. 13, 2026, 12-1PM AND Fri., March 6, 2026 12-1PM

Recognise how nervous system state shapes attention, perception, and response before conscious thoughtDevelop embodied awareness through sound, breath, and listening to establish physiological safety and baseline regulationExperience the body as an instrument of regulation rather than a site of effort or controlSession 2: "Stillness as Skill" - Fri., Feb. 20, 2026, 12-1PM

Cultivate stillness as an active regulatory capacity that supports focus, clarity, and non-reactivityStrengthen the ability to pause under pressure without loss of authority, momentum, or presenceApply stillness as a practical tool for cognitive reset, decision-making, and emotional regulationSession 3: "Integration & Embodied Leadership" - Fri., Feb. 27, 2026, 12-1PM

Integrate sonic and somatic regulation practices into everyday leadership, teaching, and communication contextsDemonstrate embodied authority through regulated presence, tone, and pacing rather than force or performanceSustain self-governed regulation to support ethical decision-making, resilience, and long-term capacity**Attend 3/5 Winter Wellness Workshop sessions to receive a certificate of completion!**

***Attend "Sonic Pedagogy" sessions IN-PERSON to be eligible for a sonic gift raffle!***

NOTE: These guest lectures will include in-person and online participation options. You will receive Zoom and/or location details following registration submission.

Register here!

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In the tradition of the Pacific Coast Gravity Meetings, students and postdocs are strongly encouraged to participate, and all areas of gravitational physics—classical and quantum, theory and experiment—are welcome. We would like this meeting to serve as a communication medium among all branches of gravitational physics. There is no registration fee. A prize sponsored by the APS Division of Gravitational Physics (DGRAV) will be awarded for the best student talk.

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Saving Turfgrass in California and the Southwest.
In a region with increasing population, temperature, and drought, and consequential declining water resources, turfgrass is often the primary target for removal or even prohibition from the landscape. Dr. Baird will set the record straight about the functional, aesthetic, and environmental benefits of turfgrass including providing tips for water conservation on lawns and landscapes. Most notably, he will highlight the UCR Turfgrass Breeding & Genetics program that is making significant strides towards developing turfgrasses with improved drought resistance.

About Dr. Jim Baird
Jim Baird has been the Turfgrass Specialist at UCR since 2008. His primary responsibilities include conducting research and providing outreach for the California turfgrass industry. Jim was born and raised in Pueblo, Colorado. He received a B.S. in Landscape Horticulture in 1985 from Colorado State University, a M.S. in Agronomy & Soils in 1989 and a Ph.D. in Botany in 1993, both from Auburn University. Prior to UCR, Jim was an Assistant Professor of Turfgrass Research & Teaching at Oklahoma State and Michigan State Universities, and an Agronomist in the Northeast Region for the United States Golf Association Green Section.

James H. Baird, Ph.D.
Professor and Turfgrass Specialist
Department of Botany and Plant Sciences
University of California, Riverside
Website: Turfgrass Science

Event Day and Location
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Reception: 5-6 p.m.
Lecture: 6-7 p.m.

UCR Palm Desert Center (map)
75080 Frank Sinatra Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92211
Parking is free

Join us on March 3 to learn about innovating turfgrass for a water-smart future

Discover the new Coachella Bermudagrass and why it mattersExplore how turfgrass science advances water conservationLearn water-smart solutions for lawns and landscapesSee how to achieve beautiful, resilient green grass with less waterGet inside the latest innovations in turfgrass researchExplore education and career pathways in the turfgrass industryConnect with researchers, industry professionals, students, homeowners, golfers, HOA leaders, and community members

Everyone is welcome to attend
Prospective high school & middle school students, community members, and industry partners, are all encouraged to attend. This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

For more information or to register: sciencelectureseries.ucr.edu

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"The War on Cancer: Evolution and Our Modern Environment"

Leonard Nunney, PhD Distinguished UCR Professor Emeritus of the Graduate Division
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. with Reception to follow
Presentation delivered in-person at University Extension Building Room 1101 and Livestreamed via Zoom

Description
Cancer is primarily a disease of old age, so an increase in cancer risk is an unwelcome side-effect of the benefit of living longer. But beyond this trade-off, an important but largely unanswered question is how much of our cancer risk earlier in life is due to our environment, our genes, or simply bad luck. I have been looking at this problem from the perspective of an evolutionary biologist, by first arguing (and then demonstrating) that the ability of animals to reduce the risk of cancer is an evolving trait, and then using this knowledge to identify specific human cancers that appear to have become markedly more common because of our modern way of life.

Register online through the retiree and emeriti webpage at: https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_erO4JbgDoLlIkjs

The Dickson Flyer of Leonard Nunney can be viewed below.

3.3.2026-dickson-flyer-leonard-nunney.pdf (106.57 KB)

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Speakers:

Lenard Smith (b. 1975) is a first-generation Ghanaian-American artist and educator based in Los Angeles. He has published eight artist books, including Refuge (Perimeter Editions, 2024), and Melancholy Objects (Perimeter Editions, 2022). Smith’s work is in the collections of LACMA and Getty Research Institute, among others. He earned his MFA from Bard College and he was a MacDowell Fellow in 2024. Smith was a visiting assistant professor at UCR in 2023-25, and is currently art faculty at USC.

Rebecca Morse is Curator in the Wallis Annenberg Photography Department at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Recent projects include Ed Ruscha: Now Then, Objects of Desire: Photography and the Language of Advertising, Barbara Kruger: Thinking of You I Mean Me I Mean You, among others. She was previously Associate Curator at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA). Upcoming projects include Laura Gilpin: Photographer of the West.

Kathryn Poindexter-Akers is Head of Exhibitions at UCR ARTS, where she has curated numerous exhibitions, including Shadow Archive: Meggan Gould (2025); Fictive Kin: Sarah Conaway, Annette Kelm, Kim Schoen (2017); and Aaron Siskind: Pleasures and Terrors (2015). Her writing has been published in Contemporary Art Reviews Los Angeles and elsewhere. Poindexter-Akers earned her MA in Art History at the University of Southern California (USC) and earned her BA in Studio Art from UC Irvine.

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By calling in Hortense Spillers’ theory of flesh, we name the labor of Black women/femme scholars and artists who have contributed to shaping Dance Studies. We continue to interrogate racialized and gendered assumptions of personhood that underlie foundational terms and keywords in dance and performance, such as choreography, technique, performativity, and “the body.” We are interested in how academic research, aesthetic practices and teaching methodologies may contribute to disrupting or upholding hegemonic structures that condition our ways of being and perceiving the world.

Organizing Committee

dan delê, Chair

Michelle Cole, Co-Chair

SUR Sanford

Sam Briseno Jimenez

NO FEES FOR CONFERENCE. FOOD WILL BE PROVIDED.

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We are excited to introduce two of the scholars that will be joining us for Critical Dance Experiments.

