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We are exceptionally delighted to announce that this year, the University’s highest award for teaching, the Distinguished Teaching Award, goes to our very own Pablo Gonzalez. All who know Pablo, know his dedication to the students of Ethnic Studies, whether it is producing transformational...Read more about Congratulations Pablo! Recipient of The Distinguished Teaching Award

Our very own Shari Huhndorf recently published this important article, “Native, Inc.” in Washington Monthly on Alaska Native land claims and the activists...Read more about Professor Shari Huhndorf in Washington Monthly

Publishers Weekly selected Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: Art, Vision, Weaving (Duke University Press, July 2022), co-edited by Laura E. Pérez and Ann Marie Leimer, as one of their top ten most anticipated art books of Spring 2022 in their biannual Adult Announcements issue. The PW page is attached...Read more about Dr. Pérez’s forthcoming co-edited book already receiving recognition!

In this short video profile, Prof. Juana María Rodríguez, currently
the John P. Birkelund Fellow in Humanities at the American Academy in
Berlin, talks about her new book project, Puta Life: Seeing Latinas,
Working Sex.
...Read more about Prof. Rodriguez speaks on new book project!

Prof. Michael Omi is the subject of a wonderful and wide-ranging interview in Berkeley News!Berkeley News recently spoke to Omi about how his theory of racial formations has stood the test of time, what ethnic studies scholars need to focus on moving forward...Read more about Prof. Omi Featured in Berkeley News

The Berkeley News has just spotlighted the remarkable journey of Sariel Sandoval, a first-year UC Berkeley student from the Flathead Reservation in northwest Montana. Sariel’s story is part of what makes Berkeley such an incredible place to teach and learn and grow. And the inspiration for her...Read more about Prof. Piatote’s “The Beadworkers: Stories” is Magnetic!

https://www.kcet.org/shows/artbound/special/dignidad-rebelde-art-protestRead more about The Artistic Brilliance of Ethnic Studies Dynamos Melanie Cervantes and Jesus Barraza has Just Been Featured on KCET. Check it out!

Check out this beautiful and powerful digital mapping of the George Floyd/BLM murals in Downtown Oakland by Dr. Pablo Gonzalez as part of his Future Histories class. It uses Augmented Reality to imbed interviews and podcasts with some of the artists involved. It is really impactful work...Read more about Visualizing Solidarity: George Floyd/BLM Murals in Oakland

Ethnic Studies Professor and Chair, Juana María Rodríguez has been selected to receive the prestigious Berlin Prize and will be spending the Fall semester in residence at the American Academy in Berlin. The Berlin Prize is awarded annually to American or US-based scholars, writers, composers,...Read more about Our Very own Ethnic Studies Professor and Chair, Juana Maria Rodriguez has Been Selected to Receive the Berlin Award This Year

Check out Ethnic Studies Adjunct Associate Professor and documentarian Ray Telles in the San Francisco Chronicle discussing his latest film project “Keeper of the Flame,” about the life of former San Francisco Poet Laureate and long time activist Alejandro Murgia, premiering at the 20th...Read more about Ethnic Studies – Adjunct Associate Professor Ray Telles is in the San Francisco Chronicle Discussing his Latest Film Project

Congratulations to Ethnic Studies Student Maria Cristina Ortiz, a double major in Ethnic Studies and Political Science for her Center for Race and Gender...Read more about Announcement: Our Very Own Ethnic Studies Student Receives a CRG Grant for Their Project

The Department of Ethnic Studies is proud to announce the release of Dr. Hatem Bazian’s newest book Erasing the Human: Collapse of the Postcolonial Worl and the Refugee Immigration Crisis, published by Claritas Books. This impactful new book explores the collapse of the post-colonial world...Read more about Department of ES is Proud to Announce Dr. Hatem Bazian’s Newest Book Release – Erasing the Human: Collapse of the Postcolonial World and the Refugee Immigration Crisis