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Dear Faculty, Staff, Students, and Friends of the Center,</div>
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We are excited to be launching the Center's three-year Mellon grant on "Our Interwoven Futures." You can read about the grant in
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UC Merced has received a $750,000 boost to its mission to invest in the San Joaquin Valley’s unique cultural, creative and linguistic wealth by working with the region’s people to strengthen communities and champion social justice.</div>
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"Merced LitFest," Sat., Sept.,14, 1 pm - 8:30 pm,<i> </i>featuring <a href="https://writingstudies.ucmerced.edu/events/merced-litfest/schedule-events" id="OWA53e33837-9d86-953e-1550-c34d1b4c20a5" class="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://writingstudies.ucmerced.edu/events/merced-litfest/schedule-events" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" style="margin: 0px;">
14 literary events</a> downtown and keynote speaker Dorothy Allison (organized by Sam Ocena and Brigitte Bowers, funded by the Center for the Humanities)</div>
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