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Dana Kornberg
Workers in India's waste economy
Race and caste capitalism: Who gets access to status and wealth?
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Photo illustration by Matt Perko
Carnegie Fellow Christopher Parker, a UCSB political science professor, researches how polarization affects communities of color.
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Courtesy Jason Lapeyre
Nori Muster was a devotee of the Hare Krishna movement of the 1970s and 1980s
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Matt Perko
The sum total of our daily communication comprises our “social biomes.”
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Matt Perko
Jane Ward is a professor and chair of UCSB's Department of Feminist Studies
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Illustration by Matt Perko
In “Fighting Mad,” UCSB professor Laury Oaks examines how infant surrender policies are being used to justify restrictions on reproductive choice—and the ongoing fight for reproductive justice in the post-Roe era.
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Matt Perko
Sharon Tettegah
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Matt Perko
Michelle Petty, February 2024
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Courtesy Gevirtz School
An old asphalt playground was transformed into an outdoor classroom and “playscape” as part of Gevirtz School's work with Harding University Partnership School