Division Highlights

History Professor Cynthia Polecritti Awarded the Dizikes Award for 2009

History Professor Cynthia Polecritti was presented with the 2009 John Dizikes Teaching Award in Humanities at the "Celebrating the Humanities" reception held on May 13th. This i...[More]

Writing Program Lecturer Robin King to receive Excellence in Teaching Award

Each year the Academic Senate recognizes a select group of UCSC instructors for teaching that is exemplary and inspiring. Only students may nominate instructors by writing a letter of n...[More]

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History professor Dana Frank contributes op-ed to San Francisco Chronicle about crisis in Honduras

Professor of history Dana Frank has contributed an op-ed piece titled "Obama's Honduran Test" to today's San Francisco Chronicle about Sunday's coup in Honduras....[More]

30 Grads in 30 Days: Kashima Samuels

B.A., psychology...[More]

Students experience the power of the written word

This spring, students in Sarah Rabkin's Environmental Action Through Writing class tried their hand at producing works powerful enough to change hearts and minds....[More]

It's all in the family when children of alumni choose UCSC

Last spring, when their daughter was deciding where to go to college, UCSC graduates Moira and Dency Nelson tried to play it cool and hide their Banana Slug pride. They wanted their daughter,...[More]

UCSC lecturer receives France's highest academic honor

History lecturer Gildas Hamel has been awarded one of the French government?s highest academic honors--the Palmes Académiques, for his lifelong work teaching French language and culture. ...[More]