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Publications

Q&A with Transforming Futures 2023 Interns

August 12, 2024 //  by Grace Nilsen

Testimonials from students in the Transforming Futures program By Grace Nilsen, CUIP Marketing and Communications Intern for the Institute for Social Transformation Internships are an essential component for career success, providing an important experiential learning opportunity for …

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Category: Q&A with Changemakers

Building Belonging Student Showcase 2024

May 30, 2024 //  by Haben Alazar

Building Belonging Student Showcase May 23, 2024 The Institute for Social Transformation hosted an end-of-year celebration and student showcase event to honor the work that has been accomplished in the Building Belonging Program. Students involved in the program in 2023-2024 presented …

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Solidarity Economics Series: Public Health in the Monterey Bay Area

May 20, 2024 //  by Evin Knight

Co-authored by Gabriella Alvarez (UCSC) and Chris Benner (UCSC) May 2024 The Institute for Social Transformation is launching a series on how Solidarity Economics principles of mutuality and movements can be applied to help promote inclusive economic development in the Monterey Bay Region. …

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Powering Prosperity: Building an Inclusive Lithium Supply Chain in California’s Salton Sea Region

March 26, 2024 //  by Haben Alazar

March 26, 2024 New research reveals steps California must take to capture more jobs from lithium battery boom California is capturing only 2.4% of projected jobs in planned operations in the nation’s lithium battery supply chain, with most going to states that are ranked low in terms of …

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UCSC Journal of International Society and Culture: Vol. IV

March 1, 2024 //  by Evin Knight

Co-authored by UCSC students Winter 2024 The UCSC Journal of International Society and Culture provides a platform for UCSC students to research and write about important international issues across multiple academic disciplines. The journal seeks to inform discourse on international issues, …

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Q&A with Lizeth Peña Sanchez: Transforming Futures and Building Belonging Intern

February 22, 2024 //  by Grace Nilsen

UCSC student and two time scholarship recipient shares her transformative experiences Originally published in the UCSC News Center by Grace Nilsen, CUIP Intern for the Institute for Social Transformation Lizeth Peña Sanchez (’24, education, democracy, and justice, Latin American and Latino …

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Building an Inclusive Economy in the Monterey Bay Region: A Progress Report

December 14, 2023 //  by Evin Knight

Co-authored by Gabriella Alvarez (UCSC) and Chris Benner (UCSC), with undergraduate research assistance from Tamar Sasson December 2023 In this report, researchers from the Institute for Social Transformation, in partnership with the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership, aim to help community …

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Pandemic retelling: What GoFundMe posts reveal about the socioeconomic context of COVID-19 death and bereavement among Latinx and Spanish-speaking communities in the United States 

November 2, 2023 //  by Evin Knight

Co-authored by Eileen Amador, Robin Hernández-Chincoya, Alicia R. Riley (UCSC Sociology) Contributions from Building Belonging Fellows: Eileen Amador and Robin Hernández-Chincoya November 2, 2023 COVID-19 has had an outsized impact on Latinx communities in the United States, turning …

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Q&A with Leslie Salgado: Transforming Futures Intern

October 19, 2023 //  by Grace Nilsen

Donor-funded scholarship paves the way for UCSC student's impactful internship Originally published in the UCSC News Center by Haneen Zain Leslie Salgado (Kresge ’25, psychology) always knew she wanted to work with kids. So when the opportunity to work with children arose this summer, she …

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