Division of Social Sciences

Rising from the ashes

Archaeological researchers from UC Santa Cruz are among the volunteers searching through rubble for homeowners who lost their loved ones’ cremains in the fires. READ MORE

Human Rights Lab investigates social unrest in Chile

Students from UCSC and UC Berkeley labs learn to analyze digital media sources to investigate human rights abuses in the Americas and around the world. READ MORE

Election series looks at critical moment in time

The four-part series, “Democracy, Dilemmas and Decisions,” will address how social movements on the left and right have shaped what is at stake in the election. READ MORE

Racial inequity in economic fallout

Economics professor Robert Fairlie is cited in federal bill to strengthen minority business agency. READ MORE

Anti-racism and criminal justice reform

The Institute for Social Transformation collects resources for change. SEE MORE

Featured Events

Oct 28: Works-in-Progress with Guthman, Fairbairn, Reisman
Oct 30: CAFIN and UC Investments Speaker Series Financial Risks, Innovation and Inclusion in a Post-COVID World
Nov 6: CAFIN and UC Investments Speaker Series Financial Risks, Innovation and Inclusion in a Post-COVID World

Featured News

October 19, 2020Doctoral candidate wins Switzer Fellowship for environmental justice research in El Salvador
October 13, 2020Challenging how we see the prison-industrial complex
October 13, 2020UC Santa Cruz Human Rights Lab investigates social unrest in Chile

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