Film Screening
The Last Class at the Del Mar: Benefiting UCSC Teacher Education (SOLD OUT!)
Landmark's Del Mar Theatre
Tue, Sep 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM PDT
1 hr 30 mins
Hosted by UC Santa Cruz, Education Department
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The Film
The Last Class is a nuanced and deeply personal portrait of master educator Robert Reich teaching his final course and reflecting on a period of immense transformation, personally and globally. It is a love letter to education. The former Secretary of Labor might be famous for his public service, best-selling books, and viral social media posts, but he always considered teaching his true calling. Now, after over 40 years and an extraordinary 40,000 students, Reich is preparing for his last class.
Over the course of the film, Reich confronts the impending finality, and his own aging, with increasing candor, introspection, and, ultimately, emotion. He displays a rawness of feeling he has never shared publicly before. Drawing on his lifetime in politics, he uses his class, “Wealth and Poverty,” to offer us all a deeper look at why inequalities of income and wealth have widened significantly since the late 1970s, and why this poses dangerous risks to our society.
One thousand students fill the biggest lecture hall on the UC Berkeley campus, the last class to receive Reich’s wisdom and exhortations not to accept that the world has to stay the way it is. His belief in the next generation’s ability to take on the fight is inspiring.
Over the course of the film, Reich confronts the impending finality, and his own aging, with increasing candor, introspection, and, ultimately, emotion. He displays a rawness of feeling he has never shared publicly before. Drawing on his lifetime in politics, he uses his class, “Wealth and Poverty,” to offer us all a deeper look at why inequalities of income and wealth have widened significantly since the late 1970s, and why this poses dangerous risks to our society.
One thousand students fill the biggest lecture hall on the UC Berkeley campus, the last class to receive Reich’s wisdom and exhortations not to accept that the world has to stay the way it is. His belief in the next generation’s ability to take on the fight is inspiring.
Title
The Last Class
Release
2025
Runtime
71 min
Rating
NR
Genre
Documentary
Director
Elliot Kirschner
Origin
United States
Language
English
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UC Santa Cruz, Education Department
Contact Host
Landmark's Del Mar Theatre
Address (Show map)
1124 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 United States
Frequently Asked Questions
How will the proceeds of this event benefit the UC Santa Cruz Teacher Preparation Program?
Once event expenses have been met, all proceeds will benefit the scholarship fund to support students earning K12 teaching credentials at UC Santa Cruz. The Education Department at UC Santa Cruz prepares 65 new California teachers each year in a rigorous twelve month program.
Where can I learn more about the UC Santa Cruz Teacher Preparation program?
You can read all about the UC Santa Cruz Teacher Preparation program at: https://education.ucsc.edu/academics/ma-teaching-credential-program/
How can I donate directly to the UC Santa Cruz Education Department?
You can donate directly to the UC Santa Cruz Education Department here: https://socialsciences.ucsc.edu/giving/education/
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