The annual “Celebrating Humanities” event is an important opportunity to acknowledge those who have achieved special recognition, awards, distinctions and honors over the course of this last year. Highlights include the presentation of the John Dizikes Teaching Awards in Humanities, which honors the teaching efforts of faculty. Event Photos:   The categories for acknowledgement this […]

This year’s Humanities Undergraduate Research Award Presentations will be held in conjunction with the Celebrating Humanities event. Following is the schedule: 1:00 - 3:00 pm: HUGRA Awards 3:00 - 4:00 pm: Refreshments 4:00 - 6:00 pm: Spring Awards

Alan Christy, Associate Professor of History and East Asian Studies Director, is the 2012 recipient of the John Dizikes Teaching Award in Humanities. Both students and colleagues alike offered high praise regarding Alan's teaching skills and the positive impact he has had on students over the years. John Dizikes will be on hand to present […]

The University of California Satna Cruz Humanities presents the East Coast Distinguished Alumni Guest Lecture Speaker, Craig Schiffer - Cowell, Class of '78 Santa Cruz to Wall Street How I got from UCSC to Wall Street, my experience in the world of finance and investment banking, and the options for someone coming out of school […]

ChaeRan Freeze, an associate professor in Jewish history at Brandeis University, has focused her research on the Jews of Russia and women’s and gender studies. Her first book, Jewish Marriage and Divorce in Imperial Russia (Waltham, 2001) examines the impact of modernization on Jewish family practices and patterns in Imperial Russia based on newly-declassified archival […]