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In Memoriam: Emeritus Professor Ronald W. Tobin

Ronald W. Tobin, professor emeritus of French, is remembered for his scholarship on Molière and Racine, his university leadership and his generosity as a mentor.

Howard Chiang, right, and NCHU President Fuh-Jyh Jan hold an open appointment document.

Howard Chiang named Yushan Scholar to advance Taiwan studies across the Pacific

UC Santa Barbara historian Howard Chiang has been named a Yushan Scholar by Taiwan’s Ministry of Education. The three-year appointment will expand research, academic exchange and opportunities for emerging scholars through a collaboration with National Chung Hsing University.

UCSB and Tuskegee summer screenwriting students pose with Disney development executives in front of a Disney castle backdrop during a behind-the-scenes visit.

UCSB-Tuskegee students explore entertainment careers during Disney visit

UC Santa Barbara and Tuskegee University students in a summer screenwriting collaboration met Disney executives, explored professional pathways in television and left with new contacts and a stronger sense that entertainment careers were within reach.

Matthieu Huy, wearing a green polo shirt and wire-rimmed glasses, gestures with his right hand while speaking.

Two paths to public service: UCSB’s Lafayette Fellows reflect from France

Inaugural Lafayette Fellows Enri Lala ’26 and Matthieu Huy ’24 trace how UCSB mentors, interdisciplinary study and research shaped their paths to graduate study and public service in France.

Waves wash around a rock on a beach in pink and blue evening light.

UC Santa Barbara introduces Environmental Humanities Minor

The new Environmental Humanities Minor connects literature, history, ethics and the arts with environmental questions, offering students across majors an interdisciplinary course of study.

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Comparative Literature launches Childhood and Youth Studies minor

A new interdisciplinary minor will examine childhood and youth through courses from across the College of Letters and Science, culminating in a capstone experience.

Sara Poot-Herrera smiles for a portrait, wearing a red scarf and pearl earrings.

Sara Poot-Herrera receives Universidad Veracruzana's Medal of Merit

Distinguished professor emerita Sara Poot-Herrera received the Universidad Veracruzana Medal of Merit, recognizing her scholarship, teaching and cultural leadership.

Artist Sarah Rosalena stands before a large red, blue, white and black textile work in LACMA’s David Geffen Galleries.

Sarah Rosalena creates monumental textile work for LACMA's new galleries

UC Santa Barbara artist Sarah Rosalena has created a 27-foot textile commissioned by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art for its new David Geffen Galleries.

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In Memoriam: Emeritus Professor Ronald W. Tobin

Howard Chiang named Yushan Scholar to advance Taiwan studies across the Pacific

UCSB-Tuskegee students explore entertainment careers during Disney visit

Two paths to public service: UCSB’s Lafayette Fellows reflect from France

UC Santa Barbara introduces Environmental Humanities Minor

Comparative Literature launches Childhood and Youth Studies minor

Sara Poot-Herrera receives Universidad Veracruzana's Medal of Merit

Sarah Rosalena creates monumental textile work for LACMA's new galleries

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