Matthew Malkan is a Distinguished Professor of Astronomy at UCLA and a member of CLAFI’s Steering Committee. Matt’s research focuses on the two primary sources of energy in the universe since the Big Bang: fusion power in stars and accretion po
Joan Waugh is a Professor Emeritus of History at UCLA and a member of CLAFI’s Steering Committee. She has written and lectured extensively about the American Civil War, reconstruction, and the Gilded Age. Her books include An American War: A Hi
Scott Waugh is a Professor Emeritus of History at UCLA and a longtime supporter of CLAFI. In addition to teaching, Scott has served a lengthy tenure in UCLA’s administration, as Chair of the History Department, Dean of the Social Sciences, and
Teofilo Ruiz, or “Teo” as he likes to be called, is a Professor Emeritus of Medieval History, and former chair of the History and Spanish & Portuguese Departments at UCLA. In 2012, Teo was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Bara
Peter Sellars is a renowned opera director, MacArthur Fellow, and distinguished professor of World Arts and Cultures at UCLA. He is known for his contemporary stagings of classical operas and plays, as well as his academic-artistic collaboratio