History Graduation Celebration
The 14th Annual History Department Graduation Celebration will be held:
Thursday, June 12th, 2025
10:00 - 11:30am
Stevenson Event Center
This celebration will be for all graduates of the 2024-2025 Bachelors of Arts (B.A.) programs in History, Classical Studies, and Jewish Studies, and their friends and families (up to four guests per student).
This event is not a formal commencement ceremony. No cap and gown needed! It is an opportunity for faculty and students to socialize and celebrate together. There will be a brief program of remarks and all students will receive a graduation cord for their respective major. Light refreshments will be served.
For more information, please contact historyundergrad@ucsc.edu.
Faculty Remarks from Past History Graduation Celebrations:
Noriko Aso, Associate Professor in History (2024)
Aims McGuinness, Associate Professor in History (2023)
Eric Porter, Distinguished Professor in History (2022)
Jennifer Derr, Associate Professor in History (2021)
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the 10th Annual History Department Graduation Celebration was held virtually.
Benjamin Breen, Associate Professor in History (2020)
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the 9th Annual History Department Graduation Celebration was held virtually
Gail Hershatter, Professor Emerita in History (2019)
Matthew Lasar, Lecturer in History (2018)
Bruce Thompson, Continuing Lecturer in History (2017)
Grace Peña Delgado, Professor in History (2016)
Gregory O'Malley, Professor in History (2015)
Alan Christy, Professor in History (2014)
Cynthia Polecritti, Professor Emerita in History (2013)
