2009  Humanities News

UCSC philosophy students win regionals in national Ethics Bowl competition

A team of UCSC philosophy students won first place this past weekend at the California Regional Ethics Bowl Tournament held in Chico, qualifying them to compete in the National Ethics competition on March 4 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

History professor to establish new program in Ancient Studies at UCSC

History professor Charles Hedrick will use his recent UC Presidential Chair appointment to establish and develop a new program in Ancient Studies on the UCSC campus.

3rd annual UCSC 'Founders Day' gala dinner at Cocoanut Grove to honor five exceptional individuals

UCSC will host its third annual Founders Day gala dinner at the Cocoanut Grove on Friday, October 23.

Award-winning novelist coming to UCSC on October 7

The UCSC Center for Labor Studies and the Living Writers Series will join together to present a reading by award-winning novelist Monique Truong, Wednesday, October 7, at 7 p.m. in the Humanities Lecture Hall

UCSC lecturer wins award for innovation in teaching Spanish

Spanish Language lecturer María Victoria González Paganihas has been awarded the IV Cristóbal de Villalón Award for "Innovation in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language."

UCSC scores high in competition for UC multi-campus research funding

Four research programs headquartered at UC Santa Cruz have received awards in the 2009 UC Multi-Campus Research Programs and Initiatives Competition (MRPI).

History professor Dana Frank contributes op-ed to San Francisco Chronicle about crisis in Honduras

Professor of history Dana Frank has contributed an op-ed piece titled "Obama's Honduran Test" to today's San Francisco Chronicle about Sunday's coup in Honduras.

30 Grads in 30 Days: Kashima Samuels

B.A., psychology

Students experience the power of the written word

This spring, students in Sarah Rabkin's <i>Environmental Action Through Writing</i> class tried their hand at producing works powerful enough to change hearts and minds.

It's all in the family when children of alumni choose UCSC

Last spring, when their daughter was deciding where to go to college, UCSC graduates Moira and Dency Nelson tried to play it cool and hide their Banana Slug pride. They wanted their daughter, Charlie, to make her own decision.

Former student remembers author and UCSC lecturer James Houston

Steve Woodhams (Porter College 1974-77) offers a remembrance of author and former UCSC lecturer James D. Houston, who died on April 16 at his home in Santa Cruz.

30 Grads in 30 Days: Birte Dedeyan Klug

B.A., history, with a concentration on Asia and the Islamic World

30 Grads in 30 Days: Ruth Kramer

Ph.D., linguistics

UCSC Jewish Studies Distinguished Lecture and Alumni Conference this weekend--April 24, 26

30 Grads in 30 Days: Daniel Zarchy

B.A., global economics

30 Grads in 30 Days: Maggie Sheldon

B.A., Film and digital media, critical studies concentration in feminist studies

30 Grads in 30 Days: Shelly Chan

Ph.D., History

Write an "Ode to Santa Cruz"--winning poem to be read onstage by Garrison Keillor during May 13 show at Santa Cruz Civic

Submit your best "Ode to Santa Cruz" for a chance to win tickets to attend <i>An Evening with Garrison Keillor</i> at the Santa Cruz Civic. The host of <i>A Prairie Home Companion</i> will read the winning poem onstage at the show.

UCSC alumna author looks out for kids who can't read

Susan Blackaby has always kept her eye out for the kid who can't read. An educational writer for the past 25 years, the UC Santa Cruz alumna has written more than 120 books for children to inspire them to learn how to read.

New general education requirements emphasize bold interdisciplinary themes, global engagement

A new forward-looking approach to education will prepare undergraduates for life in the complex, information-rich environment of the 21st century.

New book dedicated to work of international literary scholar/founding UCSC faculty member

<i>A Touch More Rare: Harry Berger, Jr. and the Art of Interpretation</i> (Fordham University Press, 2009) celebrates more than four decades of groundbreaking work by UC Santa Cruz emeritus professor of literature and art history Harry Berger, Jr.

Alum Michael Scherer covers the White House for Time magazine

UCSC grad Michael Scherer is covering the White House for <i>Time</i> magazine.

New requirement ensures students acquire discipline-based writing experience

A new high-level writing requirement will prepare undergraduates for the demands of the 21st-century workforce.

Literary Studies book series co-founded at UCSC to benefit from $1.16 million Mellon Foundation grant

A UC Press book series in literary studies--founded by UC Santa Cruz literature professor Richard Terdiman in collaboration with his colleague Susan Gillman and faculty from UC Berkeley and Irvine-will share a $1.16 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon

UCSC alumnus wins 2009 Sundance directing award for first feature film

First-time director and UC Santa Cruz alumnus Cary Joji Fukunaga received the award for "Best Director, U.S. Drama," at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival for his film Sin Nombre.

UCSC professor provides academic expertise for unusual San Francisco art exhibition

When the directors of San Francisco's Museo ItaloAmericano decided to create an exhibit about Italian Jewish life in the age of the Ghetto (16th-19th centuries), the first thing they did was a Google search on the topic. What they found was UC Santa Cruz