March 20, 2025 | IA Hubbub

IA Hubbub, Ep 1: Cultural Fire

The first episode of the IA Hubbub (a new podcast series on art, ecology, and public scholarship) looks at the Tending and Gathering Garden, an eco-cultural site in the Yolo Bioregion which is at the forefront of hands-on, interdisciplinary, and inter-generational learning that weaves together native and non-native communities, and university and community contexts. Explore the series on our website, and listen/subscribe to episodes on Podbean and iTunes.

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March 18, 2025 | Member Stories

Spotlight on UC Santa Cruz’s Community of Practice

In this month’s member spotlight, we uplift a collaboration between institutes at University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) that are prioritizing community-engaged scholarship, and we invite a close look at Watsonville is in the Heart – a community research and archive initiative undertaken in collaboration with UCSC faculty and graduate students, currently housed at The Humanities Institute.

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March 8, 2025 | Blog

Reflections: Story Circles for Community Connection in Yolo

On March 18, 2025, Imagining America hosted a Story Circle in collaboration with our partners at the International House Davis. The result was an empowering hour and a half session, where deep listening and compassion were on display. In this blog post, we offer resources for IA members to hold their own Story Circles to unleash the power of everyday storytelling.

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A bright sunny day. A Joshua Tree is center frame. A woman digs in the foreground, and a ditch makes its way through the center of the image. Another woman walks the other side of the ditch with a shovel in her hand.

February 28, 2025 | Member Stories

Spotlight on Reed College’s Arts-engaged Scholarship

In this month’s member spotlight, we focus on the ‘Desert Forest’ project from IA member Reed College, that centers the Joshua Tree. Co-conceived and co-directed by Prof. Juniper Harrower, this multidisciplinary project brings together natural history, Indigenous knowledge, public policy, conservation science, and creative works by historic and contemporary artists to spotlight the threatened tree and preservation efforts around it. And we bring you a sneak peek from Reed College’s collaboratory project!

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February 24, 2025 | Events

Story Circles for Community Connection in Yolo County

When: Tuesday, March 18, 5-7pm PST. Where: International House Davis. Join us for a powerful community listening and storytelling event facilitated by Imagining America. This gathering creates a space to build empathy by sharing personal stories and to make connections through our experiences.

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IA is pleased to announce that our 2025-2026 fellowship programs for graduate and undergraduate students is now open!

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