The UCSC Emeriti Association meets on the third Thursday of September, November, January, March, and May during the academic year. Retired faculty and their guests enjoy lunch followed by discussion with a guest speaker. To reserve or cancel your lunch, click on "Reserve/Cancel/Decline" under the Luncheon Announcement. The meeting place for the 2024-2025 academic year is the UCSC Arboretum Conference Room. See past talks. Videos.

EMERITI LECTURES

The UCSC Emeriti Association sponsors, with support from the Chancellor, occasional community-wide lectures by one of the distinguished Emeritus Professors from our group. Lectures are intended for the whole community—students, faculty, staff and townspeople. These lectures typically occur on the second Tuesday of November and April. See past lectures. Videos.

NAUENBERG LECTURES

The UCSC Emeriti Association sponsors the Nauenberg History of Science Lectures. This lecture series covers all sciences, focusing on the history of the key scientific discoveries and the people that made them. These lectures are given by noted experts in the History of Science, and typically occur on the second Friday in May. See past lectures. Videos.

LANDESMAN LECTURES

The UCSC Emeriti Association sponsors the Landesman Lectures. The Edward and Miriam Landesman Lecture series focuses on the integration of mathematical and scientific research with excellence in teaching. Videos.

NEWSLETTERS

Starting July 2018, the UCSCEA began publishing a quarterly newsletter covering coming events, news of interest to Emeriti, and Emeriti contributed articles that are interesting and include the human side of being an Emeriti. The newsletters are available in the newsletter section of this website. They are designed to be read on a computer so one can follow links to other media, not to be printed.

Hybrid Emeriti Luncheon
Thursday, September 19, 2024

James Doucet-Battle
Associate Professor, Sociology

"Manifesting our Metabolic Destiny: On Horticide, Technology, and the Future of the American Body"

11:30am-1:45pm
Arboretum Conference Center in person (and Zoom)

see VIDEO of talk.

Emeriti Lecture
Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Leta Miller
Professor Emerita Music

"Black Musicians' Fight for Labor Equality"

7:00pm-8:30pm
Music Recital Hall
Free and Open to Public
see VIDEO of talk.

Hybrid Emeriti Luncheon
Thur Nov 14, 2024

Tanya Merchant
Associate Professor, Music

"Community Resilience, Spontaneity, and Adaptability in North American Contra Dance Groups"

See Video Here

Hybrid Emeriti Luncheon
Thur Jan 16, 2025

Daniel Stewart (Maestro) and colleagues, Santa Cruz Symphony

"Harmonizing Tradition and Innovation"

11:30am-1:45pm
Arboretum Conference Room

Emeriti Lecture
Tuesday Apr 8, 2025

Susan Harding
Professor Emerita, Anthropology

"The Charisma of Anti-Satanism: Secularity and the 1980s Satanic Panic in America"

see VIDEO of Lecture.

Landesman Lecture
Thursday Apr 17, 2025

Terrie Williams
Professor, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

"How to Live with a Calculating Cat: Part 2, The Feast of Kings"

6:30-8:30 pm
Coastal Biology Bldg Seminar Room
Free and Open to Public

Nauenberg History of Science Lecture
Thursday May 8, 2025

Jessica Riskin
Frances and Charles Field Professor of History, Stanford University

"Professor of Insects and Worms: Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and his Life-Made World"

5:00-7:00 pm
Seymour Center
Free and Open to Public

see VIDEO of Lecture.

Hybrid Emeriti Luncheon
Thur May 15, 2025

Karen Miga
Associate Professor Biomolecular Engineering

"Rebooting the Human Genome to Better Represent Global Human Populations"

11:30am-1:45pm
Arboretum Conference Room
See Video Here