Events
Jerome Morgan and jackie sumell – Abolition and Healing
DARC 108 Humanites 1 University of California, Santa Cruz Cowell College, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThis event is limited to the campus community and not open to the public. We invite students, staff, and faculty to join us for a live conversation about incarceration, harm, and healing with Jerome Morgan and jackie sumell. Jerome Morgan was wrongfully incarcerated at the age of 17 in Angola State Penitentiary for 20 years […]
Unbound: The Life and Legacy of Asian American Community Historian Judy Yung
Virtual EventThrough this event we aim to honor and celebrate Judith "Judy" Yung’s tremendous legacy as a UC Santa Cruz emerita professor of American Studies, community and public scholar of Chinese American history, pioneer of oral history methodology, prize-winning author, teacher, supportive colleague, and cherished mentor. Please register by November 4, 2021 Program: Welcome remarks by […]
Living Writers: Claire Vaye Watkins and Cathy Thomas
Virtual EventClaire Vaye Watkins is the author of two novels I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness (Riverhead Books, 2021) and Gold Fame Citrus (Riverhead Books, 2015). She is also the author of the short story collection Battleborn (Riverhead Books, 2012), winner of the Story Prize, the Rosenthal Family Foundation Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and […]
BuYun Chen – Making the Intangible Tangible: Craft, History, and the Ryukyus
Virtual and In PersonHow did the global and regional circulation of resources, techniques, and technologies transform local ecologies, practices, and livelihoods? Located between the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean, the Ryukyu Kingdom (?-1879; modern-day Okinawa, Japan) was a vital entrepôt in the early modern world, facilitating the movement of goods and people between northeast Asia and […]
PhD+ Workshop – Writing the Curriculum Vitae
Graduate Student CommonsApplications for academic positions require a CV, and some alternative-academic employers also require them. Even if your post-graduate career will be outside academia, having a CV in addition to a resume will help you realize your transferable skills. This workshop will be led by Veronica Heiskell, Ph.D. (Associate Director of Experiential Learning and Student Employment, Career […]
Giving Day
THI is participating in Giving Day 2021! Please considering donating to our Undergraduate Public Fellows Program!
PhD+ Workshop – Crafting the Contributions to Diversity Statement
Graduate Student CommonsInstitutions of higher learning increasingly require faculty applicants to submit a statement of contributions to diversity. Learn what belongs in this statement and how to communicate it effectively. This workshop will be led by Herbie Lee, Ph.D. (Vice Provost for Academic Affairs). The Division of Graduate Studies' professional communication workshop on "Crafting the Contributions to […]
Linguistics Colloquia: Josefina Bittar Prieto
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesAbout eight times 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
Living Writers: Lara Vapnyar
Virtual EventLara Vapnyar moved from Moscow to Brooklyn in the 1990s. Knowing very little English, she quickly picked up the language and soon began writing in it. She received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2011. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper’s Magazine, and Zoetrope: All-Story. She is the author of two short story collections, […]
Naya Jones + Jennifer Steverson — The Art of Black Ecologies: A Virtual Studio Visit & Conversation
Virtual and In PersonThe concept of black ecologies underscores the undue impact of climate and environmental injustice on Black diaspora communities while lifting up “insurgent” Black ecological knowledge (Roane & Hosbey 2019). Join us for a virtual studio visit and conversation on art and black ecologies with independent scholar and artist Jennifer Steverson. Steverson uses indigo dye, textiles, […]