History News and Events
UCSC Night at the Museum to explore global impact of 1968 protest movements
May 8, 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.
'And Then They Came for Us' brings history into the present
March 8, 2018
The Humanities Institute and Cowell College will present a special screening of "And Then They Came for Us," winner of the Accolade Global Film 2017 Humanitarian Award, on March 14 at the Del Mar Theater in downtown Santa Cruz.
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 5, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
