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The UCSC Arts Division presents Los Mejicas annual Spring show ‘Grupo Folklorico’
May 20, 2024
As one of the oldest organizations on campus, Los Mejicas has over half a century of bringing people together to celebrate their Mexican heritage. Their upcoming annual spring show, which marks the 52nd anniversary of the groups existence, celebrates traditional dance forms from six different regions in Mexico.
The UCSC Music Department presents "The World Making Aura of Sonic Blackness" with Moor Mother & James Gordon Williams
February 26, 2024
On Wednesday, March 6, 2024, the University of California, Santa Cruz Music Department presents a very special performance by guest artist Moor Mother (Camae Ayewa) and James Gordon Williams, assistant professor of music composition at UC Santa Cruz in the Recital Hall of the Music Center.
Music Professor Russell Rodriguez wins the Américo Paredes Prize
January 30, 2024
The American Folklore Society awarded UC Santa Cruz professor Russell Rodriguez the annual Paredes prize in recognition of his work in the arts with the local community and his contributions to folklore and tradition.
On the frontlines of change
January 16, 2024
David B. Goldberg solidified his passion for organizing at UC Santa Cruz. Now, he is the president of the California Teachers Association, the largest teacher’s union in the state.
Linda Koval’s three-decade commitment
November 22, 2023
Alumna Linda Koval understands the challenges students face and wants to help break down barriers. She has supported UCSC through her time and resources for nearly three decades.
Life Beyond the Redwoods: Seeyade Gizachew shares insights one year after UCSC graduation
November 20, 2023
A health justice coordinator for RYSE Youth Center in Richmond, California, and a graduate student at UC Berkeley, Seeyade Gizachew (Stevenson ’22, community studies and psychology) is passionate about mentoring, education, and cultivating safe spaces.
SPREAD THE WORD! Community Studies is hiring for a new full-time, permanent lecturer position to help lead the program and shape its future!
December 16, 2022
SPREAD THE WORD! Community Studies is hiring for a new full-time, permanent lecturer position to help lead the program and shape its future. This is a rare opportunity for an individual whose scholarship, experience, talents and passions occupy the fruitful intersection where the academy and community activism and organizing join forces for social change. Learn more about the position at https://recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01413. If the position description sounds like you, we welcome your application! If the position description sounds like someone you know well, please share the link! Thank you.
December 16, 2022
Community Studies Professor Julie Guthman has received the prestigious Martin Chemers Award for Outstanding Research
December 16, 2022
In recognition of her globally significant research accomplishments, Community Studies Professor Julie Guthman has received the prestigious Martin Chemers Award for Outstanding Research in UCSC's Social Science Division. Professor Guthman is perhaps best known for her path breaking scholarship on the political economy of organic agriculture in the book Agrarian Dreams.
Congratulations to the Class of 2021!
June 15, 2021
The Community Studies Program celebrated its graduating class of 2021 the evening of Thursday, June 10 live via Zoom. Check out Professor Andrea Steiner's Faculty Speaker address. Congratulations, Grads!
2021 Field Study Poster Session
February 11, 2021
Community Studies proudly presents its annual poster session created by students just back from their six-month, full-time field studies working with social justice organizations during the COVID pandemic. Come talk with them about their experiences working for, learning about and analyzing the prospects for social change.
CMMU Student Pearl Ibeanusi named UCGHI Student Ambassador!
January 21, 2021
Congratulations to Community Studies major Pearl Ibeanusi, who’s been selected to represent UCSC in the Women’s Health, Gender, and Empowerment branch of the UC Global Health Institute’s (UCGHI) Student Ambassador Program. (The other branch is Planetary Health.)
CMMU Student Published in UCSC's new Global Environmental Justice Journal
November 23, 2020
CMMU student, Laurel Levin's capstone has gotten published in UCSC's new Global Environmental Justice Journal.
CMMU Student Bobbie Joe Garcia Publishes Op-Ed in Voices of Monterey Bay!
November 17, 2020
CMMU student Bobbie Joe Garcia published their op-ed on their work in Greenfield in the Salinas Valley with MILPA during their field study.
CMMU student Brandi Farrar in the news!
May 28, 2020
CMMU student, Brandi Farrar, featured in patch article about new Santa Cruz grocery store program in search of volunteers.
CMMU Courses and Advising Held Online Through Spring Quarter
March 10, 2020
All classes, sections, and advising online via Canvas and Zoom through Spring quarter! Visit ucsc.edu & our Contact Us page for details.
City on a Hill's 2020 Census Article feat. Professor Andrea Steiner!
January 13, 2020
Check out the City On The Hill Press's coverage of the 2020 Federal Census, featuring Community Studies Professor Andrea Steiner.
Guthman's book named one of the best of 2019!
January 13, 2020
According to U.S. Right to Know, Julie Guthman's book Wilted: Pathogens, Chemicals, and the Fragile Future of the Strawberry Industry, has been named one of 2019's best books about the U.S. food system.
CMMU student Nic Luncsford awarded Certificate of Transfer Student Excellence
November 26, 2019
Community Studies professor Julie Guthman publishes new book on the fragile future of California strawberry industry
November 13, 2019
Community Studies major Chad Osborn in the news!
October 11, 2019
Community Studies major Chad Osborn, currently conducting their fieldwork with the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) Sacramento, drove to Chico with the Sacramento Tenants Union to talk to area renters about how to form a renters union. Check out the write-up in Chico State's The Orion!
