Events
Dr. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni – Morton Marcus Poetry Reading
Cultural Center at Merrill Merrill Cultural Center, UC Santa Cruz, Merrill College, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesPlease join us for the 14th annual Morton Marcus Poetry Reading, featuring honored guest Dr. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. Poet Gary Young will host the program, and the evening will include an announcement of the winner of the Morton Marcus Poetry Contest (recipient receives a $1,000 prize). Seating will be first come, first served. Registration required. […]
PhD+ Series – California Community Colleges Panel Discussion
Graduate Student Commons, Room 204 420 Hagar Dr, Santa CruzLearn how to apply to (first step: register with and upload your CV to the CCC Registry) and what it’s like to work for a California community college by talking to director of the CCC Registry, Beth Au, moderator of the panel, and a panel of UCSC graduate student alumni and a former UCSC postdoc, all […]
PhD+ Series – Speaking Up to Bias with De Acker
Graduate Student Commons, Room 204 420 Hagar Dr, Santa CruzDe Acker, Campus Ombuds, Office of Ombuds This workshop will explore how to address bias when it is directed at you or someone else. We’ll review what bias is, how it shows up, and the impact it can have. We’ll discuss and practice ways to respond directly or as a bystander, and how to offer […]
Jennifer Mogannam – Gendering Revolution: Palestinian Praxis, Labor, and Decolonization
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesAs a population of exile – transnational, stateless refugees struggling to return to their lands and rebuild their communities lost since 1948 – the Palestinian people built a grassroots trajectory of decolonization that peaked in the 1970s. Through oral histories and cultural text, this presentation analyzes gendered labor, value, and the intersections of national and […]
PhD+ Series – Curriculum Vitae with Veronica Heiskell
Graduate Student Commons, Room 204 420 Hagar Dr, Santa CruzVeronia Heiskell, Director of Experiential Learning and Student Employment, Career Success Applications for academic positions require a CV, and some alternative-academic employers also require them. Learn how a CV differs from a resume, about hybrid CV-resumes, what goes on a CV, and what order to put information depending on type of academic institution you're applying […]
PhD+ Series – Conflict Resolution with De Acker
Graduate Student Commons, Room 204 420 Hagar Dr, Santa CruzDe Acker, Campus Ombuds, Office of Ombuds We will explore ways to identify when a conversation is becoming “crucial” before you walk into one. This interactive workshop will help you identify your own styles and how you can address conflict in high-stakes conversations more effectively. The goal is to develop strategies to meet specific challenges […]
Linguistics Colloquia: Yael Sharvit
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesYael Sharvit, UCLA Over the course of each year, the Linguistics department hosts colloquia by distinguished faculty from around the world. For full speaker and event information, please visit: https://linguistics.ucsc.edu/news-events/colloquia/index.html
Project Paradiso: A Gateway to Dante’s Heaven – Episode One – Introduction – A Restless Paradise
Virtual EventDante’s Paradiso is the least studied and the least understood of the three parts of the Commedia. Yet it is arguably the most important for the dynamism and originality of the literary, theological, and philosophical inquiries that take place there. It is also a singularly important interpretive guide for a full understanding of the entire Commedia. It is a […]
Living Writers – Deborah Landau
Humanities Lecture Hall Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesDeborah Landau is the author of five collections of poetry, most recently Skeletons (‘23). Her other books include Soft Targets (winner of The Believer Book Award), The Uses of the Body, and The Last Usable Hour, all Lannan Literary Selections from Copper Canyon Press, and Orchidelirium, selected by Naomi Shihab Nye for the Robert Dana […]
PhD+ Series – Demonstrating Success: Creating an Equitable, Accessible, and Inclusive Academic Environment with Judith Estrada
Graduate Student Commons, Room 204 420 Hagar Dr, Santa CruzJudith Estrada, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI) This session will review UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley’s Contributions To Diversity Statement Guidelines, rubrics, and assessment […]