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Uncommon People

Associate Professor of History Elaine Sullivan takes a fresh look at the ancient Egyptian burial site of Saqqara to demonstrate how the site has evolved over more than 2,500 years. Continue»

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June 4, 2020Historian Greg O’Malley awarded ACLS grant to expand Intra-American Slave Trade Database
June 10, 2020Nirupama Chandrasekhar, Class of 2020
June 9, 2020THI presents acclaimed writer Pico Iyer in conversation with history professor Alan Christy

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The Okinawa Memories Initiative is a UCSC-based international public history project that explores the founding years of the American military occupation of Okinawa. Learn more...

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