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Apply Now: 2026 LARB Publishing Workshop (Full HFA Scholarship Available)

This five-week online intensive is designed for students seeking careers in the business of publishing, editing and production. The program features tracks in book and magazine creation and networking opportunities with industry leaders.

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Jenni Sorkin receives Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant

Sorkin was one of only 31 writers selected nationally for the 2025 cycle. The award supports her upcoming book, “Deviant Scale,” which uncovers a parallel art world of the 1990s, revealing how artists outside of major cities used fiber and mixed media to deconstruct race, gender and disability.

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Santa Barbara International Film Festival selects student composers for inaugural scoring lab

Led by alumnus Diego Ratto, the festival’s new 10-10-10 Composer Mentorship Program challenges eight UCSB students to create original scores for short films premiering at the Arlington Theatre.

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In Memoriam: Emeritus Professor Allan Grapard

It is always a time of great sadness when we lose a member of our academic community. The Division of Humanities and Fine Arts joins the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies in mourning the passing of Emeritus Professor Allan Grapard. Below is a tribute to his life and scholarship prepared by his colleague, Professor Fabio Rambelli.

— Daina Ramey Berry, Michael Douglas Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts 

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In Memoriam: Emeritus Professor Apostolos Athanassakis

It is always a time of great sadness when we lose a member of our academic community. The Division of Humanities and Fine Arts joins the Department of Classics in mourning the passing of Emeritus Professor Apostolos Athanassakis. Below is a tribute to his life and scholarship prepared by his colleagues.

— Daina Ramey Berry, Michael Douglas Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts 

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Signed, sealed, delivered: Letter exchange builds enduring pipeline from middle school to university

For 17 years, a partnership between the UCSB Writing Program and Oxnard’s R.J. Frank Academy has empowered first-generation students to envision their future in higher education through a unique mentorship letter exchange.

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The scanned front page of 'Freedom's Journal,' Volume 1, Number 1, dated Friday, March 16, 1827. The masthead features the motto 'Righteousness Exalteth a Nation.' The page is formatted in three dense columns of text with layout highlights. Key headlines include an editorial titled 'To Our Patrons' and an article titled 'Memoirs of Capt. Paul Cuffee.

Schmidt Sciences awards $750,000 to UCSB-led team to transform Black press archives with AI

English professor Jim Casey leads a national coalition to recover 19th-century African American newspapers using machine learning and public crowdsourcing.

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Ninotchka D. Bennahum named Arnhold Chair in Dance Studies

Recognized for her scholarship on artistic radicalism, Bennahum’s appointment marks a key milestone in the establishment of the Arnhold Arts and Humanities Commons.

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