Inquiry with impact
Every generation leaves behind a legacy. What that legacy will be is determined by the people of that generation. What legacy do you want to leave behind?”― John Lewis, from Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America This event is part of the 2022 event series "Necessary Trouble: Thinking with the …
An in-person event featuring Dr. Jesica Siham Fernández, Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies at Santa Clara University, on her new book Growing Up Latinx: Coming of Age in a Time of Contested Citizenship (New York University Press).
Celebrating Alumni Voices with both virtual and in-person events—a mixtape of our favorite hits we've made just for you!
We hope you will join us on to honor Ricky Bluthenthal as this year's Social Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award recipient. He will be joined in conversation by Assistant Professor of Sociology Naya Jones and Assistant Professor of Sociology Alicia Riley.
Attend an evening panel with early to later career alumni working in diverse natural history-related fields. Come find out what a job in the Natural History world really looks like.
UC Santa Cruz scientists and community leaders in conservation, climate resilience, and sustainability will explore the local and global challenges brought on by a warming world, discuss ways we all can adapt and mitigate the impacts of a changing climate, and respond to questions from the audience.
The UCSC climate coalition (a student and faculty climate group on campus) are organizing one of the biggest days of action for the climate that our campus has seen. On earth day, 4/22, dozens of UC faculty and local politicians are holding a teach-in, which is open for anyone to attend (schedule below). We are …
Dozens of researchers, nonprofits, businesses, and public agencies will set up booths so that you can learn what environmental work is happening right here in our community and how you can get involved. Enjoy food, music, and games alongside science and climate action.
This Imagining America Teaching & Learning Circle Study Group is an intimate space for IA members to learn from leaders and peers in the IA network taking on the challenging and hopeful work of institutional culture change. This month's Study Group features Tessa Hicks Peterson. Many in the world today suffer from traumas of violence, …
Telling a true story about COVID-19 inequities is harder than you might think. Professor Riley will share examples from her research to demonstrate how different data leads to different stories about COVID-19 inequities; and how the stories we tell about COVID-19 inequities shape what we do about them. Register for this virtual event here. Questions? …
Join Jamila Raqib for a conversation focused on the major trends in the field today, the importance of strategic nonviolent action in democracies, and her insights from twenty years of working with activists on every continent.
The Center for Racial Justice presents:Transforming Structures of Whiteness in University Leadership Day 3:Recognizing Invisible Labor in the University: Ways Forward Recent research and social movements have highlighted ways that racism and sexism remain entrenched in the academy. Patterns of faculty workload show clear inequities, with faculty from historically minoritized groups disproportionately doing more service, diversity …
