UCSB Blum Center on Poverty, Inequality, & Democracy
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We support community engaged research and knowledge about poverty, inequality, and the role of democracy. https://blumcenter.ucsb.edu
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Guide to UCSB's Housing Crisis
This is an information hub dedicated to addressing the ongoing student housing crisis at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
guidetoucsbhousing.org
Check out our People's Guide to UCSB's Campus Housing Crisis: guidetoucsbhousing.org
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Civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill hosts a talk this week as part of #UCSB Arts & Lectures' Justice for All initiative.
Ifill has dedicated decades to fighting for justice and challenges audiences to imagine a democracy that fulfills its founding ideals.
Full story: https://ow.ly/Q6Qr50Xm8ZT
Ifill has dedicated decades to fighting for justice and challenges audiences to imagine a democracy that fulfills its founding ideals.
Full story: https://ow.ly/Q6Qr50Xm8ZT
Civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill reimagines democracy in talk for UCSB Arts & Lectures
In “Reimagining a New American Democracy,” Ifill explores themes including the 14th Amendment, the power of civic participation and the essential role of higher education in shaping engaged citizens.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill hosts a talk this week as part of #UCSB Arts & Lectures' Justice for All initiative.
Ifill has dedicated decades to fighting for justice and challenges audiences to imagine a democracy that fulfills its founding ideals.
Full story: https://ow.ly/Q6Qr50Xm8ZT
Ifill has dedicated decades to fighting for justice and challenges audiences to imagine a democracy that fulfills its founding ideals.
Full story: https://ow.ly/Q6Qr50Xm8ZT
We are thrilled to announce the publication of Rings of Dissent: Boxing and Performances of Rebellion, co-edited by Blum Center Director Gaye Theresa Johnson along with Rudy Mondragón and David J. Leonard (University of Illinois Press, December 2025).
November 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
We are thrilled to announce the publication of Rings of Dissent: Boxing and Performances of Rebellion, co-edited by Blum Center Director Gaye Theresa Johnson along with Rudy Mondragón and David J. Leonard (University of Illinois Press, December 2025).
The Blum Center on Poverty, Inequality, & Democracy is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Gaye Theresa Johnson as our new director.
November 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The Blum Center on Poverty, Inequality, & Democracy is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Gaye Theresa Johnson as our new director.
Join us on Mon. April 21st for our workshop addressing student health and public safety in Isla Vista. We are seeing more students affected by mold, infestations, air quality, and cliffside erosion. Come learn about the resources available. Food will be provided! RSVP tinyurl.com/ucsbclimateh...
April 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Join us on Mon. April 21st for our workshop addressing student health and public safety in Isla Vista. We are seeing more students affected by mold, infestations, air quality, and cliffside erosion. Come learn about the resources available. Food will be provided! RSVP tinyurl.com/ucsbclimateh...
Our Central Coast Regional Equity Call for Proposals is Now Open! UCSB Graduate Students & Faculty are eligible to apply for funding. Zoom Info Session on Thur. April 17th. Deadline to submit application is May 30th. More information at blumcenter.ucsb.edu/funding
April 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Our Central Coast Regional Equity Call for Proposals is Now Open! UCSB Graduate Students & Faculty are eligible to apply for funding. Zoom Info Session on Thur. April 17th. Deadline to submit application is May 30th. More information at blumcenter.ucsb.edu/funding
The Blum Center's Call for Proposals in Cooperative Economics is NOW OPEN! Deadline to apply is May 30th. Our next Zoom Info session is Monday, April 14th @1pm
April 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The Blum Center's Call for Proposals in Cooperative Economics is NOW OPEN! Deadline to apply is May 30th. Our next Zoom Info session is Monday, April 14th @1pm
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Today is the last day to apply! Inequality by the Numbers, our annual research workshop, will be held in person at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social from June 9 to 13. See the link below!
Applications are now open for Inequality by the Numbers, our annual research workshop on socio-economic inequality. This year’s workshop will be held in person at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social CUNY from June 9 to 13. Apply by March 31!
bit.ly/4bnjXKk
bit.ly/4bnjXKk
Inequality by the Numbers 2025 - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
The Stone Center's annual research workshop of socio-economic inequality, targeted to Ph.D. students and early-career scholars who work in a range of social science disciplines.
