Name: Humanities and Fine Arts
Start: 2026-03-19T15:00:00-0700
End: 2026-04-10T12:05:00-0700
Location: UCSB Give Day 2026

$ 6,750,543 raised 4,601 Donors

Humanities and Fine Arts has raised $ 188,543 from 448 Donors!

Humanities and Fine Arts

Creativity Changes the World

In the arts and humanities, we explore how individuals and societies make sense of the world and communicate across languages and cultures. Some of us create new expressive forms that capture our experience. Others are code-breakers, trying to understand the messages embodied in literature, art, music, history, philosophy, and religion. And still others call upon ethics, history, and imagination to solve pressing problems in law, health, economy, and governance.

Please consider giving to the arts and humanities today on Give Day! Our world needs engaged and informed citizens who understand the languages, traditions, values, and histories of our diverse communities and cultures.

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UCSB Give Day 2026

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Rank	Department	Gifts
1	Athletics	2,034
2	Recreation	464
3	Humanities and Fine Arts	448
4	Campus & Community Initiatives	210
5	Social Sciences	181
6	Student Affairs	171
7	Sciences	105
8	Alumni Affairs	98
9	Library	70
10	College of Engineering	60
11	College of Creative Studies	59
12	Education Abroad & Capital Internship Programs	52
13	Bren School	34
14	Gevirtz School	33
15	Graduate Division	31

Ended

$34,000

Theater & Dance Challenge!

That’s a wrap! With help from our passionate donors, the challenge from Sarah Brown Coss ’98 and Jon Coss is unlocked, bringing added support to the Technical Theater Fund. Thank you, Sarah and Jon!

10 / 10 Gifts

Completed

$5,000

English Challenge!

Words can't express our gratitude! Thank you to Maria Harutyunyan '07 and everyone who joined her to celebrate English at UC Santa Barbara.

15 / 15 Gifts

Completed

Success!

Announcing A Naked Shakes Gift!

A thousand thanks to Trustee Bob ’71 and Barb ’72 Zorich for their $10,000 gift to Naked Shakes! We are grateful to the Zorichs for supporting a transformative experience abroad for our students and faculty.

Completed

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Humanities & Fine Arts

Thanks to the generosity of Trustee John '75 and Jody Arnhold, the top five funds in HFA with the most unique donors by the close of Give Day 4/10 will receive bonus funds! Make your gift now to HFA to help your department win! 1st place will receive $3,000, 2nd place will receive $2,500, 3rd place will receive $2,000, 4th place will receive $1,500 and 5th place will receive $1,000.

Rank	Prize	Fund Designation	Gifts
1	$3,000	History	107
2	$2,500	East Asian Languages & Cultural Studies	105
3	$2,000	Art	58
4	$1,500	Latin American and Iberian Studies	41
5	$1,000	Film & Media Studies	32
6		English	17
7		Music	17
8		Theater and Dance	10
9		Art, Design & Architecture Museum	10
10		History of Art & Architecture	9
11		Classics	7
12		Philosophy	6
13		Dean's Fund for Humanities & Fine Arts	4
14		Naked Shakes	3
15		French & Italian	3

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Match

Naked Shakes Match!

Grazie! Thank you for seizing the challenge to send Naked Shakes to perform on Lazzaretto Nuovo island in Venice, Italy, this summer. We're so grateful to Trustee John '75 and Jody Arnhold for inspiring us today with their gift.

Completed

Match

2:1 Match For History!

It's been a banner day for the Department of History, thanks to Dr. John Majewski and Dr. Lisa Jacobson! We appreciate everyone who joined in as part of the department's community of support on Give Day. Thank you!

Completed

Success!

Naked Shakes Gift!

Thank you to Trustee Mark '75 and Mary '76 Maxson for their $10,000 gift to Naked Shakes. As its written in Twelfth Night: "I can no other answer make, but, thanks, and thanks."

Completed

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