• 2026 Right Livelihood International Conference

    Hybrid Event

    The Right Livelihood International Conference is a four-week global conference exploring how education can strengthen democracy, collective intelligence, and just futures. Bringing together Right Livelihood Laureates, students, faculty, and community partners […]

  • Ritual Drinking in the Ancient World

    Stockwell Cellars 1100 Fair Ave., Santa Cruz, CA

    Wednesday, April 15, 5:00-7 p.m. Stockwell Cellars 1100 Fair Avenue, Santa Cruz Space is limited. Please let us know if you are able to attend via this registration link. “Drink and make […]

  • Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed

    Merrill Cultural Center 200 McLaughlin Dr, Santa Cruz, CA

    Please join us as Quinn Slobodian & Ben Tarnoff discuss their new book, Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed (April, 2026). A Financial Times Most Anticipated Nonfiction Book of the Year • […]

  • Muskism: A Guide For The Perplexed

    Merrill Cultural Center 200 McLaughlin Dr, Santa Cruz, CA

    A presentation and discussion with authors Quinn Slobodian, Professor of International History, Boston University, and Ben Tarnoff, Journalist. To understand Elon Musk and the world he intends to make, we […]

  • TLC Convocation 2026

    Colleges Nine and John R. Lewis College Multi-purpose Room 615 College Nine Road, Santa Cruz, CA
    Hybrid Event

    The Opposite of Cheating: Rethinking Instruction in the Age of AI David Rettinger, Applied Professor and Undergraduate Program Director at the University of Tulsa Higher education stands at a crossroads. […]

    Free
  • Science in the Neighborhood: The earthquake problem

    Science in the Neighborhood
    Coastal Biology Building 130 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA

    Earthquake prediction has simultaneously remained both the central, unsolved problem in seismology and the issue that communities care about most—especially here in Northern California. Earth & Planetary Sciences Professor Emily Brodsky will discuss what we do and do not know about when earthquakes will happen.

    Free