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UCSB Receives Fulbright, Gilman Honors for Diversity and Inclusion Efforts in Study Abroad

November 22, 2021 by

UCSB ranked four out of 20 in the nation, with 401 total grant recipients throughout the lifetime of the Gilman Program. 
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Vista Point: Weekly Goings-on in Isla Vista

November 21, 2021 by , , and

Events happening in and around Isla Vista for community members to engage in.
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Strike Averted as UC Lecturers Reach Historic Deal, Securing Job Security and Better Pay

November 21, 2021 by

The new contract, announced early on Wednesday, includes significant improvements to job security, salaries, paid family leave policy and better workload standards, according to the union.
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UCSB Faces Community Backlash for Munger Hall Design

November 21, 2021 by

Billionaire Charles Munger and the university received criticism from local architects and UCSB students and faculty due to both a lack of consultation for the design and the design of Munger Hall. 
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SASA Town Hall Discusses Timely Warning System, Frustration With Administration

November 21, 2021 by

SASA requested that for future timely warnings — along with including trigger warnings in the headline and email body as well as fewer details of the assault — clearer locations be provided.
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Indus and Dhadkan Co-Host Dandiya Diwali Celebration on Campus

November 19, 2021 by

The evening began with the traditional puja — a worship ritual conducted with prayers to Hindu deities. The puja was followed by dinner, catered from local Indian restaurant Masala Spice.
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Women’s Center Presents “Black Aesthetics: Representing Relations of Bodies, Land and Ecologies”

November 19, 2021 by

The lecture explored the representation of Black and Indigenous peoples in relation to physical landscapes in North America.
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Historian Annette Gordon-Reed Speaks About the History of Race and School Segregation in Texas

November 19, 2021 by

The Pulitzer Prizing-winning author promoted her latest book about the historical significance of Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating slave emancipation in the United States.
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A.S. Holds Housing Town Hall; University Announces Intent To Extend Hotel Contracts

November 18, 2021 by and

During the meeting, administration heard out student concerns and announced their decision to extend university housing contracts
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UCSB Closes Linda Vista COVID-19 Testing Location; Plans To Implement New Testing System

November 18, 2021 by

The only testing site now available to students is the Loma Pelona Center.
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IVRPD and I.V. Community Reimagine Pardall Gardens

November 18, 2021 by

A public survey conducted by the IVRPD identified Pardall Gardens as a community priority for renovations.
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Gaucho Underground Scholars Host Formerly Incarcerated Student Day

November 18, 2021 by

The event included a tour of UC Santa Barbara with an emphasis on sites of activism, followed by lunch, a reentry resource fair and a ceremony honoring the ambassadors of the year.
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Ali Guajardo, Eclasia Wesley, Kayla Martensen and Levette Morales Analyze The Criminalization of BIPOC Youth in Foster Care at MCC Event

November 18, 2021 by

The event was moderated by Isabella Restrepo who hosted four panelists who discussed their relationship with the foster system as social workers, former foster youth or both. 
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University of California Lecturers Set To Strike This Week After Historic Vote Passes

November 16, 2021 by

UC-AFT will strike over the UC’s refusal to bargain over an updated parental leave policy and failure to participate in statutory impasse procedures in good faith.
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UCSB Creates Munger Mock-up in Local Warehouse

November 12, 2021 by

The Nexus acquired photos of the university’s Munger mock-up through an anonymous source.
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