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In the Social Sciences Division, our faculty, staff, students, and alumni are raising the bar on the public benefits of higher education and leading change to advance justice and sustainability. Learn ...

Your education in the Social Sciences Division at UC Santa Cruz is about more than just earning a degree. It’s also a journey of self-discovery. We’re here to help you find your purpose, realize your ...

The Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology explores the diversity of human experiences through time and across the globe, teaching what it means to be human through a social justice lens. The program is ...

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With all of the choices for college, what made UC Santa Cruz stand out? I knew that this was a place where I could be free to study my main area of research focus (kink, BDSM, and sexual fetishism), ...

Distinguished Professor of Economics Carl Walsh, and his wife Judy Walsh, established the Walsh Family Scholarship Endowment for Social Science majors in honor of Eugene and Bessie Walsh. "This is a ...

The Division of Social Sciences offers 8 nationally recognized doctoral and 4 masters degree programs. In addition, Anthropology, Education, Environmental Studies, Latin American and Latino Studies, ...

I want to reach out to the broader UCSC community and any signatories of the “UCSC ANTI-RACIST FARM NOW!” document to address some of the issues raised in the petition. I also thought it might be ...

With all of the choices for college, what made UC Santa Cruz stand out? When I visited UC Santa Cruz prior to making my decision, I was amazed by its location and beauty of its campus. Growing up in ...

A new paper that built upon prior research efforts in the Environmental Studies Department shows that grassland communities across the California Floristic Province are transitioning toward plants ...