The UCSB Blum Center is collaborating with 805 UndocuFund and the UCSB Community Labor Center to gather first-person testimonios from families affected by ICE enforcement across the Central Coast. Director Gaye Theresa Johnson explains why this work matters: www.independent.com/2026/06/19/d...

We are thrilled to congratulate Director Gaye Theresa Johnson on receiving the North American Society for Sport History's Best Anthology Award for 2026! Her co-edited volume, Rings of Dissent: Boxing and Performances of Rebellion, brings together powerful scholarship on sports and social justice.

Join us TOMORROW for "Get Funded, Stay Grounded: Research That Centers Community" — a workshop on grant-seeking & management for community-engaged research. 📅 Thu, Mar 5 | 3:45–5:00 PM 📍 Girvetz Hall 2320, UCSB

The UCSB Blum Center on Poverty, Inequality, & Democracy is accepting proposals for two funding opportunities: the Central Coast Regional Equity Initiative and the Dr. U.S. Awasthi Initiative in Cooperative Economics. Learn more at blumcenter.ucsb.edu/research Apply by February 28th, 2026.

For the first time, UCSB will host Douglass Day, a transcription birthday party structured around the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass. The collective endeavor involves transcribing and enriching a collection of digitized materials drawn from Black history: https://ow.ly/fj7k50Y7H9I

Douglass Day at UCSB invites the public to transcribe Black history

Held annually on Frederick Douglasss’ birthday, the decade-old collaborative initiative takes up the Colored Conventions and the theme ‘All Rights for All’ at its new institutional home at UCSB.

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RESEARCH FOCUS GROUP ROUNDTABLE: RACE AND THE QUESTION OF PALESTINE The Catastrophes RFG invites you to a roundtable with Lana Tatour about her recent co-edited volume, Race and the Question of Palestine. 2/6, 3 PM | 1930 Buchanan Learn more: ihc.ucsb.edu/event/resear...

HUMANITIES DECANTED | ELANA RESNICK Join us for a dialogue between Elana Resnick (Anthropology) and Charles Hale (Dean of Social Sciences) about Resnick’s new book, Refusing Sustainability. 2/5, 4 PM | 6020 HSSB Learn more: www.ihc.ucsb.edu/event/humani...

Are you working on research that centers equity, community partnership, or cooperative approaches to social change? The Blum Center is accepting proposals for two funding opportunities. Learn more at blumcenter.ucsb.edu/research. Apply by Feb. 28th

We’re hiring! UC Press is looking for an Editorial Assistant (hybrid, Oakland) to support acquisitions, work with authors, and help bring scholarly books into the world: careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psp/ucop/EMP...

"Affordability, Antitrust, and Inequality" -- Register now for the free in-person and livestream event with Lina Khan and @pkrugman.bsky.social. March 9, 6:30 pm, at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social. stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/event/afford...

Affordability, Antitrust, and Inequality: Lina M. Khan and Paul Krugman in Conversation - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality

Hear from two leading economic thinkers about how to solve the complex crisis of affordability.

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Civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill hosts a talk this week as part of #UCSB Arts & Lectures' Justice for All initiative. Ifill has dedicated decades to fighting for justice and challenges audiences to imagine a democracy that fulfills its founding ideals. Full story: https://ow.ly/Q6Qr50Xm8ZT

Civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill reimagines democracy in talk for UCSB Arts & Lectures

In “Reimagining a New American Democracy,” Ifill explores themes including the 14th Amendment, the power of civic participation and the essential role of higher education in shaping engaged citizens.

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We are thrilled to announce the publication of Rings of Dissent: Boxing and Performances of Rebellion, co-edited by Blum Center Director Gaye Theresa Johnson along with Rudy Mondragón and David J. Leonard (University of Illinois Press, December 2025).

The Blum Center on Poverty, Inequality, & Democracy is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Gaye Theresa Johnson as our new director.

Join us on Mon. April 21st for our workshop addressing student health and public safety in Isla Vista. We are seeing more students affected by mold, infestations, air quality, and cliffside erosion. Come learn about the resources available. Food will be provided! RSVP tinyurl.com/ucsbclimateh...

Our Central Coast Regional Equity Call for Proposals is Now Open! UCSB Graduate Students & Faculty are eligible to apply for funding. Zoom Info Session on Thur. April 17th. Deadline to submit application is May 30th. More information at blumcenter.ucsb.edu/funding

The Blum Center's Call for Proposals in Cooperative Economics is NOW OPEN! Deadline to apply is May 30th. Our next Zoom Info session is Monday, April 14th @1pm

Today is the last day to apply! Inequality by the Numbers, our annual research workshop, will be held in person at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social from June 9 to 13. See the link below!

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Applications are now open for Inequality by the Numbers, our annual research workshop on socio-economic inequality. This year’s workshop will be held in person at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social CUNY from June 9 to 13. Apply by March 31! bit.ly/4bnjXKk

These updated interactive maps now include Medi-Cal enrollment *and* spending by county and district. They can be used to understand which parts of the state could be most impacted by possible federal cuts to Medicaid. #Medicaid laborcenter.berkeley.edu/medi-cal-enr...

Medi-Cal Enrollment and Spending by District and County 2024 - UC Berkeley Labor Center

This page provides estimates of the number of individuals and percentage of population enrolled in Medi-Cal by county, congressional district, assembly district, and senate district, as of June 2024.

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THIS THURSDAY: Info Session for Cooperative Economics Research Funding When: Thursday, February 27th from 1-2pm Where: Zoom blumcenter.ucsb.edu/research

Apply to attend our summer school in Brasília, Brazil! We invite early-career scholars with research priorities in inequality and mobility in cross-cultural contexts. 🔗 Apply: bit.ly/40RtwfS Sponsored by the Stone Center, @lseinequalities.bsky.social, and Institute for Applied Economic Research.

🌟Please share this great funding opportunity! 🌟Apply by 1/24/25 for IRP's National Dissertation Award For Research On Poverty And Economic Mobility 2025–2026. For more info on this $25,000 award & to view an informational webinar, visit: www.irp.wisc.edu/national-dis...

Sociologists working on inequality: Still time to apply for this 3yr+ postdoc position in beautiful Munich (no German required) EN: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/5... DE: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/f... Applications are 01/15, but let me know if you need another 1-2 days to put in your materials

Check out our People's Guide to UCSB's Campus Housing Crisis: guidetoucsbhousing.org

Guide to UCSB's Housing Crisis

This is an information hub dedicated to addressing the ongoing student housing crisis at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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