November 2023
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Humanities Dean Jasmine Alinder receives NEH grant to enrich teaching of Japanese-American incarceration during WWII
Jasmine Alinder, Humanities Dean at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has received a prestigious grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, making it possible for her to co-direct a summer institute that will enrich U.S. educators’ understanding of the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II and the aftermath of their…
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Irene Lusztig’s Film Richland Explores a Town Grappling with its Ties to the Atomic Bomb
Irene Lusztig’s latest film, Richland, tells the story of the town of the same name. The film opened at Tribeca and at the prestigious International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, it was selected to be part of the program “Signed.”
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Seeing “One Too Many Racist Musicals” is What Led Preston Choi to be a Playwright
Rebecca Wear, professor of Performance, Play and Design, will direct the student production of “You’ll Get Used to It” at UC Santa Cruz on Nov. 3-12, 2023.
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Emeritus Rex: Tackling the role of King Lear by Professor Emeritus Paul Whitworth
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Theatre, Paul Whitworth discusses Shakespeare’s ‘retirement’ play, King Lear. Whitworth asks: what happens when you decide to step down and face the last years of your life?
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Las inmigrantes víctimas de estafas buscan justicia. He aquí cómo ayudarlos a conseguirlo
El profesor asistente de Sociología Juan Manuel Pedroza publicó nuevos hallazgos del primer estudio nacional sobre estafas de inmigración dirigidas a inmigrantes quienes no son ciudadanos.
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Immigrants targeted by scams are seeking justice. Here’s how to help them get it
Assistant Professor of Sociology Juan Manuel Pedroza’s research has identified trends in what types of justice immigrants who have been targeted by scams are seeking and offers recommendations for policymakers and law enforcement agencies on how to expand access to justice.