CMMU'17 Alumni named adviser for EnviroSlug!
March 5, 2018
CMMU '17 Alumni Madeleine Keller named staff adviser for EnviroSlug!
California Arts-in-Prison Program Celebrates Santa Cruz Roots
October 29, 2017
"What would happen if professional artists were brought into the prisons to teach inmates how to make art? Could art redeem lost lives?"
UCSC Dreamer wants to use his acting to liberate people
October 14, 2017
Recently transferred UCSC Dreamer, Enrique, speaks with the San Francisco Chronicle about the fear and vulnerability they experience through their recently threatened DACA status. However, this has not stopped Enrique from being open and unapologetic when it comes to uplifting communities around them.
Scharf Leaves Tenderloin For Harvard Law
June 9, 2017
Elyse Fischground featured in Sentinel Article
May 2, 2017
CMMU Student published in The Nation
March 1, 2017
Webster Nguyen
March 1, 2017
Scholarships Go a Long Way
March 1, 2017
Community Studies students participate in Facing Race conference in Atlanta, Georgia
February 28, 2017
Gus Alexander receives Herman J. Blake Award from Oakes College
February 27, 2017
Two Community Studies majors receive merit scholarships for full-time field study
February 26, 2017
Senior leaves a legacy for families with cancer
April 04, 2016
Katie Sweeney established a Camp Kesem chapter at UC Santa Cruz two years ago. Though she's graduating this year, the chapter will continue to serve children who have parents with cancer.
CMMU 10 and CMMU 30 Offered Summer 2016 (Session 2)
March 4, 2016
Kimberly Craige featured in Sentinel Article
February 22, 2016
2nd Annual Poster Session Featured on Campus News
February 12, 2016
The 6 month Field Study is at the core of the Community Studies Program, read more via Campus News.
Victoria Pozos Bernal awarded Blum Scholars Grant
June 4, 2015
Victoria Pozos Bernal was awarded a Blum Scholars grant from the UCSC Blum Center on Poverty, Social Enterprise, and Participatory Governance for her field study with PASO Internacional in Colombia.
CMMU Student Article on Prison Reform/Abolition
April 15, 2015
CMMU/FMST student Elizabeth LeJeune was published in City on a Hill Press; Liz did her field study with Justice Now, an organization based in Oakland that works with women prisoners and local communities.
New Course Offered Summer 15: Summer Session 2
April 15, 2015
Students Attend Facing Race Conference
February 10, 2015
This fall, we introduced the Community Studies Race Conference Fellowship to cover expenses for up to two students to attend a national conference that addresses race and social justice. Our fellowship could not have been timelier. As we write this note, it feels like nearly every day and across the country, another policeman has gunned down another child or young person of color. Most victims but certainly not all are male; most but certainly not all are African American. To date, nearly all of the courts have refused to indict the killers.
Are we (still) making a difference?
October 6, 2014
A question sometimes asked about Community Studies is whether the major is still relevant in the twenty-first century, decades after the program was borne out of the ideals of 1960s era social activism. Isn’t everyone way too cynical now to believe their efforts can make a difference in the world? Isn’t everything online, anyway?
Remembering Beth Butler and Honoring Her Commitment to Community
March 26, 2014
It was just over a year ago that Community Studies alumna Elizabeth (Beth) Butler (’96) died while investigating a domestic violence complaint as a Santa Cruz police detective, along with her colleague Butch Baker. Beth was a vibrant presence in Santa Cruz as a police officer, mother of two young sons, loving partner to Peter Wu and all around community stalwart. To honor Beth’s life and work, Community Studies has created the Elizabeth Butler Scholarship Endowment for Full Time Field Study in Santa Cruz...
Alumna's collaborative art project featured in SF MOMA symposium about "Visual Activism"
March 13, 2014
Alumna's collaborative art project featured in SF MOMA symposium about "Visual Activism"
Abra Allan Receives 2014 Gail Rich Award
February 26, 2014
Community Studies Alum Abra Allan was one of the recipients of the 2014 Gail Rich Awards.
Student to Participate in national CUPSI Poetry Slam
February 26, 2014
Article about Fortino Vazquez' participation in CUPSI Poetry Slam
Elizabeth Butler Remembrance - Public Ceremony
February 24, 2014
Notice of Elizabeth Butler Public Ceremony
Social Sciences honors teachers, staff members, students
October 18, 2011
Three teachers in the social sciences were honored for teaching and research as the division held its annual staff and faculty fall breakfast Oct. 12.
Beyond calories and consumption, new book critiques obesity orthodoxies
October 14, 2011
Julie Guthman, associate professor of community studies, challenges many widely held assumptions about the “obesity epidemic” in her new book, "Weighing In: Obesity, Food Justice, and the Limits of Capitalism."
Andrea Steiner Receives Teaching Excellence Award
August 1, 2011
Community Studies Lecturer Andrea Steiner is one of five recipients of the 2010-11 UCSC Excellence in Teaching Excellence Award.
Alumni Film Featured
October 12, 2010
Leilani's and Victoria Fong's film "Since Salazar" was chosen for screening at the 40th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium in East LA
Two Community Studies Undergraduates Win Award for Documentary on War Veterans
April 19, 2006
A video by two UCSC undergraduates won the Jim Demulling Speak Out Award for Best Social Awareness Commentary in a Documentary at the Humboldt International Short Film Festival.
