Social Consciousness
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UCSC film professor creates video to address LA public health crisis
UCSC professor of Film and Digital Media John Jota Leaños, is one of six artists tapped by a Los Angeles media arts organization to create videos addressing a public health crisis.
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Haney testifies at Sacramento hearing on perils of solitary confinement
In testimony before a joint hearing on public safety, UC Santa Cruz professor Craig Haney described California’s prison system as an outlier in the nation and world in the way it uses isolation of inmates.
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MLK Convocation speaker promotes dreams, values, and education
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III delivered a rollicking 25-minute keynote address at the 30th annual UCSC Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation February 6.
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UCSC climate conference draws distinguished scientists, policymakers
Distinguished climate scientists, policymakers, and commentators will participate in a major national conference on climate science and climate change at UC Santa Cruz on Friday, February 28 and Saturday, March 1, 2014.
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Making tangible change
Alums who formed socially conscious nonprofit as a way of keeping in touch have funded more than $180,000 in projects.
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Crowd sourcing effort helps build Zimmerman Scholarship fund
A scholarship fund in Gabe Zimmerman’s honor has grown to nearly $80,000 and is poised to grow further from an innovative crowd sourcing effort launched January 8, the third anniversary of the UCSC alumnus’s death.
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UCSC grad student’s book on Tibet earning acclaim from press in India
Three months ago, a new book by Tsering Wangmo Dhompa—a graduate student in literature at UC Santa Cruz—was launched in Dharamsala, India, by the prime minister of the Tibetan government in exile…
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30th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Convocation will feature Freeman Hrabowski, III
Hrabowski will draw from his memories as a Civil Rights-era youth marcher during the 30th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Convocation.
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UCSC alums contribute comment, analysis after Nelson Mandela’s death
The recollections and analysis of UC Santa Cruz alumni figured prominently after the death of former South African President Nelson Mandela earlier this month.
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Life lessons and a fast break for success
For UCSC student James Townsend, basketball not only provided lessons in hard work, perseverance, and self control—it was also his ticket off the streets.
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UCSC’s Ethics Bowl team qualifies for national competition
UCSC’s Ethics Bowl team placed third at the Regional Ethics Bowl Tournament hosted by National Hispanic University on Saturday, qualifying the campus to compete at the National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Competition.