Faculty

  • Thousands move out as campus transitions to remote learning

    As finals week wrapped up, more than 6,800 students had notified UC Santa Cruz that they planned to move off-campus for spring quarter. Another 1,300 told housing officials they planned to remain in campus housing. About 500 students have not yet shared their plans.

  • How to #keepteaching and #keeplearning during a pandemic

    How to #keepteaching and #keeplearning during a pandemic

    Jody Greene is eager—almost desperate—to help her colleagues who are facing the unprecedented challenge of shifting to remote instruction for the entire spring quarter.

  • UC Santa Cruz campus was ready for its close-up

    UC Santa Cruz campus was ready for its close-up

    Producers of ‘Devs,’ the new sci-fi thriller that premiered March 5 on Hulu, were looking for just the right location to depict a high-tech corporate campus with a tinge of dystopia. It needed to look like Northern California — sort of Silicon Valley-ish — and it needed to say science and tech. UC Santa Cruz…

  • Two programs will support undergrads in research, service learning, and peer mentoring

    Two programs will support undergrads in research, service learning, and peer mentoring

    Undergraduates in the Division of Social Sciences will soon benefit from two programs that will provide paid opportunities to do research, engage in service learning, and mentor their peers.

  • Operational changes to Dining Services – March 16 – 20, 2020

    Dear Residential Student and Campus Community members, Dining Services continues to closely monitor the rapidly evolving COVID–19 situation. Given today’s declaration by Gov. Gavin Newsom regarding limitations of restaurant seating and expansion of social distancing we have made shifts to our operation delivery plan for the week of March 16–20, 2020 in an effort to…

  • Campus operations impacted by Shelter in Place Order through April 7

    In light of new actions by the county health officer, UC Santa Cruz is announcing changes that will apply to campus operations at its locations in Santa Cruz County.

  • UCSC to adopt remote instruction for duration of the spring quarter

    I write today to announce that the suspension of in-person instruction, lectures and discussion sections is now extended to the full spring quarter. We also will continue with remote final exams at the end of spring quarter, June 8-12.

  • Campus Advisory

    Campus Advisory

    UC Santa Cruz graduate students started an open-ended strike On Feb. 11, 2020. Organizers have said they will not be leading sections, grading assignments, holding office hours, and/or conducting research. Demonstration activity at the base of campus is also anticipated.

  • Encouraging responsible communication on COVID-19

    We understand there is a lot of information on the news and in social media surrounding the COVID-19 (coronavirus), and we wanted to ensure you know that there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 on campus. Any social media speculation about confirmed COVID-19 cases on campus is incorrect. 

  • UC Santa Cruz preparation for coronavirus

    Though there are no confirmed cases of the virus here on our campus, the first confirmed case could very well happen on campus at any time. We want to be as prepared as possible so we can move quickly should we need to.

  • Maintaining educational continuity in the context of COVID-19

    We write to share best practices for instructors and academic units, for the educational benefit of our students. The goal of this preparation and planning is to minimize educational impacts should participation in coursework become difficult for health reasons for academic staff or students. If you encounter challenges, please consult with your department/program chair or…

  • Elaine Sullivan uses 3D technologies to peel away the layers of history

    Elaine Sullivan uses 3D technologies to peel away the layers of history

    A new “born-digital” publication by UC Santa Cruz associate history professor Elaine Sullivan takes a fresh look at the ancient Egyptian burial site of Saqqara to demonstrate how it has evolved over more than 2,500 years.

Last modified: Mar 18, 2025