The History Department presents former Santa Barbara mayor Sheila Lodge's “History of Planning in Santa Barbara” at 2-5PM at the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation (on campus).

Matthew Rebhorn, Distinguished Professor of English at James Madison University, will give a talk titled “The Double Consciousness of Henry Box Brown in Four Acts” from 5-7 p.m. in 2635 South Hall.

Sponsored by Literature and the Mind (UCSB, English); American Cultures and Global Contexts Center (UCSB, English); the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center’s Slavery, Captivity, and the Meaning of Freedom Research Focus Group

In the McCune Conference Room (HSSB 6020) at 5 p.m., Dr. Rayed Khedher will present "From Dreams to Deportation: The Resistance Strategies of Tunisian Post-Uprising Irregular Migrants in Southern Italy." Professors Lisa Hajjar (Department of Sociology) and Claudio Fogu (Department of French and Italian) will moderate a discussion of Khedher's talk. A reception will follow. 

Sponsored by the Walter H. Capps Center.

Sponsored by the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center, College of Letters & Science, Humanities and Fine Arts, The Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Music, and the Departments of Music, Environmental Studies, and Film & Media Studies, this conference contains a variety of panels and addresses that will take place over 2 days, from 7 p.m. on May 24 to 1:30 PM on May 25, in the McCune Conference Room (6020 HSSB).

On Wednesday, May 30th, we will welcome UC Irvine Chancellor Howard Gillman, our guest of honor for the 2018 Wade Clark Roof Human Rights Lecture. Chancellor Gillman will speak about "Free Speech on Campus." Gillman's lecture will take place at 7:30 pm in Campbell Hall. Copies of his recently-published book, Free Speech on Campus, will be available for purchase. 

Sponsored by the Walter H. Capps Center.