Dane Archer

Dane was one of my closet mentors at UCSC. He helped me apply to and get into a PhD program at Berkeley. He allowed me an undergraduate to take some of his graduate level courses. He was generous in coauthoring articles with him. He employed me one summer at his house in Santa Cruz when desperate for employment. Apart from Eliot Aronoson he was very supportive of my academic pursuits despite coming from an impoverished background. I'll always remember him.

I just now learned the sad news about Dane Archer's passing. He had more impact on my educational experience during my years at UCSC (1976-1980) than any of my other professors. I took his undergraduate Sociology methodology course, and afterwards he formed a student group of several of us from the class to research student opinions about UCSC. Enrollment was down and the goal was to assist in determining the nature of future outreach to potential students. He took us through the research...

I knew Dane all to briefly in the early 1970s. As housing coordinator for (then) College 5, Isawhim almost daily and often sat at a luch or supper table with him. I proofread one of his books. Coming back in retirement to Santa Cruz after being in the east teaching, he was one of several people I was eager to reconnect with. But it was not to be.

I much admire his generosity of spirit, adventurousness, and imagination, and I miss them greatly. -- Tony Phillips, ex religion...

I am just learning about Dane's death now through a FB chat. He was just the most wonderful person, teacher and thinker. I learned so much from Dane...honestly, and I can say that his way of being became a part of my own management style. Bless to all Dane gave to us, life and the world.

I only read about this now. It has been some time since I was involved in Santa Cruz life - a very mixed time for me. I was a graduate student in Social Psychology and spent a good amount of time taking classes from Dane (he almost converted me to Sociology) and discussing his creative methodological approach to just about everything. He was inspirational, creative, progressive and kind. In short, he had a great impact on me.

I remember he organized one of the finest pool parties of my...

I was greatly saddened to hear the news of Dane's passing. As both an undergrad and graduate student in Dane's department at UCSC, I had the pleasure of learning from this man, laughing at the amazing wit he used in the classroom, and enjoying his encouragement as I explored my sociological interests. Later I had the fortune of working with him as a teaching assistant and research assistant on a variety of projects in the area of non-verbal communication. He was also a kind, supportive member...

My sympathy goes out to the family during your time of grief. May God's loving-kindness comfort you and help you through this difficult time. Psalms 119:50,76

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Precisely half-a-century ago, I met Dane at Yale University. I was immediately impressed with his engaging personality and sharp mind. So I urged him to apply to our doctoral program in social psychology at Harvard. He took my advice and became one of the program's most outstanding graduates. And we have been close friends ever since.

Dane deservedly won four significant national prizes for his work across both sociology and psychology as well as more than 20 major grants and...

As a UCSC alumni, and former staff member, I am saddened to learn of the passing of Professor Emeritus Dane Archer. His sense of humor will remain memorable to me personally as we were the same age, but intellectually worlds apart. I was the Provost Ad Asst to the late Professor J. B. Hall when Dane arrived at UCSC's College V (Porter College). Later, I studied psychology and sociology with him as an undergraduate. He was a remarkable presence. Rest in Peace Dane.