Author: Amy Ettinger
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What we learn from talking to strangers
Journalist and bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell addressed a crowd of 1,500 people in Silicon Valley on Saturday. Gladwell honed in on the question of how human beings, even those who we think of as intelligent and highly trained, can be so easily deceived.
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Alumni Profile / 1991: Melissa Nelson: Revitalizing native cultures
Melissa Nelson believes the best ways to teach Native American youth about their cultural past is through their hearts and minds, as well as their stomachs.
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Alumni Profile: 1995: Devin Hibbard: Beads and blessings
When Devin Hibbard saw a woman named Millie sitting on her front stoop in the slums of Uganda rolling trash paper into tight little beads, she just had to know her story.
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Alumni Profile / 2007: Cody Townsend: Steep thrills
It’s almost impossible to breathe for the full minute-and-a-half video that shows Cody Townsend hurtle himself on skis through a narrow crevice on an insanely steep, rugged Alaska mountain.
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Alumni Profile / 2011: Tiffany Loftin: Changing the narrative around higher education
Tiffany Dena Loftin met President Barack Obama, she was overwhelmed and nervous, but she managed to pull herself together. After all, she wanted to talk with him about a pressing civil rights issue that had been on her mind for many years.
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Philanthropy Focus: Names of Fame
The names of UC Santa Cruz’s unique colleges, buildings, and centers may seem natural and inevitable, as much a part of the campus’s landscape as its famous towering redwood trees and rambling meadows. But each name evokes a surprising story.
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Alumni Profile / 1991: Melissa Nelson: Revitalizing native cultures
Melissa Nelson believes the best ways to teach Native American youth about their cultural past is through their hearts and minds, as well as their stomachs.
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Family ties
When family members have the experience of attending UC Santa Cruz in common, they’ve walked the same paths—contributing to a sense of pride, connection, and shared values.
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Philanthropy Focus: A Marvelous gift
An alumni duo has donated a large collection of vintage comic books, aiming to aid research on topics including gender studies and pop culture.
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Food for thought
UC Santa Cruz—’The Mothership’ of organic agriculture—has much to offer the ambitious new UC Global Food Initiative
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Philanthropy Focus: Quest to reopen the Quarry
The Quarry Amphitheater Project moves forward as donors and students seek to revitalize the iconic space.
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Philanthropy Focus: Students helping students
When students ask her why they should give to UCSC’s Undergraduate Scholarship Fund, Dominique Carella tells the story of her life.