Memoriam
Memoriam
November 27, 2023
Memoriam
November 27, 2023
Memoriam
November 27, 2023
UC Santa Cruz faculty member elected president of Sociologists for Women in Society
November 21, 2023
Associate Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies (LALS) Sylvanna Falcón was recently elected president of Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS). Falcón’s term in the position will start at the beginning of 2024.
Immigrants targeted by scams are seeking justice. Here’s how to help them get it
November 1, 2023
Assistant Professor of Sociology Juan Manuel Pedroza's research has identified trends in what types of justice immigrants who have been targeted by scams are seeking and offers recommendations for policymakers and law enforcement agencies on how to expand access to justice.
Recognizing outstanding faculty and staff in the Division of Social Sciences
October 18, 2023
The Social Sciences Division’s annual fall breakfast gathered faculty and staff to celebrate the winners of four major divisional awards.
Five UC Santa Cruz projects win California Climate Action Grant funding
August 31, 2023
Millions of dollars in new funding will support UC Santa Cruz and partners in tackling some of California's toughest climate change challenges through innovative research and community engagement.
Alumni Bill Fujioka chairs the Los Angeles Japanese American National Museum
July 26, 2023
Bill Fujioka’s career in public and civil service can be traced back over five decades. Currently, he serves as the Chair of the Los Angeles Japanese American National Museum.
UCSC prepares alumna for Peace Corps path
May 5, 2023
Alyssa Scarsciotti (Stevenson ’20, Sociology and Linguistics) dreamed of joining the Peace Corps since she was a child. After graduating from UCSC, Scarsciotti is making her dream a reality.
UC Santa Cruz and United Way invest in youth perspective in researching mental health throughout local communities
May 2, 2023
Beginning in early 2021, UC Santa Cruz partnered with the United Way of Santa Cruz County’s Youth Action Network, seeking to support youth empowerment and leadership. As part of that vital work, the partners were recognized as the United Way Partner of the Year.
Rebecca London testifies in support of bill that would guarantee recess for California students
April 14, 2023
Associate Professor of Sociology Rebecca London testified before the California State Senate Education Committee on April 12 in support of SB 291, which would guarantee at least 30 minutes of recess per day for California students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
Food system researcher Julie Guthman wins distinguished career award
April 5, 2023
Professor of sociology and community studies Julie Guthman was recognized with the Distinguished Career Award by the Cultural and Political Ecology speciality group of the American Association of Geographers.
Spring 2023 Emeriti Lecture: Peace Teachers In and From Soledad Prison
March 28, 2023
John Brown Childs began offering courses on transcommunality at Soledad Correctional Facility eighteen years ago. Almost two decades later, his teachings continue to transform the lives of incarcerated men in Soledad.
Pedroza received Russell Sage Foundation Pipeline Grant
March 25, 2023
Assistant Professor Juan Manuel Pedroza aims to learn more about these challenges and speak to them, with the help of a recently awarded grant from the Russell Sage Foundation.
Center for Labor and Community opens on UC Santa Cruz campus
March 21, 2023
Scholars studying the economic and social impacts of a variety of labor and employment issues facing workers in Santa Cruz and the Monterey Bay Area just announced the opening of a new center on campus that will provide timely and policy-relevant labor research, will educate the next generation of labor and community leaders and will advance labor, community, and occupational health initiatives.
Speaking his soul: John Rickford to speak at Distinguished Alumni Lecture
February 15, 2023
Stevenson College Distinguished alumnus John Rickford returns to UC Santa Cruz for a reading of a chapter of his memoir, “Speaking my Soul: Race, Life, and Language.”
Five student teams embark on tech for social good projects
January 23, 2023
Five student teams will take on tech for social good projects with funding from the UCSC CITRIS and the Banatao Institute and the UCSC Institute for Social Transformation.
UCSC researcher explores drug use, harm reduction in San Francisco’s Latino/x community
December 17, 2022
It’s no secret that the opioid epidemic has devastated our country, especially within communities of color. Latino/xs have seen some of the highest drug addiction rates, which have only increased due to the rise of synthetic opioids like fentanyl and the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019, San Francisco was the county with the third-highest opioid-related death rate among Latinos in California.
California Is Confronting Its Student-Housing Woes. But There’s No Quick Fix.
September 29, 2022
Associate Professor Steve McKay quoted in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
In Memoriam: Hardy Frye
August 16, 2021
Professor Emeritus of Sociology Hardy T. Frye passed away in June. He was a lifelong proponent for diversity in education, a steadfast civil rights advocate, and a renowned scholar of political organizing.
In Memoriam: Sociology Professor Ben Crow dies at 71
April 23, 2019
Sociology Professor Ben Crow died Tuesday, April 9, following a serious illness.
Community Studies founder William H. Friedland dies at 94
February 28, 2018
William H. “Bill” Friedland, professor emeritus of community studies and sociology at UC Santa Cruz, whose life and career encompassed the major social movements of the 20th century, from labor struggles during and after World War II, to farm worker and youth movements of the 1960s, to the agriculture-food awareness of today, died at his Santa Cruz home Feb. 20 at age 94.
Memorial service for Walter Goldfrank scheduled for Nov. 4
September 25, 2017
The campus community is invited to a celebration of the life of Walter Goldfrank, professor emeritus of sociology and Latin American and Latino Studies, on Nov. 4.
In Memoriam: Dane Archer
January 09, 2017
Professor Dane Archer joined the UCSC faculty in 1972, and was an expert in verbal and nonverbal communication; violence, war, and peace; social psychology; cross-national research; and crime and law
UC Santa Cruz grieves death of sociologist Lionel Cantú Jr., 36
May 29, 2002