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The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies (CLAGS) is proud to announce that Ethnic Studies Professor Juana María Rodríguez will be the recipient of the 31st annual Kessler Award. Chosen by the CLAGS Board of Directors, the prestigious Kessler Award is given to a scholar who has, over a number...Read more about Congratulations! Prof. Juana María Rodríguez is our 2022 Kessler Award Recipient

Our wonderful lecturer and filmmaker Ray Telles is featured in Berkeley News. Titled “Learning about Latinx culture, experiences through film,” Prof. Telles discusses why he thinks it’s important to learn about Latin America through film and how he hopes his students come away inspired to...Read more about Prof. Telles Featured in Berkeley News

This Sunday’s San Francisco Chronicle carried a wonderful interview of our own Prof....Read more about SF Chronicle features Prof. Choy on her new book!

Great news out of Sacramento! The 2022-23 California State Budget includes several items sure to have a positive impact on the work we do in Ethnic Studies. Closest to home, the Budget includes $15 million for ...Read more about AAADS, the LRC, and BUS in the California State Budget!

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Read this opinion piece in The New York Times by Ethnic Studies Professor Carolyn Chen about when work becomes religion where she discusses her...Read more about Professor Carolyn Chen in The New York Times!

The Ethnic Studies Department is delighted to formally announce that Keith Feldman has agreed to serve as the next Chair of the Department beginning July 1, 2022. Thank you Keith for your willingness to take on this important role. We know that you...Read more about Congratulation Keith Feldman! Our new Chair for the Department of Ethnic Studies

Check out Ethnic Studies Professor Christian Paiz’s newly published article
“Essential Only as Labor: Coachella Valley...Read more about Professor Christian Paiz’s newly published article

Carolyn Chen, Ethnic Studies Professor and Berkeley Center for the Study of Religion (BCSR) director, is pleased to announce a $1,000,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation in support of a 4-year project with the ...Read more about

Carolyn Chen, Ethnic Studies Professor and Berkeley Center for the Study of Religion (BCSR) director, is pleased to announce a $1,000,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation in support of a 4-year project with the ,000,000 Grant from Henry Luce Foundation, Congratulation Prof. Carolyn Chen!

Be sure to check out this interview with Ethnic Studies Assistant
Professor Salar Mameni in which they talk about their new book project
and the concept of the Terracene, which connects the War on Terror to
our contemporary social and ecological crises.
...Read more about Professor Salar Mameni Interview with Matrix on Forthcoming Book

Professor Carolyn Chen launched her new book, “Work, Pray, Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley.” From Princeton University Press, this work examines how tech giants reshape spirituality to serve their religion of peak productivity. Read more about New Book Launch: Carolyn Chen’s “Work, Pray, Code”

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

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

The good news just keeps coming to our corner of campus. We are delighted to announce that Prof. Lok Siu will be one of the 2022 recipients of the Graduate Assembly Faculty Mentor Award. This award is particularly meaningful because it is awarded by graduate students themselves. There will...Read more about Congratulations Professor. Lok Siu! 2022 Recipient of the Graduate Assembly Faculty Mentor Award

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!