Dr. Mlondi Zondi (USC Dornsife) will join us as the conference's keynote speaker, bringing his work into conversation with our graduate student community with the lecture "The Loss of Loss: Dance and the Psychopolitics of Re-Assembly”. Our keynote is part of a collaboration with the 2026 Current Topics in Dance Research Colloquium Series.

Professor Moncell Durden (USC Kaufman) will join us as the conference's invited artist and scholar offering two intensive workshops entitled “In the Groove” & “Aesthetic Flow” connecting conceptual and movement aesthetics from Jazz to House and Hip Hop.

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Participants can choose to attend virtually via Zoom or in-person, where lunch will be provided. All sessions will start at 12:00pm and end at 1:00pm

Workshop Schedule:

February 25: Art of Setting Boundaries with Nadia Ramsaran, LPCC, PMH-C

​​​​​​​Zoom/HMNSS 1500​​​​​​​

March 5: Understanding Your Menstrual Cycle with OBGYN Dr. Natalie Rivera.

​​​​​​​Zoom/INTS 1113

March 12: Navigating Perimenopause and Menopause with Dr. Jasmine Correa.

​​​​​​​Zoom/HMNSS 1500

March 18: Pelvic Floor Health with physical therapist Dr. Ciara Scott Nwosu

Zoom/HMNSS 1500

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Please join us for the Creat’R Lab Maker Meetup series. The Maker Meetup will help bring together UCR community members from across the disciplines. This meetup is hosted by the UCR Library Creat’R Lab and facilitated by Alvaro Alvarez, Innovative Media Librarian, and Brendon Wheeler, Maker Services Coordinator.

Each meeting will begin with either a guest speaker or a workshop/demo to help spark our collective creativity and innovation. The remaining time will be dedicated to questions, and the sharing of ideas and projects through informal conversations and show and tell.

Any UCR community member with any level of experience in creating and making is welcome to attend. This will be a great opportunity to meet new people, learn something new, and explore endless possibilities through exposure to new tools and approaches to making.

“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” -Maya Angelou

List of meetup topics for Winter 2026:

Innovation at Crunchy Roll: Sun. Jan. 18, 1 - 2 pm | ZoomStorytelling through Narrative Textiles: Thurs., Mar. 5, 2:15 - 3:15 p.m. | Zoom or Orbach 122

Complete List of UCR Library Events - All UCR community members are welcome to attend. Make sure to register with your UCR email. Zoom link will be emailed to registered participants. Participants are expected to follow and uphold UC Riverside's Principles of Community.

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By calling in Hortense Spillers’ theory of flesh, we name the labor of Black women/femme scholars and artists who have contributed to shaping Dance Studies. We continue to interrogate racialized and gendered assumptions of personhood that underlie foundational terms and keywords in dance and performance, such as choreography, technique, performativity, and “the body.” We are interested in how academic research, aesthetic practices and teaching methodologies may contribute to disrupting or upholding hegemonic structures that condition our ways of being and perceiving the world.

Organizing Committee

dan delê, Chair

Michelle Cole, Co-Chair

SUR Sanford

Sam Briseno Jimenez

NO FEES FOR CONFERENCE. FOOD WILL BE PROVIDED.

RSVP HERE

We are excited to introduce two of the scholars that will be joining us for Critical Dance Experiments.

Dr. Mlondi Zondi (USC Dornsife) will join us as the conference's keynote speaker, bringing his work into conversation with our graduate student community with the lecture "The Loss of Loss: Dance and the Psychopolitics of Re-Assembly”. Our keynote is part of a collaboration with the 2026 Current Topics in Dance Research Colloquium Series.

Professor Moncell Durden (USC Kaufman) will join us as the conference's invited artist and scholar offering two intensive workshops entitled “In the Groove” & “Aesthetic Flow” connecting conceptual and movement aesthetics from Jazz to House and Hip Hop.

Parking Information

Step 1: Click Here

Step 2: Enter your license plate in the “License Plate Number”

Step 3: If the plate is non-California, select the appropriate state for the plate.

Step 4: Press ‘Park’

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Participants Include: Jos Charles; Simone Chess; Andrea Denny Brown; Alice Fulmer, Kersti Francis, Colby Gordon; Miles Grier; Bryan C. Keene; Nic Helms; Olivia Henderson; Bradley Irish; Jaye Johnson; Bellee Jones-Pierce; Paul Kelleher; Sawyer Kemp; Carla Mazzio; Harry McCarthy; Shaun Nowicki; Michele Raheja; Jennifer Eun-Jung Row; Pasquale Toscano and Lindsey Row-Heyveld, with Heidi Brayman, Jacques Lezra and Fuson Wang as Panel Chairs. For the full conference program and speaker bios, please click here.

Sponsors: This conference is possible thanks to support from the University of California Office of the President ("Abolition Medicine and Disability Justice" Grant ID: M23PR5992) and UCR’s Health Humanities and Disability Justice Lab (hhdj.ucr.edu), and generous co-sponsorships from UCR's the Center for Ideas and Society and the Dean's Office, UCR Departments of English, History, and Religious Studies, and Wayne State University Center for Gender and Sexuality.

Dates, Times, Format: This conference will be held in person in downtown Riverside, CA on Friday, March 6th (noon-5PM, with registration and a light brunch served from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM and a reception at 5:00 PM) & March 7th, 10AM-3:15 PM, with breakfast served at 9AM and lunch provided in the afternoon. in Riverside, CA. This in person only event (we regrettably do not have virtual access at this time) is free and open to the public by advance RSVP/Registration only (click here to register). Once you register, you will get an email from us with further information about the conference !

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"Sonic Pedagogy" FACILITATOR: Jasvir Kaur Rababan MBE is a sonic therapist, educator, and doctoral researcher specialising in sound-based nervous system regulation, trauma-aware wellbeing and embodied leadership. Using evidence informed practice combining breath, voice, and stillness to support clarity, resilience and sustainable performance in academic and professional settings.

WHEN?: "Sonic Pedagogy" series INSTALLMENTS:

Session 1: "Body as Instrument – Arrival & Awareness" - Offered TWICE: Fri., Feb. 13, 2026, 12-1PM AND Fri., March 6, 2026 12-1PM

Recognise how nervous system state shapes attention, perception, and response before conscious thoughtDevelop embodied awareness through sound, breath, and listening to establish physiological safety and baseline regulationExperience the body as an instrument of regulation rather than a site of effort or controlSession 2: "Stillness as Skill" - Fri., Feb. 20, 2026, 12-1PM

Cultivate stillness as an active regulatory capacity that supports focus, clarity, and non-reactivityStrengthen the ability to pause under pressure without loss of authority, momentum, or presenceApply stillness as a practical tool for cognitive reset, decision-making, and emotional regulationSession 3: "Integration & Embodied Leadership" - Fri., Feb. 27, 2026, 12-1PM

Integrate sonic and somatic regulation practices into everyday leadership, teaching, and communication contextsDemonstrate embodied authority through regulated presence, tone, and pacing rather than force or performanceSustain self-governed regulation to support ethical decision-making, resilience, and long-term capacity**Attend 3/5 Winter Wellness Workshop sessions to receive a certificate of completion!**

***Attend "Sonic Pedagogy" sessions IN-PERSON to be eligible for a sonic gift raffle!***

NOTE: These guest lectures will include in-person and online participation options. You will receive Zoom and/or location details following registration submission.

