Author: Public Affairs

A new book on three blues matriarchs garnered more news coverage this week for its author, hist. con.’s Angela Davis. A feature story in the Santa Cruz County Sentinel preceded a downtown talk by Davis. Shortly after that story came out, Davis spoke with a reporter from France’s Le Figaro for a story on how…

Peter Hall, whose honors in political science include the field’s prestigious Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award, will deliver the inaugural Richard Gordon Memorial Lecture at UCSC on Monday, May 11. Hall is a professor of government and senior associate of the Center for European Studies at Harvard University. The free public lecture, titled "Comparative Capitalism in…

Jane McHenry, Dean McHenry’s wife of 63 years, and Chancellor Greenwood converse before the ceremony honoring the founding chancellor, on April 25 at the UCSC Arboretum Henry McHenry, Dean McHenry’s son and a professor of anthropology at UC Davis, greets Associate Vice Chancellor Jim Gill. Former UC president Clark Kerr, a college roommate, longtime friend,…

Pictured in the McHenry Library courtyard are (left to right) MGIMO Rector Anatoly Torkunov, UCSC Ombudsman Sheila Gottehrer, Chancellor Greenwood, MGIMO’s future ombudsman, Oleg Ultsiferov, and Alexander Avanessov of the United Nations Development Programme. Photo: Victor Schiffrin A tale of two ombudsmen: UCSC’s Sheila Gottehrer and MGIMO’s Oleg Ultsiferov. Photo: Victor Schiffrin UCSC Ombudsman Sheila…

The Slug women’s water polo team finished second at the Collegiate III Nationals held in Claremont, California, May 1-3. To get to the final match against the University of Redlands, the Slugs defeated last year’s runner-up, Occidental College, 11-9 in overtime. UCSC’s Steve Hanson was named coach of the year. For the complete story, go…

When employees witness improper activity taking place on the job it can create a dilemma–with whom should the problem be discussed, what might the repercussions be if they air their concerns? The UC Whistleblower Policy was developed to answer such questions and to protect those who need to report misconduct. While the complete policy can…

Peter Hall, Professor Of Government At Harvard University, Will Speak At UCSC’s Stevenson College On May 11 SANTA CRUZ, CA–Peter Hall, whose honors in political science include the field’s prestigious Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award, will deliver the inaugural Richard Gordon Memorial Lecture at UC Santa Cruz on Monday, May 11. Hall is a professor of…

Campus Is Ranked 24th In Yahoo! Survey Gauging Computer Environments On College Campuses Across The Country SANTA CRUZ, CA–UC Santa Cruz is ranked 24th in the country in an Internet magazine’s survey assessing the computer environment on the campuses of American colleges and universities. The results of Yahoo! Internet Life’s second annual national survey appear…

Irwin Scholarship recipients pose with faculty sponsor Norman Locks. Back row, left to right: Locks, Jason Kolb, Aviva Rochester, Roger Uhl. Middle row: Cindy Yep, Bradley Fulton, Deric Carner, Stephanie Prussin, Mark Whiteley. Front row: Laura Green and Katy Krantz. SANTA CRUZ–Twelve students at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have been selected to receive…

UCSC alumnae Selene Tsoi (left) and Veronica Kenny enjoy the sunshine at a reception prior to the College Eight 25th Anniversary Dinner. Calisse Donathan and her father, Timm, study the Banana Slug Spring Fair program before starting their day. Prospective students and their families plan their day at the Music Center registration area and gather…

"How can UCSC enhance its administrative nimbleness?" This question, posed by the Millennium Committee, is one that Staff Human Resources has also been asking. The question has taken the form of the Staff Human Resources Service Center Project–a far-reaching project to review the functions of the campus’s service centers and identify both successful approaches and…

How sheeplike are we? A Los Angeles Times story exploring the phenomenon of the human tendency to follow without asking questions quotes UCSC psychologist Anthony Pratkanis. He noted when food is involved, as was the case when Oprah Winfrey publicly swore off hamburgers during the mad cow disease scare, the tendency to jump on the…