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Campus Honors Martin Luther King Jr. at Parade and Day of Service

Events & Happenings

Marching behind a banner declaring “Freedom through Education,” more than 500 members of the UC San Diego community turned out to honor Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy in San Diego’s 32nd annual MLK Day Parade. Dozens of the university’s participants, including Chancellor Marye Anne Fox, had just come from National City where they helped to restore portions of the American Legion Hall as part of the annual MLK Day of Service and UC San Diego’s Volunteer50 program.

Campus Honors Martin Luther King Jr. at Parade and Day of Service

“Jazz Gone Global” Premieres at UC San Diego Jan. 29

Events & Happenings

The 16th annual Lytle Scholarship Concert returns to the University of California, San Diego with “Jazz Gone Global,” a celebration of the history and spirit of jazz music featuring world renowned musician Cecil Lytle on piano and Gilbert Castellanos on trumpet, with friends.

“Jazz Gone Global” Premieres at UC San Diego Jan. 29

Don’t Know Much About Charter Schools

Books & Culture

Some two decades into the grand national experiment with charter schools, how much do we really know about them? Not all that much. And not nearly as much as we easily could, say researchers from the University of California, San Diego Division of Social Sciences.

Holocaust Living History Workshop to Present “Witnessing History” Events During Winter 2012

Books & Culture

The UC San Diego Holocaust Living History Workshop (HLHW) launches a new series of events this winter, the “Witnessing History” series, focused on the topic of experiencing history in the making. HLWH, sponsored by the UC San Diego Libraries and the Judaic Studies Program, will host four “Witnessing History” events during winter quarter as part of the HLHW’s ongoing effort to broaden understanding of the past and to foster tolerance.

Holocaust Living History Workshop to Present “Witnessing History” Events During Winter 2012

UC San Diego Faculty, Students and Staff Join Forces in Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Jan.15

Events & Happenings

More than 500 members of the University of California, San Diego community will honor Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy by participating in San Diego’s 32nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade Jan.15.

UC San Diego Faculty, Students and Staff Join Forces in Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Jan.15

Bryna Kranzler, author of “The Accidental Anarchist,” to Speak at Geisel Library Jan.18

Books & Culture

Bryna Kranzler, the author of “The Accidental Anarchist,” a harrowing and amazing tale about an ordinary man who became a Russian revolutionary, will speak on January 18 from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Seuss Room at the Geisel Library on the UC San Diego campus.