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March 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Today is the last day to apply! Inequality by the Numbers, our annual research workshop, will be held in person at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social from June 9 to 13. See the link below!
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These updated interactive maps now include Medi-Cal enrollment *and* spending by county and district. They can be used to understand which parts of the state could be most impacted by possible federal cuts to Medicaid. #Medicaid laborcenter.berkeley.edu/medi-cal-enr...
Medi-Cal Enrollment and Spending by District and County 2024 - UC Berkeley Labor Center
This page provides estimates of the number of individuals and percentage of population enrolled in Medi-Cal by county, congressional district, assembly district, and senate district, as of June 2024.
laborcenter.berkeley.edu
February 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
These updated interactive maps now include Medi-Cal enrollment *and* spending by county and district. They can be used to understand which parts of the state could be most impacted by possible federal cuts to Medicaid. #Medicaid laborcenter.berkeley.edu/medi-cal-enr...
THIS THURSDAY: Info Session for Cooperative Economics Research Funding
When: Thursday, February 27th from 1-2pm
Where: Zoom
blumcenter.ucsb.edu/research
When: Thursday, February 27th from 1-2pm
Where: Zoom
blumcenter.ucsb.edu/research
February 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
THIS THURSDAY: Info Session for Cooperative Economics Research Funding
When: Thursday, February 27th from 1-2pm
Where: Zoom
blumcenter.ucsb.edu/research
When: Thursday, February 27th from 1-2pm
Where: Zoom
blumcenter.ucsb.edu/research
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Apply to attend our summer school in Brasília, Brazil!
We invite early-career scholars with research priorities in inequality and mobility in cross-cultural contexts.
🔗 Apply: bit.ly/40RtwfS
Sponsored by the Stone Center, @lseinequalities.bsky.social, and Institute for Applied Economic Research.
We invite early-career scholars with research priorities in inequality and mobility in cross-cultural contexts.
🔗 Apply: bit.ly/40RtwfS
Sponsored by the Stone Center, @lseinequalities.bsky.social, and Institute for Applied Economic Research.
February 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Apply to attend our summer school in Brasília, Brazil!
We invite early-career scholars with research priorities in inequality and mobility in cross-cultural contexts.
🔗 Apply: bit.ly/40RtwfS
Sponsored by the Stone Center, @lseinequalities.bsky.social, and Institute for Applied Economic Research.
We invite early-career scholars with research priorities in inequality and mobility in cross-cultural contexts.
🔗 Apply: bit.ly/40RtwfS
Sponsored by the Stone Center, @lseinequalities.bsky.social, and Institute for Applied Economic Research.
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🌟Please share this great funding opportunity! 🌟Apply by 1/24/25 for IRP's National Dissertation Award For Research On Poverty And Economic Mobility 2025–2026. For more info on this $25,000 award & to view an informational webinar, visit: www.irp.wisc.edu/national-dis...
January 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
🌟Please share this great funding opportunity! 🌟Apply by 1/24/25 for IRP's National Dissertation Award For Research On Poverty And Economic Mobility 2025–2026. For more info on this $25,000 award & to view an informational webinar, visit: www.irp.wisc.edu/national-dis...
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Sociologists working on inequality:
Still time to apply for this 3yr+ postdoc position in beautiful Munich (no German required)
EN: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/5...
DE: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/f...
Applications are 01/15, but let me know if you need another 1-2 days to put in your materials
Still time to apply for this 3yr+ postdoc position in beautiful Munich (no German required)
EN: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/5...
DE: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/f...
Applications are 01/15, but let me know if you need another 1-2 days to put in your materials
January 14, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Sociologists working on inequality:
Still time to apply for this 3yr+ postdoc position in beautiful Munich (no German required)
EN: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/5...
DE: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/f...
Applications are 01/15, but let me know if you need another 1-2 days to put in your materials
Still time to apply for this 3yr+ postdoc position in beautiful Munich (no German required)
EN: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/5...
DE: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/f...
Applications are 01/15, but let me know if you need another 1-2 days to put in your materials
Check out our People's Guide to UCSB's Campus Housing Crisis: guidetoucsbhousing.org
Guide to UCSB's Housing Crisis
This is an information hub dedicated to addressing the ongoing student housing crisis at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
guidetoucsbhousing.org
January 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Check out our People's Guide to UCSB's Campus Housing Crisis: guidetoucsbhousing.org