Jeff Lustig Symposium

Today at Sacramento State we’re hosting a symposium to honor our friend and colleague Jeff Lustig who died last June. Short talks by distinguished speakers will address the themes of Jeff’s work, focusing on California political ideas, history, and culture. The event is from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Sacramento State Alumni Center.

We’ll also announce the winner of the first Jeff Lustig Memorial Prize for an undergraduate research paper on social and political theory, university politics, and/or California politics.

Speakers include:

William A. Dorman, Professor of Government, Emeritus, Sacramento State

Pia Lopez, Associate Editor, Sacramento Bee

Steve Lustig, Associate Vice Chancellor Emeritus, UC Berkeley, and Jeff Lustig’s brother

Charles Postel, Professor of History, San Francisco State

John Syer, Professor of Government, Emeritus, Sacramento State

Richard Walker, Professor of Geography, Emeritus, UC Berkeley

Update: A video of the event is available here.