Alumni
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Emeritus UCSC philosophy professor honored at Oxford University as All Souls College’s first African Prize scholar
In 1959, UC Santa Cruz emeritus professor of philosophy William Abraham won a Prize Fellowship at Oxford University’s All Souls College, an award recognized by many as the ultimate post graduate achievement at the renowned institution. In doing so, the Ghanaian academic became the first African to receive this honor, and in fact remains the…
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Library digitizes over 6,000 photos from Pirkle Jones/Ruth-Marion Baruch collection
Thousands of previously unseen photographs from The Pirkle Jones and Ruth-Marion Baruch Collection at UC Santa Cruz are now available online to the general public, thanks to a collaboration between the campus library and the California Digital Library.
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Sounding it out
Alumnus Alexis Harte’s long career as a singer/songwriter has included original albums and songs for TV and film, and his company has become a pioneer in scoring and sound design.
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Bay Area’s ‘Soundwave’ festival to feature work by UC Santa Cruz arts faculty and alumnae
“Soundwave ((8)) Infrastructure” runs September through October with six curated performances throughout San Francisco and Oakland. It kicks off on Sept. 8, at Counter Plus in San Francisco with “HVAC: Thermal Comfort,” a new work by art lecturer and alumna Dana Hemenway and San Francisco media artist and composer Surabhi Saraf.
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Gifts to UC Santa Cruz fund new presidential chair for diversity in astronomy
UCSC astronomer Sandra Faber and her husband made the lead gift to establish an endowed chair named in honor of Faber’s mentor, distinguished astronomer Vera Rubin.
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UC Santa Cruz researchers contribute to new assessment of Central Coast climate impacts
Nearly a dozen UC Santa Cruz researchers contributed to a new state-issued report that assesses the dire impacts of climate change throughout California.
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Film professor Jennifer Taylor wins grant from the SFFILM 2018 Documentary Film Fund
UC Santa Cruz associate professor of film and digital media Jennifer Maytorena Taylor has received a grant from the SFFILM Documentary Film Fund to support her latest project, “The Gut.”
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Fire in the belly
Alumna Caroline Carpenter was the first woman to graduate at the top of the Los Angeles Fire Department Academy—a testament to determination and grit.
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Alumna Reyna Grande pens NY Times op-ed on immigration
Earlier this week, the New York Times published an op-ed by UC Santa Cruz alumna Reyna Grande titled “The Impossible Choice My Father Had to Make.” The piece was a response to a statement by Ivanka Trump that appeared to blame immigrant parents for the separation of families this summer at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Voices from the Dickens Universe
Here’s your chance to get an audio immersion in UC Santa Cruz’s famed Dickens Universe—you’ll feel like you’re right there, uncovering new meanings in the text, drinking tea, and getting ready for the Victorian dance.
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New book by UC Santa Cruz arts professor examines cultural impact of video games
In her new book, ‘On Video Games: The Visual Politics of Race, Gender and Space,’ UC Santa Cruz professor Soraya Murray goes beyond the technical discussions of games and instead offers a deep dive into their cultural dimensions.
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UC Santa Cruz awarded two NEH grants for Humanities projects
UC Santa Cruz has received two grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support humanities projects in the Literature Department.