Driven to support scholarly research as a catalyst for solutions and change, Louise A. ’77 and Stephen D. ’77 Pahl in 2019, established UC Santa Barbara’s Pahl Initiative on the Study of Critical Social Issues, which funds important interdisciplinary research and teaching on major social issues. It’s been a remarkably successful endeavor that has grown into a showcase program for the Division of Social Sciences, for the campus and for higher education excellence across the nation.
The Pahls have just upped the ante.
Building on their vision, and on their longtime generosity to the campus, the Pahls have made a $10.5 million gift to UC Santa Barbara to create the Pahl Center for the Study of Critical Social Issues in the Social Sciences. It includes an irrevocable $10 million gift through their estate and $500,000 in start-up funding for the next five years.