Year: 2019
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Mark Zemelman: A Mission-Driven Career
This profile is the sixth in our series Beyond the Forest, which examines the lives and careers of UC Santa Cruz grads who have found their own paths using the humanities as their foundation. On a sunny afternoon the view is impressive from the 19th floor of the Ordway Building at 1 Kaiser Plaza in Oakland…
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Dana Linda: Training the Imagination for Unforeseen Diversity
This profile is the fifth in our series Beyond the Forest, which examines the lives and careers of UC Santa Cruz grads who have found their own paths using the humanities as their foundation. Mid-way through her graduate program in comparative literature, Dana Linda realized she was not likely to find an academic career. “I went…
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Lisa Martinez: Bringing the Power of Philosophy and Ethics to the Women’s County Jail
This is the fourth installment of Beyond the Forest: David Gleason’s Humanities Alumni Profiles. She gave up a career in banking to return to college, become a philosopher and teach in a local women’s jail. The story of Lisa Martinez, and her transition from business to philosophy, highlights the role that the Humanities can play in…