Imagining America (IA) invites participants to gather in Providence, Rhode Island for the in-person 2023 IA National Gathering. Invoking the cleansing work of fire, the changing form of water, the steadiness of the earth, and the ethereal nature of air, the 2023 IA National Gathering conjures the elements to guide the radical work of reckoning with the past to create a future of collective liberation.

Join Campus + Community in a forum with campus leaders about taking stock of engaged scholarship in the tenure and promotion process at UCSC and across the UC system. UCSC …

Evaluating Engaged Research in Promotion and Tenure: Not Everything that Counts Can Be Counted Lauren Wendling, Director of Institutional Success at Collaboratory This study investigated how school- and department-level promotion …

An award-winning and nationally-televised film, which was filmed in Watsonville and follows Ashley, a Mexican-American teenager, who dreams of graduating high school and going to college. But when ICE raids threaten her family, Ashley is forced to become the breadwinner, working days in the strawberry fields and nights at a food processing company.

A national conference that focuses on sharing strategies to expand and deepen collaborative approaches for the truly equitable co-production of knowledge. We will explore the dynamic links between campus-community partnerships, hands-on research, and student-community engagement. Together we can build partnerships for change.

We are celebrating the strength of the immigrant community of Santa Cruz, and the expressive work and civic commentary of our participants who stepped forward despite extreme barriers during the …

Celebrate immigrant families in Santa Cruz County and learn about the findings of a 3-year project called We Belong. The event will conclude with a FREE outdoor film screening of Fruits of Labor, which was filmed in Watsonville.

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 …

Many educators and policymakers believe recess is simply fun and games, and easily dispensable to make room for more serious educational goals. The reality is that recess serves an important …