Register here!

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Participants Include: Jos Charles; Simone Chess; Andrea Denny Brown; Alice Fulmer, Kersti Francis, Colby Gordon; Miles Grier; Bryan C. Keene; Nic Helms; Olivia Henderson; Bradley Irish; Jaye Johnson; Bellee Jones-Pierce; Paul Kelleher; Sawyer Kemp; Carla Mazzio; Harry McCarthy; Shaun Nowicki; Michele Raheja; Jennifer Eun-Jung Row; Pasquale Toscano and Lindsey Row-Heyveld, with Heidi Brayman, Jacques Lezra and Fuson Wang as Panel Chairs. For the full conference program and speaker bios, please click here.

Sponsors: This conference is possible thanks to support from the University of California Office of the President ("Abolition Medicine and Disability Justice" Grant ID: M23PR5992) and UCR’s Health Humanities and Disability Justice Lab (hhdj.ucr.edu), and generous co-sponsorships from UCR's the Center for Ideas and Society and the Dean's Office, UCR Departments of English, History, and Religious Studies, and Wayne State University Center for Gender and Sexuality.

Dates, Times, Format: This conference will be held in person in downtown Riverside, CA on Friday, March 6th (noon-5PM, with registration and a light brunch served from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM and a reception at 5:00 PM) & March 7th, 10AM-3:15 PM, with breakfast served at 9AM and lunch provided in the afternoon. in Riverside, CA. This in person only event (we regrettably do not have virtual access at this time) is free and open to the public by advance RSVP/Registration only (click here to register). Once you register, you will get an email from us with further information about the conference !

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Consuming Citizens offers a fresh conception of twentieth-century Mexican cultural production by critically tracing the underside of mestizo modernity. Examining a diverse corpus that includes poetry, song, avant-garde film, and more from the 1920s to '80s, the volume uses queer, feminist, and psychedelic theories to understand counterculture-and especially different acts of consumption-as a way of creating culture and alternative social structures. Practices of consuming media, sex, and drugs become means of generating community among subjects who have been marginalized by the nominally inclusive mestizo nation. Consuming Citizens thus rethinks nationalism, citizenship, and society in relation to, and as creations of, countercultural bodies.

Please order Iván's book with us ahead of time to ensure that you have a copy. Limited copies will be available at the event. Order your book by coming into the store, call us at 951-787-7807, or buy it online: https://cellardoorbookstore.com/ivanaguirre

About Iván Eusebio Aguirre Darancou: Associate Professor Iván Eusebio Aguirre Darancou received their Ph.D. from the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at Washington University in St. Louis in May of 2017 and has been at UCR in the department of Hispanic Studies since then. Their fields of interest include Latin American literature and culture (emphasis on Mexico), critical theory, film and media studies, queer theory, ethics, and countercultural studies.

About Rocío Pichón-Riviere: Rocío Pichon-Rivière is a scholar, artist, and educator. She is a philosopher by training and her scholarship proposes an archive and intellectual history of marginalized thinkers and the role of alternative media in the dissemination of transformative ideas. She writes about trans/queer theory, comics, vernacular phenomenology, intersectional feminism, health humanities, and restorative justice. She is an assistant professor of Spanish and Portuguese and founding director of the Graphic Narratives Research Cluster at UC Irvine, School of Humanities. She is also a member of the Graphic Medicine International Collective Board of Directors.

Sponsored by Cellar Door Bookstore in partnership with UC Riverside's Center for Ideas and Society

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$15 registration includes a private UCR dinner at The Citizen Hotel.

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Wednesday, March 11, 2026

6 P.M.

UCR Palm Desert Auditorium

75080 Frank Sinatra Dr.

Palm Desert, CA 92211

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Participants can choose to attend virtually via Zoom or in-person, where lunch will be provided. All sessions will start at 12:00pm and end at 1:00pm

Workshop Schedule:

February 25: Art of Setting Boundaries with Nadia Ramsaran, LPCC, PMH-C

​​​​​​​Zoom/HMNSS 1500​​​​​​​

March 5: Understanding Your Menstrual Cycle with OBGYN Dr. Natalie Rivera.

​​​​​​​Zoom/INTS 1113

March 12: Navigating Perimenopause and Menopause with Dr. Jasmine Correa.

​​​​​​​Zoom/HMNSS 1500

March 18: Pelvic Floor Health with physical therapist Dr. Ciara Scott Nwosu

Zoom/HMNSS 1500

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Kristofferson San Pablo describes ghosts as the people, images, and places that linger in memory. They include family and friends, the landscape of Southern California, and the passing images and stories that crowd our screens.

The boundary between online and offscreen life has all but vanished. Our content feeds, shaped by algorithms, bring us moments of humor, joy, grief, and violence in the same breath. These are at once personal and shared, local and global. Working across painting, drawing, installation, and sculpture, San Pablo explores the intersections between our shared culture and personal experience to explore the absurdities, contradictions, and histories hidden within.

For All the Ghosts is Kristofferson San Pablo’s first solo exhibition in the Inland Empire, the region where the artist grew up. For All the Ghosts is a homecoming, and home is never without its ghosts.

Bios

Kristofferson San Pablo is a Filipino artist based in Los Angeles. San Pablo’s work moves between the autobiographical (portraits of the people and places around him) and observations of the world through his lens as an observer/participant in pop culture. In his work, scenes of everyday life evoke ideas about identity, beauty and humor but are met with ideas about authority, classism and piracy. To San Pablo, those oppositions serve as a way to create a type of light-hearted but also critical narrative that illustrates his experience growing up in California.

Jennifer Frias is visual arts curator and educator whose multidisciplinary experience spans curatorial practice, museum education, community engagement, and collections management. She currently serves as Director/Curator of the College of the Arts Galleries at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF). Prior to her role at CSUF, Frias was Director of Education and Academic Programs at UCR ARTS / California Museum of Photography, where she co-founded OFF THE BLOCK, an award-winning summer intensive for high school filmmakers. Films from the program have been recognized by PBS SoCal, the Palm Springs International Film Festival, and Sundance. She previously held curatorial positions at UCR’s Sweeney Art Gallery and Culver Center of the Arts, and worked in the art collections at The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens. Her curatorial projects focus on artists practices and processes, marginalized narratives, and the intersections of art and technology, often bridging contemporary visual culture with classroom curriculum and broader community engagement.

