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History Graduation Celebration

The 11th Annual History Department Graduation Celebration will be held:

Wednesday, June 8th, 2022
1:00 - 2:30 pm
Cowell College Provost House

This celebration will be for all graduates of the 2021 - 2022 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. A light lunch will be served.

For more information, please contact history@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