History Graduation Celebration

The 12th Annual History Department Graduation Celebration will be held:

Wednesday, June 14th, 2023
10:00 - 11:30am
Stevenson Event Center

This celebration will be for all graduates of the 2022-2023 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.




Remarks from the 10th Annual History Graduation Celebration
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the 10th Annual History Department Graduation Celebration was held virtually.

2021 UCSC History Department Commencement Celebration video

Faculty Speaker: Associate Professor Jennifer Derr

Student Speaker: Salma V Torres, Graduating History Major


Remarks from the 9th Annual History Graduation Celebration
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the 9th Annual History Department Graduation Celebration was held virtually.

2020 UCSC History Department Commencement Celebration video

Faculty Speaker: Associate Professor Benjamin Breen

Student Speakers: Thomas Herz and Kimberly Szeto, Graduating History Majors


Remarks from the 8th Annual History Graduation Celebration

Madeleine Turner, Graduating History Major

Aren Kurkjian, Graduating History Major

Gail Hershatter, Distinguished Professor of History


Remarks from the 7th Annual History Graduation Celebration

Alexandra S. Machuca, Graduating History Major

Julie Howell, Graduating History Major

Matthew Lasar, Lecturer in History


Remarks from the 6th Annual History Graduation Celebration

Genevieve Ortilla, Graduating History Major

Elizabeth Borst, Graduating History and Literature Major

Kylie Carpenter, Graduating History Major

Bruce Thompson, Lecturer in History and Jewish Studies


Remarks from the 5th Annual History Graduation Celebration

Ashley Leib, Graduating History Major

Rafferty Lincoln, Graduating Classical Studies and History Major

Grace Peña Delgado, Associate Professor in History


Remarks from the 4th Annual History Graduation Celebration

Marley Lix-Jones, Graduating History Major

Gregory O'Malley, Associate Professor in History


Remarks from the 3nd Annual History Graduation Celebration

Helen Elizabeth Porter, Graduating History Major

Simon Stokes, Graduating History Major

Alan Christy, Associate Professor in History


Remarks from the 2nd Annual History Graduation Celebration

Katherine Grow, Graduating History Major

Grace Anello, Graduating History Major


Remarks from the 1st Annual History Graduation Celebration

Ashley Ann Overhouse, Graduating History Major

Elizabeth Weidner, Graduating Classical Studies Major

Catherine Jones, Assistant Professor in History