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Participants can choose to attend virtually via Zoom or in-person, where lunch will be provided. All sessions will start at 12:00pm and end at 1:00pm

Workshop Schedule:

February 25: Art of Setting Boundaries with Nadia Ramsaran, LPCC, PMH-C

​​​​​​​Zoom/HMNSS 1500​​​​​​​

March 5: Understanding Your Menstrual Cycle with OBGYN Dr. Natalie Rivera.

​​​​​​​Zoom/INTS 1113

March 12: Navigating Perimenopause and Menopause with Dr. Jasmine Correa.

​​​​​​​Zoom/HMNSS 1500

March 18: Pelvic Floor Health with physical therapist Dr. Ciara Scott Nwosu

Zoom/HMNSS 1500

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This prestigious event showcases outstanding research from students representing 58 community colleges across California. The HTCC annual conference provides community college honors students with the opportunity to present their academic work in a professional setting.

We welcome research-based presentations, posters, and creative performances spanning the humanities, sciences, arts, social sciences, and pre-professional programs, as well as research exploring the honors experience.

This event is free and open to the public.

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It will be followed by a presentation from PSModCom education committee’s Greg Braun that will give us a richer understanding of Neutra’s Masterpiece, and the greater significance of the loss when it was demolished.

Scott Goldstein and Dave Yakir are brothers-in-law and co-director/ producers working in Chicago and the greater Palm Springs area. Together they have created several award winning shorts as well as commercial and social media work. Both have accomplished solo careers but they came together to form Streeterville Productions to pursue passion projects, promote friends and paint outside the lines of their everyday work. They are very proud to present their first documentary, Richard Neutra’s Maslon House. Scott is vice-president of the board of Preservation Mirage.

Greg Braun is a long-time member of PS Modcom’s Education Committee, donating his time teaching architectural model building and perspective drawing to public and private school students in the Coachella Valley school system. Greg has been in the computer aided design/build industry for 37 years, with projects including world-class art museums, science centers, and international corporate headquarters. He currently teaches custom CAD software to US Postal Service industrial engineers for designing and documenting large industrial processing plant projects.

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Turchin founded Cliodynamics: The Journal of Quantitative History and Cultural Evolution. He is also a founding director of the Seshat: Global History Databank. He was a director of the Evolution Institute. In 2021, he was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Professor Turchin’s talk will be about his recently published The Great Holocene Transformation: What Complexity Science Tells Us About The Evolution of Complex Societies;

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This conference-style event will also include smaller workshops on the below topics hosted by YOU, our current Highlander! Here's the details:

April 14th from 8a-3p in HUB 302.

Session presenters will need to be at their location 30 minutes before session begins (10:30a for session one and 12:45p for session two). Those who are selected will receive a confirmation email with all details related to their session.

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With an unprecedented archive of photographs featuring more than 100 artists, the book traces disco’s rise from intimate New York dance floors to legendary clubs around the world—showcasing the sound, style, and spirit that reshaped how the world listened, danced, and connected.

Our featured speaker, Christian John Wikane, is a NYC-based music journalist and essayist who has interviewed more than 600 recording artists, songwriters, and producers. He is also the producer of the video interview series Unscripted: Conversations with Christian John Wikane, and has served as a consultant on major documentary projects exploring music legends and cultural history.

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presents:

49th UCR Writers Week Festival 2026

Writers Week is the longest-running, free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers. writersweek.ucr.edu

Josh Emmons, Professor
Allison White, Professor
Co-Directors, Writers Week

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Tuesday - Friday, May 5 - 8, 2026

Free and open to the public

In-person (location TBD)

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PARKING

General Parking (Lot 1 Blue)link coming soon VIP Parking (Lot 1 Red)link coming soon_____________________________

49th UCR Writers Week Featured Writers

Caro DeRobetino, Anel Flores, A.M. Sosa, Emily Weinstein, Jose Valdi, Emily Doyle, Johnathan Lethem, Ilya Kaminsky, D.A. Powell, Viet Nguyen, and more.

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SCHEDULE
subject to change

Tuesday, May 5:

11 a.m. Caro De Robertis (Fiction writer)1 p.m. Anel Flores (Fiction writer)3 p.m. A.M. Sosa (Fiction writer)4:30-5:30 Panel Discussion on Queer Latinx Literature

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Wednesday, May 6

11 a.m. Emily Weinstein (Nonfiction writer)

1 p.m. Jose Vadi (Essayist and Poet)

3 p.m. Prageeta Sharma (Poet)

_____________________________

Thursday, May 7

11 a.m. Mosaic Reading (UCR literary journal-affiliated undergraduates)

1 p.m. Emily Doyle (Fiction writer and UCR MFA alum)

3 p.m. Jonathan Lethem (Fiction writer)

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Friday, May 8

11. a.m. Ilya Kaminsky (Poet)

1 p.m. D.A. Powell (Poet)

3 p.m. Viet Thanh Nguyen (Fiction writer)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. MFA Students Reading

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SPECIAL THANKS

The 49th Writers Week 2026 is hosted by the UCR Department of Creative Writing.

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SPONSORS

CHASS Dean’s Office, the Center for Ideas & Society, Inland Empire magazine, the National Book Award Society

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BOOK PURCHASES
Cellar Door Books is our recommended local independent store. Be sure to stop by their page.

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presents:

49th UCR Writers Week Festival 2026

Writers Week is the longest-running, free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers. writersweek.ucr.edu

Josh Emmons, Professor
Allison White, Professor
Co-Directors, Writers Week

Download the 48th Writers Week Poster (coming soon)

_____________________________

Tuesday - Friday, May 5 - 8, 2026

Free and open to the public

In-person (location TBD)

_____________________________

PARKING

General Parking (Lot 1 Blue)link coming soon VIP Parking (Lot 1 Red)link coming soon_____________________________

49th UCR Writers Week Featured Writers

Caro DeRobetino, Anel Flores, A.M. Sosa, Emily Weinstein, Jose Valdi, Emily Doyle, Johnathan Lethem, Ilya Kaminsky, D.A. Powell, Viet Nguyen, and more.

_____________________________

SCHEDULE
subject to change

Tuesday, May 5:

11 a.m. Caro De Robertis (Fiction writer)1 p.m. Anel Flores (Fiction writer)3 p.m. A.M. Sosa (Fiction writer)4:30-5:30 Panel Discussion on Queer Latinx Literature

_____________________________

Wednesday, May 6

11 a.m. Emily Weinstein (Nonfiction writer)

1 p.m. Jose Vadi (Essayist and Poet)

3 p.m. Prageeta Sharma (Poet)

_____________________________

Thursday, May 7

11 a.m. Mosaic Reading (UCR literary journal-affiliated undergraduates)

1 p.m. Emily Doyle (Fiction writer and UCR MFA alum)

3 p.m. Jonathan Lethem (Fiction writer)

_____________________________

Friday, May 8

11. a.m. Ilya Kaminsky (Poet)

1 p.m. D.A. Powell (Poet)

3 p.m. Viet Thanh Nguyen (Fiction writer)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. MFA Students Reading

_____________________________

SPECIAL THANKS

The 49th Writers Week 2026 is hosted by the UCR Department of Creative Writing.

