Year: 2025
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Peter Rushton Endowed Memorial Fund
The Peter Rushton Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of the life and work of Dr. Peter Rushton. Dr. Rushton received his Ph.D. in Chinese Language and Literature from Stanford University prior to becoming a lecturer in Chinese languages at UC Santa Cruz in 1984. He was an active scholar, dedicated teacher, and champion of…
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Murray Baumgarten Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies
Murray Baumgarten, emeritus professor of Literature, was born on a boat traveling from Europe to Panama on the eve of World War II. After spending time in the refugee Jewish community of Colon, Panama, Baumgarten immigrated to America, where he earned degrees from Columbia University and UC Berkeley, before coming to the newly created UC…
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Ann Neufeld-Levin Holocaust Endowed Chair
“My father always emphasized the enormous debt and social responsibility our family owed this country for permitting us entry. Hence my volunteer activities began at the age of four by sorting buttons to be used in the Bundles for Britain in 1940 and have led me to fundraising for the University of California. Despite my…
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Helen and Sanford Diller Family Endowment for Jewish Studies
With a gift of $1.5 million, San Francisco Bay Area couple Helen and Sanford established an endowment for Jewish studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The gift is the largest private donation ever received by the campus’s Humanities Division. Named the Helen and Sanford Diller Family Endowment in Jewish Studies, the donation was…
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Tribeca Land and Cattle Fellowship Endowment
The Tribeca Land and Cattle Fellowship Endowment was founded by the late alumnus and History major Craig Schiffer and his wife Amy. This fellowship was funded to support History of Consciousness students. Calls will be made by the History of Consciousness department to request proposals, the winner(s) will be known’s as Schiffer Fellow(s).
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Sol and Esther Draznin Classics Endowed Scholarship
To honor his parents and show his appreciation for the education he received, Classics alumnus, James Draznin established an endowment in classical studies at UCSC. The gift of $10,000 was donated by James Draznin, who graduated from UCSC in 1977 with degrees in classics and politics. His gift has established the Sol and Esther Draznin…
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Thom Gentle Endowment for History
Lectures or scholarships of merit, history with an environmental emphasis.
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Fanny Carruthers History Scholarship Endowment
Anne Jane (Fanny) Carruthers Howard died on Feb. 15, 1972 and left a portion of her estate in a trust. Her wishes were that this trust be used to fund scholarships for undergraduate students attending UCSC who have need of financial assistance, graduated from Santa Clara County high school and are going to major in…
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The Student History Scholars Endowment Fund
The Student History Scholars Endowment Fund is used to fund research projects, an undergraduate colloquium series, a senior thesis conference, attendance at conferences and lectures by distinguished speakers.
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The History Department Graduate Student Enrichment Endowment
The History Department Graduate Student Enrichment Endowment is used to fund graduate research and dissertation fellowship, provide emergency summer and academic-year funding to graduate students completing their dissertations, and support PhD-Candidate academic job market activities.
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The 21st Century Feminist Scholarship Endowment
In celebration of its 25th anniversary, Women’s studies faculty member Peggy Downes Baskin and Chancellor M.R.C. Greenwood established the 21st Century Feminist Scholarship Endowment. “Women’s studies at UCSC has shown itself to be a world-class model for an academic discipline—deepening our body of knowledge and, at the same time, making the world a better place…