Q&A with Amanda Safi Transforming Futures Intern Summer 2022 Originally published at UCSC News Center by Haneen Zain Third-year politics student Amanda Safi (John R. Lewis ’24, politics) spent her summer interning for the House of Representatives at the Office of Congressman Jimmy …
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All-In: Conference Event Recap, Videos, and Photos
October 26-28, 2022 Conference Video Library Photo Gallery …
Salton Sea Initiative Track One: Measuring and Developing Inclusive, Equitable and Sustainable Economies
By: Nate Edenhofer (UC Santa Cruz) & Alejandro Artiga-Purcell (UC Santa Cruz) April 2022 In the face of increasing development opportunities in the Salton Sea region, this report analyzes the opportunities and challenges for ensuring that any future local development projects foster an …
Necessary Trouble: Thinking with the Legacy of John R. Lewis
2022 Series "Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America." - John R. Lewis About John R. Lewis College Series Video Library Series Photo Gallery Presented by …
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#WeChooseNow: Climate Justice From the Southern Frontlines
A conversation with Colette Pichon Battle. April 4, 2022 Speakers Video Recording Event Recap Signs of the climate crisis are everywhere–from record wildfires, drought scorching the west, intensified hurricanes lashing the south, and rising oceans threatening coastal …
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The Right to Play: A Policy Guide to California Recess Priorities
By: Rebecca A. London (UC Santa Cruz) February 2022 Play is a critical input to positive child and youth development. Recess is the only time in the school day when students can learn and practice social and emotional skills as well as be physically active, connect with friends, and take a …
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Community-Engaged Research (CER) in Contentious Times: Some Reflections
By: Miriam Greenberg (UC Santa Cruz) Winter 2022 As demonstrated by this special issue of Footnotes, there is a growing and welcome recognition in sociology and allied disciplines of the value of community-engaged research (CER) and of its potentially transformative benefits for …
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Critical Engagement: Deepening Partnerships for Justice
By: Steve McKay (UC Santa Cruz) Winter 2022 Resurgent “culture wars” and American partisan politics have once again put higher education on the hot seat. Stoked by attacks from the Right, colleges and universities find themselves on the defensive, having to fend off charges of elitism, …
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Research for, by, and about the People
By: Rebecca London (UC Santa Cruz) Winter 2022 Rebecca London writes on her experience and expertise with community-engaged research, arguing that rather than sequester community-engaged research to the sidelines of academia, sociology should elevate it as a rigorous, theoretically rich, and …