Ongoing

M.F.A. Exhibition for Environmental Art & Social Practice (EASP)—”Picking up Shells Amid a Tsunami”

Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery Baskin Service Road, Santa Cruz

The culminating exhibition of the Environmental Art and Social Practice (EASP) M.F.A. program at UC Santa Cruz presents new projects—Picking up Shells Amid a Tsunami 쓰나미가 밀려오는데, 조개나 줍고 있네—developed through concentrated inquiry over […]

FREE and open to the public

2026 Right Livelihood International Conference

Hybrid Event

The Right Livelihood International Conference is a five-week global conference exploring how education can strengthen democracy, collective intelligence, and just futures. Bringing together Right Livelihood Laureates, students, faculty, and community partners across continents, the conference combines asynchronous learning with participatory dialogue and collaborative action. Rather than advocating specific outcomes, the conference positions education as a democratic […]

Creative Interventions: Technology + Organizing for Women in Hip Hop

Digital Arts Research Center 407 McHenry Rd, Santa Cruz

Azmera Hammouri-Davis, akua naru, and Edd Wheeler come together in conversation, offering a critical and creative dialogue that sets the stage for the evening ahead. This talk precedes the live NOIZ performance. — ADMISSION – FREE and open to UCSC affiliates – IN PERSON at DARC 108 – VIRTUAL OPTION: must RSVP HERE — PARKING […]

FREE and open to UCSC affiliates

Job Search – Tap into the Hidden Job Market

Virtual Event

This workshop will help you develop a strategy to improve the effectiveness of your job search. We will discuss why networking is important for your job search and how to get started. We will cover effective ways to search for positions. We will provide tips and resouces to help you tailor your resume. We will […]

NOIZ: An Evening of Words, Sounds + Ideas

Digital Arts Research Center 407 McHenry Rd, Santa Cruz

Hosted by Assistant Professor and hip hop artist akua naru, the evening features live student performances, a DJ set, and an intimate conversation with guest artist/performer Edd Wheeler: pioneering Brazilian rapper, founding member of As Damas do Rap, the first female Hip Hop group in Rio de Janeiro, and practicing lawyer and organizer whose life […]

FREE and open to UCSC affiliates

April Slugs and Steins with Professor Gregory O’Malley

Virtual Event

The Escapes of David George: An Odyssey of Slavery, Freedom, and the American Revolution The Escapes of David George: An Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom in the Revolutionary Era describes the […]