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Inez Beverly Prosser is known as the first Black woman psychologist in the United States.

Groundbreaking work of four prominent Black psychologists featured for the first time in American Psychologist

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Juneteenth mural
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Juneteenth Legacy Project
"Absolute Equality" mural in Galveston, Texas, commemorating Juneteenth

Teaching Juneteenth: a history lesson in slavery and freedom
Male teacher leaning against desk talking to diverse classroom
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New grant funds are helping the Gevirtz School prepare teachers California sorely needs
An envelope addressed to UCSB's Interdisciplinary Humanities Center, from Corcoran State Prison
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With a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Grant, Foundations in the Humanities is funded to run at Corcoran for three years.

Humanities program brings courses in literary studies to individuals in the California state prison system
Stop Asian Hate fortune cookie street art
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Michelle Bell
Michelle Bell, Chinatown Live

Asian American studies launches interdisciplinary Ph.D. emphasis
A school psychologist speaks with a young student
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Federal funding for the JEDI Project will increase the number of highly trained psychologists in K-12 public schools

Gevirtz Graduate School of Education awarded record grant for K-12 mental health services
Professor Kathleen Moore
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Matt Perko
Professor Kathleen Moore, February 2023

UC Santa Barbara receives federal grant to create humanities-based minors
Shane Jimerson sits in his office wearing a blue suit
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Matt Perko
Professor Shane Jimerson

Professor Shane Jimerson receives lifetime achievement award in school psychology
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on stage

Historian Daina Ramey Berry offers perspective on the legacy and enduring relevance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
aerial view of UC Santa Barbara campus

A Leader in International Relations
Therapist sitting in chair

A Healing Space
Racial Justice Fellows

Freedom to Focus

Strength in Numbers
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