Social Justice & Community
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The long journey home
Ancestral remains are finally returning to the Naga people of Southeast Asia, after being held for over 100 years in a London museum. Anthropology Professor Dolly Kikon shares how this moment came about and what it says about the opportunity for healing through repatriation.
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Michael Stern: Championing and supporting the Humanities at UC Santa Cruz
Michael Stern has been a longtime supporter of the Humanities at UC Santa Cruz, supporting the Dickens Project, the premier center for scholarship about Dickens and 19th century literature, and establishing an internship with the Humanities Institute and the Humanities EXCEL program to uplift the next generation of journalists.
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Dolores Huerta Will Always Be With Us. ¡Presente!
The Dolores Huerta Research Center for the Americas mourns the passing of a legendary civil rights leader and gives thanks for her powerful legacy and special connection to our campus community.
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Celebrating the 2026 Alumni Award recipients
John Torigoe, Melinda Aldrich, James Hein, Peter Coha, Jim Gunderson, and Stephanie Barron Lu are the recipients of the 2026 UC Santa Cruz Alumni Awards.
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To save democracy, put financial power in the hands of the people
An award-winning book by Professor Michael McCarthy reveals the financial sector’s power over governments and envisions a new path forward for democratizing finance
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Could a one-time cash payment help lift families out of poverty?
Economics research shows how an alternative form of development aid could alleviate food insecurity in rural sub-Saharan Africa
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Transforming Futures alumni turn summer scholarships into community serving careers
UC Santa Cruz’s Transforming Futures Program, housed within the Social Science Division’s Institute for Social Transformation, is a philanthropy-funded program providing scholarships for students to pursue career-defining internship experiences. Three alumni of the program share how their time with Transforming Futures led to careers in community building.
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Parking policy masks anti-Muslim discrimination for communities building new mosques
New research shows that disputes around parking during the urban planning process are disproportionately used to fight the construction of mosques across the country
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Status quo solutions won’t solve the Monterey Bay area’s housing crisis. But these big ideas just might.
A new report explains how building permanently affordable housing on public land could address workforce housing issues and unlock the region’s economic potential.
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UC Santa Cruz Alumni Association announces 2026 Alumni Award recipients
John Torigoe, Melinda Aldrich, James Hein, Peter Coha, Jim Gunderson, and Stephanie Barron Lu are the recipients of the 2026 UC Santa Cruz Alumni Awards.
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Girls in Engineering brings STEM to life for middle school students
This summer, 45 middle school students from across Santa Cruz and Monterey counties participated in the five-day camp, taking part in hands-on projects, lab tours, and a field trip to Google.
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Doctoral candidate’s research explores impacts from overuse of H-2A visas in Washington state
H-2A visa loopholes may be displacing immigrant farmworkers already living in the region, especially women, a new report shows.