Campus News
Humanities Institute launches 2021 Deep Read with Tommy Orange’s novel ‘There There’
January 14, 2021
Following the success of last year’s Deep Read with guest author Margaret Atwood, The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz has announced the second installment of its new program that invites the campus and community to think deeply about literature, art, and the most pressing issues of the day.
UCSC’s Living Writers Series a place to shelter in the storm
January 8, 2021
“Shelter and Place” is the theme of the 2021 winter installment of the Living Writers Series at UC Santa Cruz. Curated by Micah Perks, professor of literature and director of the Creative Writing Program, the now virtual series will run from January 14 through March 4, on Thursday nights throughout the winter quarter.
Award-winning poet Morgan Parker to read at 11th annual Morton Marcus memorial event
November 4, 2020
Acclaimed poet, essayist, and novelist Morgan Parker will be the featured guest at the 11th annual Morton Marcus Memorial Poetry Reading, which takes place this year as a virtual event on November 12.
UCSC alumna Traci Chee named finalist for 2020 National Book Award
October 21, 2020
'We Are Not Free,' a work of historical fiction by UC Santa Cruz alumna Traci Chee, has been named a finalist for the 2020 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature.
Maxine Jimenez (Kresge '19) Woman in Green Forum Youth Trailblazer
November 14, 2016
