Arts & Culture
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UCSC alumnus wins Pulitzer
Jason Roberts was awarded the 2025 prize for his biography “Every Living Thing”
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Emerging playwrights showcase the future of theater
The New Play Festival highlights student plays in a six day event
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Reverent ‘Referents’ for the newest art exhibition
The Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery highlights emerging artists
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Acclaimed artist in residence delves into love
Videographer Wendy Clarke will share her work and experience in week long event
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Donna Haraway, Distinguished Professor Emerita in the History of Consciousness Department, receives international honors
This spring, Donna Haraway, Distinguished Professor Emerita in the History of Consciousness Department, received two international honors for her impact not just within academia, but across disciplines, borders, and possible futures.
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About Hunger & Resilience: Cowell’s art exhibitions focus on hunger, resilience, and campus food systems
This spring at Cowell College’s Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery, About Hunger & Resilience by photographer Michael Nye is presented in dialogue with Circuit, a student-led installation on campus food systems.
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An old play for a new era
‘Just Like Us’ captures the nuances of immigrating to America in trying times
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A Deep Read interview. Percival Everett and the making of James
This spring, Percival Everett spoke with Dan White, Humanities Writer at UC Santa Cruz, about the creation of his 2024 National Book Award-winning novel James, a book that reoccupies and reimagines Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of the enslaved character Jim.
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Reimagining Huckleberry Finn: National Book Award-winning author Percival Everett to speak on campus May 4
Acclaimed novelist Percival Everett will step onto the stage of the Quarry Amphitheater at UC Santa Cruz next month for a highly anticipated conversation with Professor Vilashini Cooppan as part of The Humanities Institute’s Deep Read.
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A portrait of gratitude: Alumna Cheryl Doering honors former Cowell provost and founding faculty member through art
Portrait of John Dizikes unveiled at Alumni Reunion Weekend
