Eileen Boris's new book, Caring for America: Home Health Care Workers in the Shadow of the Welfare State, explains how law makers, health care administrators, government officials, labor organizers, and […]
"Labor's Fate after Wisconsin," featuring Heather and Paul Booth. Both are long-time political activists. Heather Booth founded the Midwest Academy, a training center for organizers, and she has worked closely […]
During the heydey of silent films, Santa Barbara’s Flying A Studios competed withthe best of them, creating almost 900 films between 1912-1920. On Saturday, July 7, UCSB film Prof. Dana […]
Summer Session A instruction ends hm 6/21/12
Summer Session B classes start. hm 6/21/12
Have you ever wondered how the streets surrounding the Santa Barbara Airport were named? For example, who were David Love, Augustus Griggs and Clyde Adams? They were among the 49 […]
Summer Session B instruction ends hm 6/21/12
Prof. James Brooks, President and CEO of the School of Advanced Research in Santa Fe (and former UCSB professor), will speak on Dinetah and Navajo history and present politics. Prof. […]
Fall 2012 classes begin hm 6/21/12
Nelson is the author of Steel Drivin’ Man: John Henry, the Untold Story of An American Legend (2008) which won the Merle Curti Prize for the best book in U.S. […]