News

Mellon Foundation awards $100,000 grants to four UCSB social science departments

The departments of Asian American Studies, Black Studies, Chicana/o Studies, and Feminist Studies each received $100,000 grants apiece from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

UCSB Receives the Cedric J. Robinson and Elizabeth P. Robinson Archive

The UCSB Library has acquired the Cedric J. and Elizabeth P. Robinson Archive, a collection of research and teaching papers, ephemera and digital materials related to the careers of the Robinsons, renowned for their seminal scholarship and activism that had wide-ranging influence at UC Santa Barbara, in academia, and across many public arenas. The archive was donated by Elizabeth P. Robinson and their daughter, Najda Ife Robinson-Mayer.

Charmaine Chua Named 2023 Freedom Scholar

Charmaine Chua, an assistant professor of global studies at UC Santa Barbara, has received a 2023 Freedom Scholar award from the Marguerite Casey Foundation.

Spring 2024 Political Science Undergraduate Scholarships

Apply for undergraduate scholarships offered by UCSB Department of Political Science!

Academic Senate’s 2023-’24 Distinguished Teaching Award Winner - Chase Hobbs Morgan

Chase Hobbs Morgan received the 2023-24 Distinguished Teaching Award from the Academic Senate in recognition of his successful efforts in teaching with excellence in creative and scholarly work.

Charmaine Chua Receives Harold J. Plous Memorial Award

Global studies scholar-activist Charmaine Chua receives Harold J. Plous Memorial Award.

Professor Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky's New Book: Empire of Refugees

Global Studies Professor Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky published a new book entitled Empire of Refugees.

Dr. Pei-te Lien awarded Social Science Book Prize by the Association for Asian American Studies

The Association for Asian American Studies has awarded Dr. Pei-te Lien of the political science department at UCSB with the Social Sciences Book Prize for Contesting the Last Frontier: Race, Gender, Ethnicity, and Political Representation of Asian Americans.

Professor Omise'eke Tinsley wins 2023 John Leo & Dana Heller Award for Best Single Work, Anthology, Multi-Authored, or Edited Book in LGBTQ Studies, PACA & PCA

Black Studies Department Chair and Professor Omise'eke Natasha Tinsley's The Color Pynk: Black Femme Art for Survival (University of Texas Press, 2022), wins the 2023 John Leo & Dana Heller Award for Best Single Work, Anthology, Multi-Authored, or Edited Book in LGBTQ Studies.

Events

Maxine Hong Kingston | Talk-Story

The Department of Asian American Studies is proud to present Talk Story with Maxine Hong Kingston, whose work has shaped five decades of Asian American literature while inspiring feminist thinking across disciplines.

April 20, 2024 - 4:00pm