Faculty
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Bill Ladusaw and Jim McCloskey elected fellows of Linguistic Society of America
UCSC interim humanities dean William Ladusaw and linguistics professor James McCloskey have been elected as fellows of the Linguistic Society of America (LSA). The LSA is the major professional society in the United States dedicated to the scientific study of language. The organization plays a critical role in supporting and disseminating linguistic scholarship, as well…
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Party hardly: UCSC ramps up its campaign inviting students to think when they drink
Gnomeland Security: An irreverent UCSC alcohol awareness campaign aims at decreasing risk, not condemning students for partying.
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Pension reform recommendations draw questions and concerns at campus meeting
Several hundred staff members, faculty, and retired employees filled Stevenson Event Center on Monday afternoon to voice concerns and ask questions about proposed changes to UC’s retirement system.
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Post-Employment Benefits Forums: Background Information
In advance of Monday’s Post-Employment Benefits forums, here are four fact sheets that UC’s Office of the President has produced on the subject.
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Reminder: Town hall meeting about post employment benefits
This is a reminder that on Monday, October 18, the campus will host two town hall meetings about proposed changes to UC’s post employment benefits.
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UC Santa Cruz Literature professor nominated for National Book Award
Karen Tei Yamashita, professor of literature and co-director of the Creative Writing Program at UC Santa Cruz, has been nominated for a 2010 National Book Award.
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Where the streets had no names
For most of UCSC’s 45-year history, most of its streets had no names. Visitors and new students would often find themselves lost and bewildered. Not anymore. The campus has now given names to all its anonymous roads, lanes and byways.
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A Message from VP Dwaine Duckett regarding 2011 Medical Plan Rates
California’s benefits plans and rates for 2011. The Open Enrollment period begins October 25 at 8 a.m. and runs to 5 p.m. on November 23.
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Provocative works by extraordinary artists reveal ‘Human Conditions’
Ansel Adams, Diane Arbus, Vito Acconci, Robert Rauschenberg…these are just a few of the extraordinary artists that will be featured in Human Conditions, a new exhibition running through November 20 at UCSC’s Sesnon Gallery.
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National Coming Out Day
We open this message on a celebratory and supportive note for National Coming Out Day, October 11, while acknowledging somber news across our country regarding the tragic suicides of gay youth and youth who were perceived to be gay by their harassers.
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Informational sessions on the NRC analysis
The campus will host two informational sessions to discuss the NRC data and analysis, beginning with a presentation on the council’s methodology and some of the results, followed by questions and answers.
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Netflix CEO: Luck, ‘maniacal determination’ played into company’s success
Speaking to a crowd of 400 at Tuesday’s What’s Next lecture co-sponsored by UCSC, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings shared success tales and early horror stories.