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UCSB Students Start Free Tutoring Program for Local Children
  • Virtual Tutoring Session

Jessica Lickstein, a third-year Sociology student at UCSB, started Education+ as a free tutoring program for local k-8 students!

UCSB Moot Court Advances to Preliminary Round of the National Tournament!

Congratulations to UCSB students Marcus Ortiz (Political Science) and Jeremy Zide (Economics) for advancing to the final round and qualifying to compete on a national stage!

UCSB Communication Department Ranked #2 Globally!

UCSB's department of Communication has been ranked as the second best Communication program worldwide. 

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.

Amit Ahuja Named as One of India's Leading Intellectuals by ThePrint
  • Amit Ahuja

Amit Ahuja, Associate Professor of Political Science at UCSB, was named by ThePrint as one of India's political thought leaders to watch out for in the next decade. 

Academy of Management inductee Linda Putnam establishes award for organizational research scholars

A pioneering and career-long scholar in the field of organizational communication and the science of negotiation and conflict management, Linda Putnam, Distinguished Research Professor Emerita in the department of Communication, will be inducted as a fellow into the Academy of Management.

Congratulations Class of 2024 Student Awardees!

The division of social sciences congratulates graduating recipients of the division and university's most prestigious student honors, awarded for scholastic achievement, extraordinary service, and personal courage and persistence. 

Congratulations Class of 2024!

A big congratulations to our newest alumni - UCSB's Class of 2024! 

Tara Mandrekar Receives Luis Leal Award

Tara Mandrekar has been awarded the Luis Leal Award in recognition of outstanding interdisciplinary academic achievement as a student of the social sciences.