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Creative Studies student earns coveted Knight-Hennessy Scholarship

Ashley Yeh ’24 will go on to pursue a Ph.D. in neuroscience at Stanford School of Medicine. The Knight-Hennessy Program, established in 2018, provides fellows up to three years of tuition and a stipend for living and academic expenses.

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A still from ''movement:::Water / movement:::Support,'' choreographed by Hope Okere

MFA thesis show ‘Incandescent’ explores interconnectedness of humans and nature

The show features a wide range of art practices, including painting, video, performance and sculpture, to present research that is “on the cutting edge of contemporary artistic discourses that center identity, place, politics and poetics.”

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Daina Ramey Berry, Tiffany Caesar, Giuliana Perrone, Jovan Scott Lewis

Scholars discuss Black reparations in California

A panel of experts from UCSB, UC Berkeley and San Francisco State University will address the historical context of reparations in the U.S., explain why they are being considered in California and provide an update on efforts across the state.

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Featured Events

Thalia Wheatley

May 9, 2024

The Dartmouth College professor will discuss her research in interacting brains and interacting communities for the SAGE Center Lecture Series.

Frame from the film ''Trouble in Paradise''

Revisiting the Classics: ‘Trouble in Paradise’

May 11, 2024

Charles Wolfe, of film and media studies, joins Patrice Petro, Dick Wolf Director of the Carsey-Wolf Center, for a pre-screening discussion of the film’s enduring legacy.