Campus News
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Rolling out new telecommuting tools
While in many cases, remote work is situational and will eventually return to working on-site, there are other cases in which working remotely, part-time or full-time, can be a long-term model for our employees.
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Feminist studies Ph.D. student receives American Association of University Women fellowship
The program aims to tackle barriers women face in education by recognizing recipients whose academic work and community projects empower women and girls.
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UCSC alumna Traci Chee named finalist for 2020 National Book Award
‘We Are Not Free,’ a work of historical fiction by UC Santa Cruz alumna Traci Chee, has been named a finalist for the 2020 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature.
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UCSC Winter Break Curtailment
Like many of you, we were discouraged to learn we would no longer be allowed to use our available COVID-19 UC Expanded Paid Admin Leave to cover campus-based winter break curtailment days for this year.
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Provide feedback on UC’s proposed systemwide curtailment/salary reduction plan
President Michael Drake and the UC Office of the President seek feedback from all campuses on a proposed systemwide combined curtailment and salary reduction plan that would apply to both staff and faculty to help mitigate the financial impacts of COVID-19.
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HSI grant to support graduate students
The grant from the U.S. Department of Education will help the campus increase the readiness of Latinx, low-income and students of color from UC Santa Cruz and CSU Monterey Bay to apply and succeed in graduate programs.
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Voter registration deadline is today
Today is the deadline to register for the first time or to update your registration if you have moved since last casting a ballot.
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Doctoral candidate wins Switzer Fellowship for environmental justice research in El Salvador
James Alejandro Artiga-Purcell, a Ph.D. candidate in Environmental Studies, was recently selected for the 2020 Switzer Environmental Fellowship as part of a cohort of 20 top scholar-activists from around the country.
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‘Be the Difference’ Award honors UCSC Molecular Diagnostic Lab
The award recognizes UCSC’s efforts to provide local testing for coronavirus infections.
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Provide feedback on UC’s proposed systemwide curtailment/salary reduction plan
President Michael Drake and the UC Office of the President seek feedback from all campuses on a proposed systemwide combined curtailment and salary reduction plan that would apply to both staff and faculty to help mitigate the financial impacts of COVID-19.
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The savior of the opera
With dampened prospects for in-person classes, rehearsals, and performances this pandemic year, UC Santa Cruz’s opera program is adapting with help from donor Scott Lord
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‘Response, recovery, and resiliency’
Threatened with wildfires in August and September, an army of UC Santa Cruz employees worked hard to keep their community safe, fed, and housed.