Right Livelihood Center

The Right Livelihood Center at UC Santa Cruz is a partnership between UC Santa Cruz and Right Livelihood. Housed at the Institute for Social Transformation, the Right Livelihood Center links faculty and students with ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’ winners for research and education about proven solutions to the world’s most pressing global problems. 

A global network of scholar-activists dedicated to social transformation.

The Right Livelihood Center (RLC) was created to link the activism of the Right Livelihood Award Laureates with the research, teaching, and service of universities. In 2013, UC Santa Cruz became the first RLC campus in North America, joining campuses in Bangkok/Thailand, Bonn/Germany, Córdoba/Argentina, Lund/Sweden, Mumbai/India, Port Harcourt/Nigeria, Valdivia/Chile, and Zurich/Switzerland.

Please visit the Right Livelihood Center at UC Santa Cruz website to explore more.

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    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 […]

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    What Could UCSC Be By 2050?

    Cultural Center – Merrill College 641 Merrill Rd, Santa Cruz, United States

    What Could UCSC Be By 2050? Civic Imagination Project Monday, May 11, 2026 5:30 – 8:00 PM Cultural Center at Merrill, UC Santa Cruz Register for the Event | Learn About the Project About the Event Join us for a campus-wide civic imagination event to envision the future of UC Santa Cruz. Share your ideas […]