Kresge In The News
Remembering Former Provost Conn Hallinan (1942-2024)
July 8, 2024
Kresge remembers former Kresge Provost Conn Hallinan (1942-2024).
Kresge Lecturer Receives Prestigious Sundance Fellowship
June 24, 2024
Kresge faculty member and UCSC alum Brenda Ávila-Hanna was recently accepted to the prestigious Sundance Institutes Producer Program, which brings together and supports producers on independent films.
Kresge Alum Reyna Grande Empowers the Next Generation
February 14, 2024
Kresge alum Reyna Grande talks about finding her voice and fostering creativity and advocacy at UCSC.
Kresge Joins UCSC's Deep Read
February 20, 2020
Kresge will read Margaret Atwood's "The Testaments" as a community.
Engage with "alternative Nobel" laureates this spring and summer
May 9, 2019
The public is invited to attend the institute with Perlas, an author and activist who will lead a five-day discussion focused on "Humanizing Artificial Intelligence: Using Cultural Power Governance and Business to Address the Challenges of Our Time."
The Future of Kresge
February 1, 2019
An ambitious renewal project aims to update iconic Kresge College, knitting beloved landmarks with new upgrades.
Alumna Reyna Grande pens NY Times op-ed on immigration
September 10, 2018
Critically acclaimed author to celebrate publication of new book on Oct. 2 with Santa Cruz event
Kresge College Undergraduate Eric Medina wins $15,000 Strauss Scholarship to reinvigorate Oakes Garden
June 19, 2018
Kresge College Undergraduate Eric Medina wins $15,000 Strauss Scholarship to reinvigorate Oakes Garden
Kresge College: A village of independent voices
March 16, 2018
With its focus on student input and critical thinking, Kresge College—a hotbed for autonomy and creativity—attracts students who want to take creative and intellectual risks and forge their own paths
Reyna Grande: Documenting the Immigrant Experience
January 10, 2018
Undocumented journalist describes immigrant experience, American dream
December 11, 2017
Jose Antonio Vargas, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, documentarian, and activist, gave an impassioned speech on the immigrant identity and the nature of the American dream to a packed house for Kresge College's core course, Power and Representation, and the larger campus community. November 30, 2017.
Maxine Jimenez (Kresge '19) Woman in Green Forum Youth Trailblazer
November 14, 2016
Julie Snyder: Serially great journalism
September 13, 2016
Kresge Alumna Julie Snyder Wins Alumni Achievement Award
Robert Edgar: Founding Kresge Provost, Pioneering Genetic Researcher, & Member of National Academy of Sciences
May 16, 2016
The memorial for Robert Edgar will be held from 1–4 p.m. on Saturday, June 4 at the Kresge Town Hall. For more information, contact Carolyn Martin Shaw at cmclark@ucsc.edu
Martha Mendoza, Kresge '88, Wins 2nd Pulitzer Prize
April 18, 2016
“It’s no coincidence that this university has produced so many Pulitzer Prize winners,” Mendoza said from AP headquarters in New York where she celebrated the award with colleagues Monday. “It’s a place where students can better understand their role in our society, writing skills are emphasized, and everyone is encouraged to engage in their community and the broader world.”
Allah Yerhamha (Rest In Peace): Shireen Ahsan
February 1, 2016
A Memorial for Shireen Ahsan will be held at 7PM Tuesday, February 2, in the Kresge Town Hall. All are welcome. Please share this.
Elizabeth Montgomery Kresge Alum Featured in New Yorker
December 19, 2014
Alejandra Vargas: A Light in the Darkest hours
June 6, 2014
Elizabeth Chase Butler, Kresge Alumni ('96), Killed in Line of Duty
March 12, 2013
Bettine Aptheker & Karen Yamashita: Awarded UC Presidential Chair
October 5, 2012
“The Presidential Chair will focus on the intersections between gender and race and ethnicity,” said UCSC dean of humanities William Ladusaw.
Deutron Kebebew, Kresge '03, 2012 Tony Hill Award
January 31, 2012
"I can be a more effective community advocate by looking at systems, figuring out how to make them more efficient, and looking at problems from an engineering perspective."
Someone I'd Like You to Meet
October 3, 2011
Elizabeth McKenzie, Published in Atlantic Monthly, Taught at Kresge, UCSC Alum
Optional Core Course Labs Announced
June 13, 2011
The creative labs for Kresge's 2011 core course have been announced.