_____________________________

SPONSORS

CHASS Dean’s Office, the Center for Ideas & Society, Inland Empire magazine, the National Book Award Society

_____________________________

BOOK PURCHASES
Cellar Door Books is our recommended local independent store. Be sure to stop by their page.

Information: writersweek@ucr.edu

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presents:

49th UCR Writers Week Festival 2026

Writers Week is the longest-running, free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers. writersweek.ucr.edu

Josh Emmons, Professor
Allison White, Professor
Co-Directors, Writers Week

Download the 48th Writers Week Poster (coming soon)

_____________________________

Tuesday - Friday, May 5 - 8, 2026

Free and open to the public

In-person (location TBD)

_____________________________

PARKING

General Parking (Lot 1 Blue)link coming soon VIP Parking (Lot 1 Red)link coming soon_____________________________

49th UCR Writers Week Featured Writers

Caro DeRobetino, Anel Flores, A.M. Sosa, Emily Weinstein, Jose Valdi, Emily Doyle, Johnathan Lethem, Ilya Kaminsky, D.A. Powell, Viet Nguyen, and more.

_____________________________

SCHEDULE
subject to change

Tuesday, May 5:

11 a.m. Caro De Robertis (Fiction writer)1 p.m. Anel Flores (Fiction writer)3 p.m. A.M. Sosa (Fiction writer)4:30-5:30 Panel Discussion on Queer Latinx Literature

_____________________________

Wednesday, May 6

11 a.m. Emily Weinstein (Nonfiction writer)

1 p.m. Jose Vadi (Essayist and Poet)

3 p.m. Prageeta Sharma (Poet)

_____________________________

Thursday, May 7

11 a.m. Mosaic Reading (UCR literary journal-affiliated undergraduates)

1 p.m. Emily Doyle (Fiction writer and UCR MFA alum)

3 p.m. Jonathan Lethem (Fiction writer)

_____________________________

Friday, May 8

11. a.m. Ilya Kaminsky (Poet)

1 p.m. D.A. Powell (Poet)

3 p.m. Viet Thanh Nguyen (Fiction writer)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. MFA Students Reading

_____________________________

SPECIAL THANKS

The 49th Writers Week 2026 is hosted by the UCR Department of Creative Writing.

_____________________________

SPONSORS

CHASS Dean’s Office, the Center for Ideas & Society, Inland Empire magazine, the National Book Award Society

_____________________________

BOOK PURCHASES
Cellar Door Books is our recommended local independent store. Be sure to stop by their page.

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presents:

49th UCR Writers Week Festival 2026

Writers Week is the longest-running, free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers. writersweek.ucr.edu

Josh Emmons, Professor
Allison White, Professor
Co-Directors, Writers Week

Download the 48th Writers Week Poster (coming soon)

_____________________________

Tuesday - Friday, May 5 - 8, 2026

Free and open to the public

In-person (location TBD)

_____________________________

PARKING

General Parking (Lot 1 Blue)link coming soon VIP Parking (Lot 1 Red)link coming soon_____________________________

49th UCR Writers Week Featured Writers

Caro DeRobetino, Anel Flores, A.M. Sosa, Emily Weinstein, Jose Valdi, Emily Doyle, Johnathan Lethem, Ilya Kaminsky, D.A. Powell, Viet Nguyen, and more.

_____________________________

SCHEDULE
subject to change

Tuesday, May 5:

11 a.m. Caro De Robertis (Fiction writer)1 p.m. Anel Flores (Fiction writer)3 p.m. A.M. Sosa (Fiction writer)4:30-5:30 Panel Discussion on Queer Latinx Literature

_____________________________

Wednesday, May 6

11 a.m. Emily Weinstein (Nonfiction writer)

1 p.m. Jose Vadi (Essayist and Poet)

3 p.m. Prageeta Sharma (Poet)

_____________________________

Thursday, May 7

11 a.m. Mosaic Reading (UCR literary journal-affiliated undergraduates)

1 p.m. Emily Doyle (Fiction writer and UCR MFA alum)

3 p.m. Jonathan Lethem (Fiction writer)

_____________________________

Friday, May 8

11. a.m. Ilya Kaminsky (Poet)

1 p.m. D.A. Powell (Poet)

3 p.m. Viet Thanh Nguyen (Fiction writer)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. MFA Students Reading

_____________________________

SPECIAL THANKS

The 49th Writers Week 2026 is hosted by the UCR Department of Creative Writing.

_____________________________

SPONSORS

CHASS Dean’s Office, the Center for Ideas & Society, Inland Empire magazine, the National Book Award Society

_____________________________

BOOK PURCHASES
Cellar Door Books is our recommended local independent store. Be sure to stop by their page.

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presents:

49th UCR Writers Week Festival 2026

Writers Week is the longest-running, free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers. writersweek.ucr.edu

Josh Emmons, Professor
Allison White, Professor
Co-Directors, Writers Week

Download the 48th Writers Week Poster (coming soon)

_____________________________

Tuesday - Friday, May 5 - 8, 2026

Free and open to the public

In-person (location TBD)

_____________________________

PARKING

General Parking (Lot 1 Blue)link coming soon VIP Parking (Lot 1 Red)link coming soon_____________________________

49th UCR Writers Week Featured Writers

Caro DeRobetino, Anel Flores, A.M. Sosa, Emily Weinstein, Jose Valdi, Emily Doyle, Johnathan Lethem, Ilya Kaminsky, D.A. Powell, Viet Nguyen, and more.

_____________________________

SCHEDULE
subject to change

Tuesday, May 5:

11 a.m. Caro De Robertis (Fiction writer)1 p.m. Anel Flores (Fiction writer)3 p.m. A.M. Sosa (Fiction writer)4:30-5:30 Panel Discussion on Queer Latinx Literature

_____________________________

Wednesday, May 6

11 a.m. Emily Weinstein (Nonfiction writer)

1 p.m. Jose Vadi (Essayist and Poet)

3 p.m. Prageeta Sharma (Poet)

_____________________________

Thursday, May 7

11 a.m. Mosaic Reading (UCR literary journal-affiliated undergraduates)

1 p.m. Emily Doyle (Fiction writer and UCR MFA alum)

3 p.m. Jonathan Lethem (Fiction writer)

_____________________________

Friday, May 8

11. a.m. Ilya Kaminsky (Poet)

1 p.m. D.A. Powell (Poet)

3 p.m. Viet Thanh Nguyen (Fiction writer)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. MFA Students Reading

_____________________________

SPECIAL THANKS

The 49th Writers Week 2026 is hosted by the UCR Department of Creative Writing.

