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Alexis Okeowo
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Alexis Okeowo

Writer Alexis Okeowo opens Arts & Lectures’ Justice for All series

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Diverse group of students listening to a lecture in a modern lecture hall
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Elena Zhukova
UC Santa Barbara students attend a lecture in the Interactive Learning Pavilion

‘Sharing knowledge across communities to improve lives around the world’
Giuliana Perrone photographed in black and white outdoors in sunlight
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Matt Perko
Giuliana Perrone, October 2023

Freedom in the aftermath of slavery: historian Giuliana Perrone tracks the failures of American law
Historian Kate McDonald
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Historian Kate McDonald, August 2023

From rickshaw to railroad, a scholar navigates Japan’s history of transportation
Side-by-side headshots of Tanya Atwater, Leda Cosmides and Nelson Lichtenstein
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Left to right: Tanya Atwater, Leda Cosmides and Nelson Lichtenstein

Joining one of the world’s premier honorary societies, three professors are named to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Professor Mario T. García in a suit holding his left hand
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Professor Mario T. García, February 2023

Mario T. García, a UC Santa Barbara professor for 47 years, to be honored at Sal Castro Memorial Conference

Perspectives on Juneteenth

Outstanding Academics

Sonatas and Scholarship
Geoff Meyerhof presenting at grad slam with slides behind

The Best of Both Worlds

Deciphering Life in the Middle Ages

And Then There Were Ten

‘Intelligence Plus Character’
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