2017 - 2018 News Archive
History Department Graduation Celebration
June 19, 2018
History, Classical studies, Jewish studies, and German studies students celebrated their graduation from UCSC at the department's annual graduation celebration on June 15, 2018.
Standing tall and giving back
June 12, 2018
For graduating senior Asante Nkosi, a double major in sociology and history allowed him to connect his experiences with his interest in black U.S. history, the Civil Rights Movement, and the contemporary moment.
UCSC Night at the Museum to explore global impact of 1968 protest movements
May 08, 2018
The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz will present "UCSC Night at the Museum: Global 1968—Race and Revolution around the World," a free public event at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, on Wednesday, May 16.
PhD+ Stephanie Montgomery and Melissa Brzycki: “Podcasting Pop Culture – Engaging Public Audiences in East Asian History”
April 26, 2018
History graduate students Melissa Brzycki and Stephanie Montgomery created their podcast, East Asia For All, to reach a wide audience outside academia, but still allow for in-depth, “long-form” discussions.
UCSC History Grad Student Bristol Cave-LaCoste on KZSC
April 26, 2018
History graduate student Bristol Cave-LaCoste spoke with Sylvanna Falcon on KZSC's Voces Criticas/Critical Voices about her work on sexual policing and prostitution within immigration policy during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
Leaving their mark, inspiring others
April 23, 2018
This year's Distinguished Graduate Student Alumni honorees are making their mark on the world. During Alumni Weekend, they will be back on campus to inspire a new generation of scholars at a career panel.
Undergraduate History Showcase
April 10, 2018
Please join us on May 10 for the 11th Annual Undergraduate History Showcase! Hear current students talk about their research, and distinguished history alumnus, Joe Gabent, discuss how he's applied his history training in elementary school classrooms. This event is free and open to everyone.
Stephanie Montgomery, UCSC Grad Slam 2018: Gender, Criminality, and the Prison in China
March 30, 2018
Grad Slam gives graduate students three minutes to share their research with a public audience. Grad Slam encourages students to concisely and compellingly share their work with others, engaging the audience to appreciate and understand the gradaute student's work.
Laura Rosenzweig: “The Story of Hollywood’s Spies: Jewish Resistance to Nazism in Los Angeles in the 1930s”
March 20, 2018
Laura Rosenzweig will present at the Stevenson Distinguished Alumni Lecture on April 4, 4-5:30 at the Stevenson Fireside Lounge and will be followed by a reception at the Stevenson provost’s house. Her talk will include a discussion about her journey from a UCSC doctoral student to a bestselling author.
And Then They Came for Us: “From the Incarceration of Japanese Americans to the Travel Ban”
March 7, 2018
The Humanities Institute and Cowell College present this free film screening and Q & A (moderated by History Associate Professor Alice Yang) at the Del Mar Theatre on March 14.
Campus receives Mellon Foundation grant to help create new forms of digital publication
March 05, 2018
UC Santa Cruz is the lead institution on a $100,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to help build a sustainable system for the digital publication and discovery of historical records.
A Sleepy English Village and a North African Jew: An Unlikely Story of French Resistance during World War Two
January 25, 2018
Please join us on February 15 for a special talk by Daniel Lee, a Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow in the Department of History at the University of Sheffield.
History Students Win Research Awards
January 23, 2018
The Department of History is delighted to announce that the following students have received Humanities Undergraduate Research Fellowships and Koret Undergraduate Research Scholarships.
From Compradors to Hacendados: Cantonese Merchants in Peru and the Expanding Settler Colonial Frontiers of the Cantonese Pacific
December 19, 2017
Ana Candela, a History Department alum and current Assistant Professor of Sociology at Binghamton University, will be back on campus speaking about Chinese migrations to Latin American for The Center for World History on January 11, 2018.
Grad Division Featured Profile: Jaclyn Shultz
December 8, 2017
History Ph.D. candidate Jaclyn Shultz is researching how children in the 19th century United States were taught to participate in the economy.
From Mary Booth to Virginia Christian: Juvenile Injustice in the New South
November 8, 2017
Please join us for the next installment of the UCSC History Department's Works in Progress lecture series.
History alumna pushes back against taboo on talking about death
November 07, 2017
History alumna Morgan Brown’s life changed drastically shortly after she graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 2012 with a B.A. in history. Her mother was killed by a commercial truck driver who swerved into her lane and hit her car in a head-on collision.
Call for Nominations: The Dizikes Faculty Teaching Award
October 27, 2017
Do you know a faculty member who deserves to be recognized for their commitment to transformative teaching in the liberal arts? If so, here is your opportunity to honor them by nominating them for The Dizikes Faculty Teaching Award.
Death Dialogue Presents: Conversations I Wish I Had
October 10, 2017
A chance to talk to people in our lives who have died—whether we knew them, loved them, admired them (or not).
Career Preparation for History Majors
October 6, 2017
Join advisers from the UCSC Career Center and the History Department for a special presentation on Thursday, October 19, 1:30-3:00pm.
Gail Project exhibition studies military occupation of Okinawa through a photographic lens
September 29, 2017
Now in its fourth year at UC Santa Cruz, The Gail Project was inspired by a collection of photographs taken in 1952 by American Army Captain, Charles Eugene Gail. "The Gail Project: An Okinawan-American Dialogue" opens on campus October 5 at the Mary Porter Sesnon Gallery.
Study Abroad for History Majors
September 19, 2017
Join advisers from UCSC Study Abroad and the History Department for a special presentation. Learn about the many UCEAP programs available, the application process, and how to get started!
History Department Fall Orientation
August 7, 2017
You're Invited! Orientation will be held Tuesday, September 26, 10:00 am - 11:30 am in the Stevenson Fireside Lounge.
History professor Alma Heckman named Neufeld-Levin Chair of Holocaust Studies
August 03, 2017
Assistant professor of history and Jewish Studies Alma Rachel Heckman has been appointed as the new holder of the Neufeld-Levin Holocaust Endowed Chair at UC Santa Cruz
