Obama to honor UC Irvine professor
Obama to honor UC Irvine professor
- September 3, 2015
- Vicki Ruiz, Chicano/Latino studies and History Distinguished Professor, is featured by MynewsLA.com Sept. 3, 2015
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From MynewLA.com:
A UC Irvine history professor will be honored with a National Humanities Medal from
President Barack Obama next week, the White House announced Thursday. Vicki Ruiz,
who teaches Chicano/Latino studies at the university, will be among 10 honorees from
universities across the nation accepting the medal from Obama during a Thursday ceremony.
“We couldn’t be prouder of our very deserving Professor Vicki Ruiz,” said UCI Chancellor
Howard Gillman.“
For the full story, please visit http://mynewsla.com/education/2015/09/03/obama-to-honor-uc-irvine-professor/.
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