Humanities
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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.
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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.
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30 Grads in 30 Days: Birte Dedeyan Klug
B.A., history, with a concentration on Asia and the Islamic World
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UCSC Jewish Studies Distinguished Lecture and Alumni Conference this weekend–April 24, 26
UCSC alumnus James E. Young–an award-winning author, professor, and consultant for major memorials and museums–will deliver the Helen Diller Family Foundation Distinguished Lecture on Friday, April 24, at 11 a.m. in the Media Theatre at UC Santa Cruz. Young will speak on the topic: “Stages of Memory in Berlin and New York.” Admission is free…
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30 Grads in 30 Days: Maggie Sheldon
B.A., Film and digital media, critical studies concentration in feminist studies
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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 An Evening with Garrison Keillor at the Santa Cruz Civic. The host of A Prairie Home Companion will read the winning poem onstage at the show.
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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.
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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.
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New book dedicated to work of international literary scholar/founding UCSC faculty member
A Touch More Rare: Harry Berger, Jr. and the Art of Interpretation (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.
