Announcements

Philosophy Colloquium: Thurs, Nov. 12th

Dr. Ásta Kristjana Sveinsdóttir, will be presenting a talk on "Human Kinds as Conferred Kinds" on Thursday, November 12th, 4:00-6:00pm in the Cowell College Conference Room....[More]

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Professor David Hoy Publishes a New Book

Professor David Hoy, who has been with the UCSC Philosophy Department since 1981, recently published a new book entitled The Time of Our Lives: A Critical History of Temporality (MIT Press 2009). Professor Hoy received his Ph.D. in Philosophy...[More]

Paul Roth Named Distinguished Visiting Scholar

Professor and Philosophy Department Chair Paul Roth was named as a distinguished visiting scholar at the University of Provence in Aix en Provence, France. Professor Roth received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Chicago. His research i...[More]

Philosophy Students win Deans' & Chancellor's Awards

Each year fifty undergraduates (10 from each of the academic divisions on campus) are selected from a wide pool of applicants to receive the Dean's Award for outstanding achievement in their division. Applicants typically submit a paper or project an...[More]

Humanities News

History professor to establish new program in Ancient Studies at UCSC

History professor Charles Hedrick will use his recent UC Presidential Chair appointment to establish and develop a new program in Ancient Studies on the UCSC campus....[More]

'UCSC Celebrates Pixar'--a week of lectures and film screenings in Santa Cruz--Oct. 20-23

?UC Santa Cruz Celebrates Pixar??a week of lectures and film screenings?takes place October 20-23, in downtown Santa Cruz and on the UCSC campus....[More]

3rd annual UCSC 'Founders Day' gala dinner at Cocoanut Grove to honor five exceptional individuals

UCSC will host its third annual Founders Day gala dinner at the Cocoanut Grove on Friday, October 23. ...[More]

Award-winning novelist coming to UCSC on October 7

The UCSC Center for Labor Studies and the Living Writers Series will join together to present a reading by award-winning novelist Monique Truong, Wednesday, October 7, at 7 p.m. in the Humanities...[More]