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UC Berkeley faculty and a librarian share book picks for Native American Heritage Month
November 16, 2018
Native American Heritage Month was a long time coming. In the 1910s, Red Fox James embarked on a state-to-state sojourn on horseback to solicit support for a single day honoring Native Americans, ultimately presenting endorsements from 24 governors to the White House. But it wasn’t until 1990 that President George...
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Preserving Native American culture, from Standing Rock to Berkeley
November 13, 2018
By John Hickey Melissa Stoner and Howard Nez Sr. are related by blood, and always have been. Now more than ever, they’ve also been related by language. He was a language warrior. She is a literary warrior. For his part, Nez was a Navajo code talker. His granddaughter is a...
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‘It’s Like Reliving My Past’: Harvard Lawsuit Echoes Previous Fight Over Race and Admissions
November 12, 2018
By Mihir Zaveri In March 1990, L. Ling-chi Wang got on a plane to Washington, where he felt that his words were being twisted. Mr. Wang, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, had recently scored a victory when the school acknowledged it disproportionately hurt Asian-American applicants in its admissions, amid a...
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In the Heart Stories: Modern Filipinx American Narrative, Essays, and Work
November 9, 2018
Catherine Ceniza Choy - UC Berkeley Professor and Chair of the Department of Ethnic Studies Catherine Ceniza Choy is a UC Berkeley Professor and the Chair of the Department of Ethnic Studies. An interest in history and writing at a young age grew to a history major in college, doctorate...
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The Migrant Caravan and the Midterms
October 23, 2018
To the Editor: While President Trump continues to demonize migrants from Central America, why do we so seldom hear about the causes of this migration north? During the wars in the 1980s, the United States government spent billions of dollars in support of murderous dictators while creating devastation that left...
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UC Berkeley Pilipinx community celebrates life of Grace Asuncion
October 15, 2018
http://www.dailycal.org/2018/10/14/uc-berkeley-pilipinx-community-celebrates-life-of-grace-asuncion/
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Native American Studies Alum, Ella Callow, will be Joining UC Berkeley as its ADA/Section 504 Compliance Officer
October 4, 2018
To the campus community: I am pleased to share that Ella Callow will be joining UC Berkeley as its ADA/Section 504 Compliance Officer this month. The position of ADA/Section 504 Compliance Officer evinces UC Berkeley’s commitment to ensuring an inclusive and equitable campus in regards to disability. A faculty/staff search...
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Let’s Talk – Drop-in Consultation for the Department of Ethnic Studies
October 3, 2018
DROP-IN SCHEDULE Cynthia Medina, PhD Specialty Areas/Interests: • Multicultural/social justice oriented counseling • Relationship concerns • Students struggling with a variety of intersecting identity-related questions or concerns • Under-served and marginalized student populations • Transfer students • Anxiety, depression, and emotional regulation • Student athletes Barrows Hall, Room 542 |...
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Townsend Fellows 2018-19
September 11, 2018
Professor Catherine Ceniza Choy is a 2018-2019 Townsend Senior Fellow. The Townsend Fellowships program supports the research of faculty, advanced graduate students, and other research professionals at UC Berkeley. The purpose of the Fellowship is to further the research of the individual recipients and to enable faculty and graduate students within...
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New graduate program aims to keep languages from disappearing
July 30, 2018
http://news.berkeley.edu/2018/07/27/untitled-10/
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