_____________________________

SPONSORS

CHASS Dean’s Office, the Center for Ideas & Society, Inland Empire magazine, the National Book Award Society

_____________________________

BOOK PURCHASES
Cellar Door Books is our recommended local independent store. Be sure to stop by their page.

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presents:

49th UCR Writers Week Festival 2026

Writers Week is the longest-running, free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers. writersweek.ucr.edu

Josh Emmons, Professor
Allison White, Professor
Co-Directors, Writers Week

Download the 48th Writers Week Poster (coming soon)

_____________________________

Tuesday - Friday, May 5 - 8, 2026

Free and open to the public

In-person (location TBD)

_____________________________

PARKING

General Parking (Lot 1 Blue)link coming soon VIP Parking (Lot 1 Red)link coming soon_____________________________

49th UCR Writers Week Featured Writers

Caro DeRobetino, Anel Flores, A.M. Sosa, Emily Weinstein, Jose Valdi, Emily Doyle, Johnathan Lethem, Ilya Kaminsky, D.A. Powell, Viet Nguyen, and more.

_____________________________

SCHEDULE
subject to change

Tuesday, May 5:

11 a.m. Caro De Robertis (Fiction writer)1 p.m. Anel Flores (Fiction writer)3 p.m. A.M. Sosa (Fiction writer)4:30-5:30 Panel Discussion on Queer Latinx Literature

_____________________________

Wednesday, May 6

11 a.m. Emily Weinstein (Nonfiction writer)

1 p.m. Jose Vadi (Essayist and Poet)

3 p.m. Prageeta Sharma (Poet)

_____________________________

Thursday, May 7

11 a.m. Mosaic Reading (UCR literary journal-affiliated undergraduates)

1 p.m. Emily Doyle (Fiction writer and UCR MFA alum)

3 p.m. Jonathan Lethem (Fiction writer)

_____________________________

Friday, May 8

11. a.m. Ilya Kaminsky (Poet)

1 p.m. D.A. Powell (Poet)

3 p.m. Viet Thanh Nguyen (Fiction writer)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. MFA Students Reading

_____________________________

SPECIAL THANKS

The 49th Writers Week 2026 is hosted by the UCR Department of Creative Writing.

_____________________________

SPONSORS

CHASS Dean’s Office, the Center for Ideas & Society, Inland Empire magazine, the National Book Award Society

_____________________________

BOOK PURCHASES
Cellar Door Books is our recommended local independent store. Be sure to stop by their page.

Information: writersweek@ucr.edu

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presents:

49th UCR Writers Week Festival 2026

Writers Week is the longest-running, free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers. writersweek.ucr.edu

Josh Emmons, Professor
Allison White, Professor
Co-Directors, Writers Week

Download the 48th Writers Week Poster (coming soon)

_____________________________

Tuesday - Friday, May 5 - 8, 2026

Free and open to the public

In-person (location TBD)

_____________________________

PARKING

General Parking (Lot 1 Blue)link coming soon VIP Parking (Lot 1 Red)link coming soon_____________________________

49th UCR Writers Week Featured Writers

Caro DeRobetino, Anel Flores, A.M. Sosa, Emily Weinstein, Jose Valdi, Emily Doyle, Johnathan Lethem, Ilya Kaminsky, D.A. Powell, Viet Nguyen, and more.

_____________________________

SCHEDULE
subject to change

Tuesday, May 5:

11 a.m. Caro De Robertis (Fiction writer)1 p.m. Anel Flores (Fiction writer)3 p.m. A.M. Sosa (Fiction writer)4:30-5:30 Panel Discussion on Queer Latinx Literature

_____________________________

Wednesday, May 6

11 a.m. Emily Weinstein (Nonfiction writer)

1 p.m. Jose Vadi (Essayist and Poet)

3 p.m. Prageeta Sharma (Poet)

_____________________________

Thursday, May 7

11 a.m. Mosaic Reading (UCR literary journal-affiliated undergraduates)

1 p.m. Emily Doyle (Fiction writer and UCR MFA alum)

3 p.m. Jonathan Lethem (Fiction writer)

_____________________________

Friday, May 8

11. a.m. Ilya Kaminsky (Poet)

1 p.m. D.A. Powell (Poet)

3 p.m. Viet Thanh Nguyen (Fiction writer)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. MFA Students Reading

_____________________________

SPECIAL THANKS

The 49th Writers Week 2026 is hosted by the UCR Department of Creative Writing.

_____________________________

SPONSORS

CHASS Dean’s Office, the Center for Ideas & Society, Inland Empire magazine, the National Book Award Society

_____________________________

BOOK PURCHASES
Cellar Door Books is our recommended local independent store. Be sure to stop by their page.

Information: writersweek@ucr.edu

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presents:

49th UCR Writers Week Festival 2026

Writers Week is the longest-running, free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers. writersweek.ucr.edu

Josh Emmons, Professor
Allison White, Professor
Co-Directors, Writers Week

Download the 48th Writers Week Poster (coming soon)

_____________________________

Tuesday - Friday, May 5 - 8, 2026

Free and open to the public

In-person (location TBD)

_____________________________

PARKING

General Parking (Lot 1 Blue)link coming soon VIP Parking (Lot 1 Red)link coming soon_____________________________

49th UCR Writers Week Featured Writers

Caro DeRobetino, Anel Flores, A.M. Sosa, Emily Weinstein, Jose Valdi, Emily Doyle, Johnathan Lethem, Ilya Kaminsky, D.A. Powell, Viet Nguyen, and more.

_____________________________

SCHEDULE
subject to change

Tuesday, May 5:

11 a.m. Caro De Robertis (Fiction writer)1 p.m. Anel Flores (Fiction writer)3 p.m. A.M. Sosa (Fiction writer)4:30-5:30 Panel Discussion on Queer Latinx Literature

_____________________________

Wednesday, May 6

11 a.m. Emily Weinstein (Nonfiction writer)

1 p.m. Jose Vadi (Essayist and Poet)

3 p.m. Prageeta Sharma (Poet)

_____________________________

Thursday, May 7

11 a.m. Mosaic Reading (UCR literary journal-affiliated undergraduates)

1 p.m. Emily Doyle (Fiction writer and UCR MFA alum)

3 p.m. Jonathan Lethem (Fiction writer)

_____________________________

Friday, May 8

11. a.m. Ilya Kaminsky (Poet)

1 p.m. D.A. Powell (Poet)

3 p.m. Viet Thanh Nguyen (Fiction writer)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. MFA Students Reading

_____________________________

SPECIAL THANKS

The 49th Writers Week 2026 is hosted by the UCR Department of Creative Writing.

