Department Highlights
Living Writers Series
February 8, 2022
Literature's Creative Writing Program hosts the Living Writers Series, a quarterly series of readings where authors visit UCSC to discuss their work and writing process with students and UCSC's literary community.
The Shakespeare Workshop
December 6, 2021
Professor Sean Keilen is promoting the study of Shakespeare’s plays and poems while supporting local and national organizations seeking to share them with underserved communities.
The Dickens Project
December 6, 2021
The Dickens Project, co-directed by Literature professor Renee Fox and Literature professor emeritus John Jordan, is creating opportunities for collaborative research on Dickens and the Victorian age, and disseminating research findings through annual conferences, institutes, and publications.
GANAS Career Pathways
December 6, 2021
Literature professor Juan Poblete is helping UCSC in mission as an Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) to serve growing numbers of Hispanic, first-generation, and low-income students.
Ethics & Astrobiology Reading Group
December 6, 2021
Literature Professors Zac Zimmer and Martin Devecka are convening a space for students and faculty to collaboratively examine the ethical challenges of astrobiology—a dynamic new area of scientific research encompassing the past, present, and future of life and the cosmos.
Graduate Student Success
December 6, 2021
Literature professor Chris Chen is working to improve retention of graduate students from historically underrepresented groups in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
