Year: 2025

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    Humanities EXCEL and EXPLORE Programs: Frequently Asked Questions

    FAQs Who can I contact with questions? Email Kylie Rachwalski: hum-experiential-learning@ucsc.eduFollow @ucschumanities on Instagram🌐 Visit our webpage The Mellon Foundation, The Helen and Will Webster Foundation, The Humanities Institute, the UCSC Humanities Division, and private donors generously support the Humanities EXCEL and EXPLORE Programs.

  • EXPLORE Research Fellowship with Shakespeare Workshop, January-June 2026
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    EXPLORE Research Fellowship with Shakespeare Workshop, January-June 2026

    Shakespeare Workshop (Literature / The Humanities Institute) We encourage work-study and non-work-study students to apply. This internship is only open to undergraduate students with a declared or proposed Humanities major or minor and requires work authorization. Application Deadline: October 19, 2025 The Humanities Experiential Learning Opportunities in Research (EXPLORE) Program connects undergraduate Humanities majors and minors with faculty-led projects in…

  • EXPLORE Research Fellowship with Professor Sean Keilen (Literature), 2026
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    EXPLORE Research Fellowship with Professor Sean Keilen (Literature), 2026

    Shakespeare in Santa Cruz: A Performance History (Literature) We encourage work-study and non-work-study students to apply. This internship is only open to undergraduate students with a declared or proposed Humanities major or minor and requires work authorization. Application Deadline: October 19, 2025 The Humanities Experiential Learning Opportunities in Research (EXPLORE) Program connects undergraduate Humanities majors and minors with faculty-led projects…

  • EXPLORE Research Fellowship with Professor Ariel Chan (Languages and Applied Linguistics) – 2026
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    EXPLORE Research Fellowship with Professor Ariel Chan (Languages and Applied Linguistics) – 2026

    Bilingual Minds in Motion: Code-Switching, Culture, and Cognition (LAAL) We encourage work-study and non-work-study students to apply. This internship is only open to undergraduate students with a declared or proposed Humanities major or minor and requires work authorization. Application Deadline: October 19, 2025 The Humanities Experiential Learning Opportunities in Research (EXPLORE) Program connects undergraduate Humanities majors and minors with faculty-led…

  • Humanities EXCEL Internship with CA State Parks, Mission State Historic Park – Cultural Interpretation & Education Intern
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    Humanities EXCEL Internship with CA State Parks, Mission State Historic Park – Cultural Interpretation & Education Intern

    We encourage work-study and non-work-study students to apply. This internship is only open to undergraduate students with a declared or proposed major or minor in the Humanities Division and requires work authorization. Application Deadline: Sunday, October 19, 2025 The https://humanities.ucsc.edu/employing-humanities/experiential-learning/#excel connects undergraduate Humanities majors and minors with community partners for paid internships. Fellows gain valuable professional experience while…

  • Humanities EXCEL Internship with Save Our Shores – Communications Intern
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    Humanities EXCEL Internship with Save Our Shores – Communications Intern

    We encourage work-study and non-work-study students to apply. This internship is only open to undergraduate students with a declared or proposed major or minor in the Humanities Division and requires work authorization. Application Deadline: Sunday, October 19, 2025 The Humanities Experiential Career Exploration and Learning (EXCEL) Program connects undergraduate Humanities majors and minors with community partners for paid internships.…

  • Job Talk with Education Program Specialist – Wednesday 10/15, 12:30-1:30pm

    Job Talk with Education Program Specialist – Wednesday 10/15, 12:30-1:30pm

    Are you curious about careers in education or nonprofits? Join this job talk with UCSC Humanities alum Kristen Amicone, a doctoral student with expertise in nonprofits, educational programming, and leadership. Kristen will share insights from her academic and professional experience, from being a transfer student, to making career transition decisions, to navigating an online graduate…

  • Job Talk with Community Archivist – Thursday 11/6, 12-1pm

    Job Talk with Community Archivist – Thursday 11/6, 12-1pm

    Wondering what you can do with your Arts or Humanities degree? Come hear from a real professional on our campus with a background in both. Rebecca Hernandez is the inaugural Community Archivist at the UCSC University Library. In this job talk, she will tell us about her educational journey as a first-generation transfer student and…

  • Job Talk with Assistant Public Defender – Thursday 11/13, 12:30-1:30pm

    Job Talk with Assistant Public Defender – Thursday 11/13, 12:30-1:30pm

    Interested in an impact-driven career in law, public policy, or politics? Come hear from UCSC Humanities alum Kim Angulo, an Assistant Public Defender with experience in both law and public policy work. You’ll gain insights into how to enter these fields, considerations for knowing whether they’re a good fit for you, and ideas for how…

  • Informational Interviewing Workshop – Wednesday 11/19, 12:30-1:30pm

    Informational Interviewing Workshop – Wednesday 11/19, 12:30-1:30pm

    Are you curious about your career options as a humanities student? Wondering how the professionals around you got to where they are? Join this interactive workshop to learn about informational interviewing*, a way you can use your curiosity to explore career possibilities and make meaningful professional connections. You’ll leave ready to reach out, learn from…

  • EXPLORE Research Fellowship with Professors Alinder and Yang (History), 2025-2026
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    EXPLORE Research Fellowship with Professors Alinder and Yang (History), 2025-2026

    History Projects on the Japanese American Redress Movement We encourage work-study and non-work-study students to apply. This internship is only open to undergraduate students with a declared or proposed Humanities major or minor and requires work authorization. Application Deadline: September 21, 2025 The Humanities Experiential Learning Opportunities in Research (EXPLORE) Program connects undergraduate Humanities majors and minors with faculty-led projects…

  • Don Rothman Endowed Award in First-Year Writing

    Don Rothman Endowed Award in First-Year Writing

    Don Rothman was a writing instructor at UCSC who created the award to recognize first year writing students. Awarded for a paper produced by a freshman in a first-year writing class, the recipient will have the opportunity to honor his/her most influential teacher. For more information, see the Writing Program’s website.

Last modified: Sep 19, 2025