_____________________________

SPONSORS

CHASS Dean’s Office, the Center for Ideas & Society, Inland Empire magazine, the National Book Award Society

_____________________________

BOOK PURCHASES
Cellar Door Books is our recommended local independent store. Be sure to stop by their page.

Information: writersweek@ucr.edu

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presents:

49th UCR Writers Week Festival 2026

Writers Week is the longest-running, free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers. writersweek.ucr.edu

Josh Emmons, Professor
Allison White, Professor
Co-Directors, Writers Week

Download the 48th Writers Week Poster (coming soon)

_____________________________

Tuesday - Friday, May 5 - 8, 2026

Free and open to the public

In-person (location TBD)

_____________________________

PARKING

General Parking (Lot 1 Blue)link coming soon VIP Parking (Lot 1 Red)link coming soon_____________________________

49th UCR Writers Week Featured Writers

Caro DeRobetino, Anel Flores, A.M. Sosa, Emily Weinstein, Jose Valdi, Emily Doyle, Johnathan Lethem, Ilya Kaminsky, D.A. Powell, Viet Nguyen, and more.

_____________________________

SCHEDULE
subject to change

Tuesday, May 5:

11 a.m. Caro De Robertis (Fiction writer)1 p.m. Anel Flores (Fiction writer)3 p.m. A.M. Sosa (Fiction writer)4:30-5:30 Panel Discussion on Queer Latinx Literature

_____________________________

Wednesday, May 6

11 a.m. Emily Weinstein (Nonfiction writer)

1 p.m. Jose Vadi (Essayist and Poet)

3 p.m. Prageeta Sharma (Poet)

_____________________________

Thursday, May 7

11 a.m. Mosaic Reading (UCR literary journal-affiliated undergraduates)

1 p.m. Emily Doyle (Fiction writer and UCR MFA alum)

3 p.m. Jonathan Lethem (Fiction writer)

_____________________________

Friday, May 8

11. a.m. Ilya Kaminsky (Poet)

1 p.m. D.A. Powell (Poet)

3 p.m. Viet Thanh Nguyen (Fiction writer)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. MFA Students Reading

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SPECIAL THANKS

The 49th Writers Week 2026 is hosted by the UCR Department of Creative Writing.

_____________________________

SPONSORS

CHASS Dean’s Office, the Center for Ideas & Society, Inland Empire magazine, the National Book Award Society

_____________________________

BOOK PURCHASES
Cellar Door Books is our recommended local independent store. Be sure to stop by their page.

Information: writersweek@ucr.edu

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49th UCR Writers Week Festival 2026

Writers Week is the longest-running, free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers. writersweek.ucr.edu

Josh Emmons, Professor
Allison White, Professor
Co-Directors, Writers Week

Download the 48th Writers Week Poster (coming soon)

_____________________________

Tuesday - Friday, May 5 - 8, 2026

Free and open to the public

In-person (location TBD)

_____________________________

PARKING

General Parking (Lot 1 Blue)link coming soon VIP Parking (Lot 1 Red)link coming soon_____________________________

49th UCR Writers Week Featured Writers

Caro DeRobetino, Anel Flores, A.M. Sosa, Emily Weinstein, Jose Valdi, Emily Doyle, Johnathan Lethem, Ilya Kaminsky, D.A. Powell, Viet Nguyen, and more.

_____________________________

SCHEDULE
subject to change

Tuesday, May 5:

11 a.m. Caro De Robertis (Fiction writer)1 p.m. Anel Flores (Fiction writer)3 p.m. A.M. Sosa (Fiction writer)4:30-5:30 Panel Discussion on Queer Latinx Literature

_____________________________

Wednesday, May 6

11 a.m. Emily Weinstein (Nonfiction writer)

1 p.m. Jose Vadi (Essayist and Poet)

3 p.m. Prageeta Sharma (Poet)

_____________________________

Thursday, May 7

11 a.m. Mosaic Reading (UCR literary journal-affiliated undergraduates)

1 p.m. Emily Doyle (Fiction writer and UCR MFA alum)

3 p.m. Jonathan Lethem (Fiction writer)

_____________________________

Friday, May 8

11. a.m. Ilya Kaminsky (Poet)

1 p.m. D.A. Powell (Poet)

3 p.m. Viet Thanh Nguyen (Fiction writer)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. MFA Students Reading

_____________________________

SPECIAL THANKS

The 49th Writers Week 2026 is hosted by the UCR Department of Creative Writing.

_____________________________

SPONSORS

CHASS Dean’s Office, the Center for Ideas & Society, Inland Empire magazine, the National Book Award Society

_____________________________

BOOK PURCHASES
Cellar Door Books is our recommended local independent store. Be sure to stop by their page.

Information: writersweek@ucr.edu

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presents:

49th UCR Writers Week Festival 2026

Writers Week is the longest-running, free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers. writersweek.ucr.edu

Josh Emmons, Professor
Allison White, Professor
Co-Directors, Writers Week

Download the 48th Writers Week Poster (coming soon)

_____________________________

Tuesday - Friday, May 5 - 8, 2026

Free and open to the public

In-person (location TBD)

_____________________________

PARKING

General Parking (Lot 1 Blue)link coming soon VIP Parking (Lot 1 Red)link coming soon_____________________________

49th UCR Writers Week Featured Writers

Caro DeRobetino, Anel Flores, A.M. Sosa, Emily Weinstein, Jose Valdi, Emily Doyle, Johnathan Lethem, Ilya Kaminsky, D.A. Powell, Viet Nguyen, and more.

_____________________________

SCHEDULE
subject to change

Tuesday, May 5:

11 a.m. Caro De Robertis (Fiction writer)1 p.m. Anel Flores (Fiction writer)3 p.m. A.M. Sosa (Fiction writer)4:30-5:30 Panel Discussion on Queer Latinx Literature

_____________________________

Wednesday, May 6

11 a.m. Emily Weinstein (Nonfiction writer)

1 p.m. Jose Vadi (Essayist and Poet)

3 p.m. Prageeta Sharma (Poet)

_____________________________

Thursday, May 7

11 a.m. Mosaic Reading (UCR literary journal-affiliated undergraduates)

1 p.m. Emily Doyle (Fiction writer and UCR MFA alum)

3 p.m. Jonathan Lethem (Fiction writer)

_____________________________

Friday, May 8

11. a.m. Ilya Kaminsky (Poet)

1 p.m. D.A. Powell (Poet)

3 p.m. Viet Thanh Nguyen (Fiction writer)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. MFA Students Reading

_____________________________

SPECIAL THANKS

The 49th Writers Week 2026 is hosted by the UCR Department of Creative Writing.

_____________________________

SPONSORS

CHASS Dean’s Office, the Center for Ideas & Society, Inland Empire magazine, the National Book Award Society

_____________________________

BOOK PURCHASES
Cellar Door Books is our recommended local independent store. Be sure to stop by their page.

