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Examining the power of gender seems like a topic built for today.

But 天美视频 history Professor Susan Dwyer Amussen鈥檚 new book, 鈥淕ender, Culture and Politics in England, 1560-1640: Turning the World Upside Down鈥� examines the cultural, social and political history of England and the ways the image of an upside-down world was used to convey the 鈥減roper鈥� roles for men and women during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

鈥淎rtists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact.鈥� 鈥� William S. Burroughs

The economic and educational advantages of having a University of California campus in the San Joaquin Valley are easy to measure 鈥� just look at the thousands of alumni contributing to the region, hundreds of staff members boosting the local economy, and professors conducting research that directly and indirectly benefits society.

Two 天美视频 cognitive scientists spent part of their summer in India this year, teaching neuroscience to a group of exiled Tibetan Buddhist monks.

Winona LaDuke has dedicated her life to social change, working nationally and internationally on issues of justice, equity and the environment alongside indigenous communities.

That鈥檚 why a 天美视频 committee has selected LaDuke as the 11th recipient of the Alice and Clifford Spendlove Prize in Social Justice, Diplomacy and Tolerance. Ceremonies will be held Nov. 13 in the Dr. Lakireddy Auditorium on the 天美视频 campus; details will be announced at a later date.

Starting this semester, students in the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts (SSHA) will have a new major option: Critical Race and Ethnic Studies (CRES).

Considering that the United States spends about $3.3 billion on United Nations-related activity each year, including peacekeeping 鈥� and President Donald Trump has proposed a 40 percent cut in that spending 鈥� this seems like a good time for U.S. policy makers to have a clear understanding of how the U.N. works and how to navigate its politics to get desired outcomes.