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Through a Critical Race Theory prism, Professor Crenshaw will discuss Black Lives Matter and Say Her Name as challenges to contemporary jurisprudence on race, and assess the new openings presented by current events.

The Food, Nutrition, and Basic Skills Program offers FREE cooking, budgeting, and planning workshops to students, staff, and faculty! Check out their April calendar to learn more ways to save money and make delicious food.

UCSB’s Counseling and Psychological Services is hosting a variety of group therapy, workshop, and seminar offerings for Spring 2018, including graduate student processing groups, wellness seminar series, and international student support groups.

UCSB has a dedicated multi-disciplinary team to assist students who are experiencing a financial crisis. The UCSB Financial Crisis Response Team works closely with Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships and other campus resources to evaluate and respond to students in urgent financial need.

Did you know that each year graduate students from every UC campus travel to Sacramento to school lawmakers about the importance of graduate research? Meet this year's advocates: JV Decemvirale, Ph.D. student in Contemporary Art, and A​lana A​yasse, Ph.D. student in Geography.

Submit your nominations for two awards from the Graduate Student Association by Friday, March 16. The Dixon-Levy Service Award will be given to outstanding members of the university community who have worked to improve graduate student life. The GSA Excellence in Teaching Award recognizes the work of a graduate student who has shown excellence in their role as a teaching assistant or associate.

UCSB’s Student Health will open from 8 a.m. to noon during March 26 to 29, and will be closed on March 30. During the closure, please consider Urgent Care Centers, either in Santa Barbara or use Aetna Network Providers if you are a GHI member. All students can use the 24/7 Nurseline for advice or Teladoc online visits.

Squirrel Nut Zippers rocked Campbell Hall on Thursday, March 1 with thoroughly entertaining show as part of UCSB Arts and Lectures' jazz series.

UCSB Arts & Lecture presents Compañía Nacional de Danza and its spectacular contemporary adaptation of Carmen to Santa Barbara for two nights.

This article recaps the Global Skill Seminar hosted by Office of International Students & Scholars on improving international student writing, facilitated by Nastacia Schmoll. The event was held on Monday, February 26, 2018.

The fifth annual Art of Science Competition is excited to unveil 57 entries that share a visual story of creativity and discovery at UCSB. Cast your vote for the entries that best capture your imagination and convey their meaning through the aesthetic. Voting closes on March 6, 2018.

Ready to learn some tasty and quick recipes? The Food, Nutrition, and Basic Skills Program offers FREE cooking, budgeting, and planning workshops to students, staff, and faculty! Check out their workshops for February and March.

UCSB’s Office of International Students & Scholars has developed the Global Skills Seminar Series in order to fully support our campus administration and faculty who work with international students, scholars, and staff. Join the upcoming seminar on February 26 to hear about strategies on improving international student writing skills.

Join UCSB’s Gevirtz Graduate School of Education for their lecture series “Fast & Curious: ED Talks” on Wednesday, February 28. The event will feature faculty, students, and alumni from GGSE giving no more than an 8-minute talk each about their research that is shaping the field of education.

Join Arts & Lecture for a free talk on February 13 by New York Times writer Seth Stephens-Davidowitz on his book Everybody Lies, where he argues that much of what we thought about people has been dead wrong. The reason? People lie, to friends, lovers, doctors, surveys​—and themselves. Whether his findings make you laugh, shock you or disturb you, they will make you think.