Information: writersweek@ucr.edu

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presents:

49th UCR Writers Week Festival 2026

Writers Week is the longest-running, free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers. writersweek.ucr.edu

Josh Emmons, Professor
Allison White, Professor
Co-Directors, Writers Week

Download the 48th Writers Week Poster (coming soon)

_____________________________

Tuesday - Friday, May 5 - 8, 2026

Free and open to the public

In-person (location TBD)

_____________________________

PARKING

General Parking (Lot 1 Blue)link coming soon VIP Parking (Lot 1 Red)link coming soon_____________________________

49th UCR Writers Week Featured Writers

Caro DeRobetino, Anel Flores, A.M. Sosa, Emily Weinstein, Jose Valdi, Emily Doyle, Johnathan Lethem, Ilya Kaminsky, D.A. Powell, Viet Nguyen, and more.

_____________________________

SCHEDULE
subject to change

Tuesday, May 5:

11 a.m. Caro De Robertis (Fiction writer)1 p.m. Anel Flores (Fiction writer)3 p.m. A.M. Sosa (Fiction writer)4:30-5:30 Panel Discussion on Queer Latinx Literature

_____________________________

Wednesday, May 6

11 a.m. Emily Weinstein (Nonfiction writer)

1 p.m. Jose Vadi (Essayist and Poet)

3 p.m. Prageeta Sharma (Poet)

_____________________________

Thursday, May 7

11 a.m. Mosaic Reading (UCR literary journal-affiliated undergraduates)

1 p.m. Emily Doyle (Fiction writer and UCR MFA alum)

3 p.m. Jonathan Lethem (Fiction writer)

_____________________________

Friday, May 8

11. a.m. Ilya Kaminsky (Poet)

1 p.m. D.A. Powell (Poet)

3 p.m. Viet Thanh Nguyen (Fiction writer)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. MFA Students Reading

_____________________________

SPECIAL THANKS

The 49th Writers Week 2026 is hosted by the UCR Department of Creative Writing.

_____________________________

SPONSORS

CHASS Dean’s Office, the Center for Ideas & Society, Inland Empire magazine, the National Book Award Society

_____________________________

BOOK PURCHASES
Cellar Door Books is our recommended local independent store. Be sure to stop by their page.

Information: writersweek@ucr.edu

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presents:

49th UCR Writers Week Festival 2026

Writers Week is the longest-running, free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers. writersweek.ucr.edu

Josh Emmons, Professor
Allison White, Professor
Co-Directors, Writers Week

Download the 48th Writers Week Poster (coming soon)

_____________________________

Tuesday - Friday, May 5 - 8, 2026

Free and open to the public

In-person (location TBD)

_____________________________

PARKING

General Parking (Lot 1 Blue)link coming soon VIP Parking (Lot 1 Red)link coming soon_____________________________

49th UCR Writers Week Featured Writers

Caro DeRobetino, Anel Flores, A.M. Sosa, Emily Weinstein, Jose Valdi, Emily Doyle, Johnathan Lethem, Ilya Kaminsky, D.A. Powell, Viet Nguyen, and more.

_____________________________

SCHEDULE
subject to change

Tuesday, May 5:

11 a.m. Caro De Robertis (Fiction writer)1 p.m. Anel Flores (Fiction writer)3 p.m. A.M. Sosa (Fiction writer)4:30-5:30 Panel Discussion on Queer Latinx Literature

_____________________________

Wednesday, May 6

11 a.m. Emily Weinstein (Nonfiction writer)

1 p.m. Jose Vadi (Essayist and Poet)

3 p.m. Prageeta Sharma (Poet)

_____________________________

Thursday, May 7

11 a.m. Mosaic Reading (UCR literary journal-affiliated undergraduates)

1 p.m. Emily Doyle (Fiction writer and UCR MFA alum)

3 p.m. Jonathan Lethem (Fiction writer)

_____________________________

Friday, May 8

11. a.m. Ilya Kaminsky (Poet)

1 p.m. D.A. Powell (Poet)

3 p.m. Viet Thanh Nguyen (Fiction writer)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. MFA Students Reading

_____________________________

SPECIAL THANKS

The 49th Writers Week 2026 is hosted by the UCR Department of Creative Writing.

_____________________________

SPONSORS

CHASS Dean’s Office, the Center for Ideas & Society, Inland Empire magazine, the National Book Award Society

_____________________________

BOOK PURCHASES
Cellar Door Books is our recommended local independent store. Be sure to stop by their page.

Information: writersweek@ucr.edu

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presents:

49th UCR Writers Week Festival 2026

Writers Week is the longest-running, free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers. writersweek.ucr.edu

Josh Emmons, Professor
Allison White, Professor
Co-Directors, Writers Week

Download the 48th Writers Week Poster (coming soon)

_____________________________

Tuesday - Friday, May 5 - 8, 2026

Free and open to the public

In-person (location TBD)

_____________________________

PARKING

General Parking (Lot 1 Blue)link coming soon VIP Parking (Lot 1 Red)link coming soon_____________________________

49th UCR Writers Week Featured Writers

Caro DeRobetino, Anel Flores, A.M. Sosa, Emily Weinstein, Jose Valdi, Emily Doyle, Johnathan Lethem, Ilya Kaminsky, D.A. Powell, Viet Nguyen, and more.

_____________________________

SCHEDULE
subject to change

Tuesday, May 5:

11 a.m. Caro De Robertis (Fiction writer)1 p.m. Anel Flores (Fiction writer)3 p.m. A.M. Sosa (Fiction writer)4:30-5:30 Panel Discussion on Queer Latinx Literature

_____________________________

Wednesday, May 6

11 a.m. Emily Weinstein (Nonfiction writer)

1 p.m. Jose Vadi (Essayist and Poet)

3 p.m. Prageeta Sharma (Poet)

_____________________________

Thursday, May 7

11 a.m. Mosaic Reading (UCR literary journal-affiliated undergraduates)

1 p.m. Emily Doyle (Fiction writer and UCR MFA alum)

3 p.m. Jonathan Lethem (Fiction writer)

_____________________________

Friday, May 8

11. a.m. Ilya Kaminsky (Poet)

1 p.m. D.A. Powell (Poet)

3 p.m. Viet Thanh Nguyen (Fiction writer)

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. MFA Students Reading

_____________________________

SPECIAL THANKS

The 49th Writers Week 2026 is hosted by the UCR Department of Creative Writing.

_____________________________

SPONSORS

CHASS Dean’s Office, the Center for Ideas & Society, Inland Empire magazine, the National Book Award Society

_____________________________

BOOK PURCHASES
Cellar Door Books is our recommended local independent store. Be sure to stop by their page.

Information: writersweek@ucr.edu

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