UCSB Receives Fulbright, Gilman Honors for Diversity and Inclusion Efforts in Study Abroad
UCSB ranked four out of 20 in the nation, with 401 total grant recipients throughout the lifetime of the Gilman Program.
Strike Averted as UC Lecturers Reach Historic Deal, Securing Job Security and Better Pay
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.
SASA Town Hall Discusses Timely Warning System, Frustration With Administration
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.
Indus and Dhadkan Co-Host Dandiya Diwali Celebration on Campus
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.
Women’s Center Presents “Black Aesthetics: Representing Relations of Bodies, Land and Ecologies”
The lecture explored the representation of Black and Indigenous peoples in relation to physical landscapes in North America.
Historian Annette Gordon-Reed Speaks About the History of Race and School Segregation in Texas
The Pulitzer Prizing-winning author promoted her latest book about the historical significance of Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating slave emancipation in the United States.
UCSB Closes Linda Vista COVID-19 Testing Location; Plans To Implement New Testing System
The only testing site now available to students is the Loma Pelona Center.
IVRPD and I.V. Community Reimagine Pardall Gardens
A public survey conducted by the IVRPD identified Pardall Gardens as a community priority for renovations.
Gaucho Underground Scholars Host Formerly Incarcerated Student Day
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.
Ali Guajardo, Eclasia Wesley, Kayla Martensen and Levette Morales Analyze The Criminalization of BIPOC Youth in Foster Care at MCC Event
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.