Author: Dan White
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Spirituality, leadership, and social justice
Rabbi Paula Marcus of Temple Beth El is the 11th recipient of the annual Tony Hill Award, a prestigious honor that is given to bridge-builders and community organizers who embody the spirit of the late social activist Tony Hill.
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The ghosts of fascism
Madeleine Albright, the United States’ first female secretary of state, spoke about the rise of authoritarian governments and the enduring threat of fascism during her sold-out talk in front of 2,500 people in downtown Santa Cruz on Tuesday night.
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Respect, remembrance and celebration at 35th annual MLK Convocation
Professor Melissa Harris-Perry, the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University, will be this year’s featured speaker at the annual UC Santa Cruz Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation in downtown Santa Cruz.
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An unburied dream
It took professor emeritus Paul Skenazy many years to say, “I want to be a fiction writer.” Now he’s won a prestigious literary prize for his fiction debut, Temper CA. Last month, he drew a capacity crowd to Bookshop Santa Cruz.
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Janet Yellen: Honoring a living legend
Janet Yellen, widely regarded as one of the most successful Federal Reserve chairs in history, will receive the UC Santa Cruz Foundation Medal at a ceremony in Menlo Park next month.
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A year of growth, change, and forging ahead at UC Santa Cruz
This was a year of many highlights, from a 24-hour online festival of giving to an immersive soundscape in the redwoods and an all-star panel of journalists sharing their tales from the field. Here are some big moments from 2018.
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An art pioneer gets his due
“Eduardo Carrillo: Testament of the Spirit,” a posthumous exhibition of a beloved and pioneering UC Santa Cruz art professor and muralist, is now on display in Santa Clara’s Triton Museum of Art.
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Podcast: Founding Oakes professor draws a crowd at provost house renaming ceremony
Founding Oakes College Provost J. Herman Blake had a warm homecoming recently at UC Santa Cruz when he was the guest of honor in a ceremony rededicating the Oakes Provost House and naming it after Blake.
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Founders Celebration a night of powerful stories
Journalists Martha Mendoza, Mike McPhate, and Carrie Kahn regaled the audience with stories of hard work, staffing cutbacks, investigative reporting and on-the-ground journalism during Founders Celebration.
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Founders Celebration: Truth, democracy, and the power of the pen
Founders Celebration Dinner, on Saturday, October 20, will include a special conversation about truth, democracy, and the power of the pen.
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Oakes College Provost House name change honors visionary
The Oakes Provost House will be renamed to honor Emeritus Professor and founding Oakes College Provost J. Herman Blake at a ceremony this month.
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Equity, inclusion, diversity are priorities for new dean of students
Garrett Naiman, incoming dean of students and associate vice chancellor for student development and engagement, comes to campus with a strong focus on diversity and a long history of working for inclusion.