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Economist Michael Hutchison’s timely commentary on Japan’s banking crisis ran in the Santa Cruz County Sentinel, which also published a letter to the editor from environmental scientist Rich Howarth, who critiqued the paper’s stance on global warming. Dickens Project director John Jordan was interviewed by NPR’s Ira Glass. Glass spoke to Jordan on the topic…

A retreat for campus managers will be held on Tuesday, January 13. The purpose of the retreat is to discuss institutional goals, foster cooperative efforts, and share insights of the reatreat with the Millennium Committee. The retreat is being coordinated by Linda Kittle, head of the retreat planning committee. "This is the first time we…

Maria Paz Balibrea Enriquez: Assistant Professor of Literature Maria Balibrea’s expertise is in 19th- and 20th-century Spanish literature and culture, with a focus on postdictatorship Spain. She is interested in the role culture plays in the construction of new national discourses emerging in the democratic state. She has published on the literature and film of…

Assistant and associate professors at UCSC were surveyed last May concerning their satisfaction with their working environment and their needs for support and mentoring. Survey results are summarized below. The report is also available through department chairs. Eighty faculty members responded to the survey, which addressed a range of topics, including, spousal/partner employment, the Faculty…

Elizabeth Irwin, director of Public Information and Publications, will speak on the topic "UC Santa Cruz: Connecting with Our Community" at a meeting of the UCSC Women’s Club on Wednesday, January 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at University House. The meeting is open to the public. For more information, call (408) 459-2501. The…

A new television program featuring the best of lectures and programs at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is being broadcast on Community TV, Channel 72, beginning January 4. The show, UCSC Forum, features lectures and performances by UCSC faculty and prominent guest speakers. The show airs at 8 p.m. each Sunday with a rebroadcast…

A book by economics professor Alan Richards and coauthor John Waterbury, titled A Political Economy of the Middle East, has been selected as an Outstanding Academic Book in 1997 by Choice, a publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries. Choice provides current reviews for academic libraries, and its outstanding book lists serve as…

Faced with staggering cuts in state funding in the early 1990s, UCSC administrators created a fiscal-planning process in which academic and nonacademic divisions, representatives of the faculty senate, staff, and students became key players in the development of each year’s campus budget. Even though state support for the university has stabilized in recent years, that…

Three people committed to enriching the lives of others have won the top awards given annually by UC Santa Cruz’s Alumni Association. Marge Frantz, a lecturer emerita in the American Studies and Women’s Studies Departments, won the Distinguished Teaching Award for 1997. Frantz is highly regarded for her dedication to students and passion for her…

Ray Collett has stepped down from his administrative role as director of UCSC’s Arboretum. On January 1, Professor Collett became the Arboretum’s director emeritus. He retains his faculty position as professor of natural sciences and will maintain an active teaching schedule. In honor of Collett’s more than 30 years of service to the Arboretum and…

One of the country’s leading astronomers will present a public lecture discussing the Big Bang and the evolution of the universe. The lecture, "How We Got Here: From the Big Bang to Now," will be presented by Sandra Faber, a professor of astronomy at UCSC. The talk is part of the 1997-98 Humanities Lecture Series,…

Currents online is now accepting classified ads from faculty and staff. Before submitting an ad, please read the policies and submittal procedure. Wanted: 3 bedroom, 2 bath house for visiting fellow at the Center for Global, International, and Regional Studies. From approx. January 24 to February 22, 1998. Ext. 9-2833 or global@cats.ucsc.edu. For Sale: 1987…