In the Fall of 2016, UCSB’s Division of Student Affairs launched the Resilient Love series to ask how we might respond ethically and honorably to hate and violence. The series features visiting artists and academics as it seeks to promote conversation and creative work that will forge a love-driven response to hate, hurt, and fear. Since its inception, we have hosted Kimberlé Crenshaw, Favianna Rodriguez, David Kyuman Kim, Sharon Bridgforth, and Tim Wise.

This roundtable panel will celebrate the enduring legacy of Dr. Cedric Robinson from the perspective of his former students and PhD alums in Political Science, Black Studies, and Chicana/o Studies, UC Santa Barbara. Whereas Dr. Robinson’s scope of influence was beyond the academic arena and included the Division of Student Affairs, Division of Academic Affairs, and the entire University of California system, our discussion will focus on the impact of Dr. Robinson’s teaching on the scholarship and career path of his students. In addition, each panelist will share their story of resilience and love in the trajectories to promote feminist social justice. They will be joined by Elizabeth Robinson and other former students to help expand the scope and nature of Dr. Robinson’s impact, including those who did not finish, or turned to become lawyers, or took another path outside of academia.