About the Event When? November 3rd, 2022. 4PM - 5:30PM PST Where? Information regarding event location is restricted to RSVP's only. How do I RSVP? This event is INVITE ONLY. All PBK Book Awardees for 2022 will receive an email in October with instructions on how to...
About Natasha Dr. Natasha Trethewey is the Board of Trustees Professor of English at Northwestern University. Previously Professor Trethewey spent 15 years at Emory University, most recently as the Robert W. Woodruff Professor of English and Creative Writing. She...
About Richard Dr. Richard Alley (PhD 1987, Geology, Wisconsin) is Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences at Penn State. He studies the great ice sheets to help predict future changes in climate and sea level, including four trips to Antarctica, nine to...
About Roger Roger Guenveur Smith adapted his Obie Award-winning performance of A HUEY P. NEWTON STORY into a Peabody Award-winning telefilm. His Bessie Award-winning RODNEY KING is currently streaming on Netflix. His latest solo is OTTO FRANK, inspired by the father...
About Donald Donald S. Lopez Jr. is the Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan. Professor Lopez is the author, translator, and editor of numerous works in the field of Buddhist Studies, on topics...
Congratulations 2021 Book Awardees!Christine J. Apostol Zachary James Baxter Evgeniya Bozhko Ryan Chapin Charity Cheng Malini Asha Arora Sushrut Udayan Borkar Hung Dai Bui Nathan Goodwin Chen Luke Chi Alison Mei Lan Chin Eric Enriquez Kimia Hashemi Carrisa Batya Jacob...
Michael R. Arias served as a UCI staff member for nearly 40 years. He joined UCI in 1979, starting as support staff for the School of Physical Sciences. Two years later, he became director of the academic budget until 1990, when he was named assistant dean of the...
About Janice Janice Zhong is a 2022 graduate who double majored in Global Studies and Criminology. Janice has had extensive experience working in counterterrorism, humanitarian organizations, and conducting research on U.S. diplomatic efforts. She presently serves as...
About Michelle Michelle Wei will be graduating this year with a double major in Education, with a specialization in Research and Evaluation, and Social Policy and Public Service, with an emphasis in Governance, and double minoring in Management and Political Science....
About Sauntharya Sauntharya Manikandan is currently a Legal Ops Analyst at TIBCO Software and serves as a fellow for both California’s Young Leaders Advisory Council and the Legal Education and Access Pipeline. She graduated magna cum laude in Spring 2021 with a...