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  • Congratulations Pablo! Recipient of The Distinguished Teaching Award

    April 12, 2022

    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 podcasts in the brand new Changemaker...

  • Congratulations Professor. Lok Siu! 2022 Recipient of the Graduate Assembly Faculty Mentor Award

    April 12, 2022

    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 be...

  • Professor Shari Huhndorf in Washington Monthly

    April 12, 2022

    Our very own Shari Huhndorf recently published this important article, "Native, Inc." in Washington Monthly on Alaska Native land claims and the activists in her own community. It's a wonderful example of public-facing scholarship and an inspiring story that we all should know about. Congratulations Shari!    

  • Dr. Pérez’s forthcoming co-edited book already receiving recognition!

    December 9, 2021

    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.  The volume also received a College Art Association's...

  • Prof. Rodriguez speaks on new book project!

    November 24, 2021

    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. https://www.americanacademy.de/videoaudio/fellow-spotlight-juana-maria-rodriguez/ Prof. Rodríguez will be delivering a presentation from this new book project live from...

  • Hector Callejas Profiled in Berkeley News

    October 6, 2021

    Hector Callejas (BA Ethnic Studies 2014, now a PhD Candidate in Ethnic Studies) was just profiled in Berkeley News!    "I'm a Berkeleyan: Hector M. Callejas on finding communities that support Latinx research"   "... At the end of the day, despite all the trials and tribulations we go through as...

  • Apply for Our Lecturer Pool!

    September 30, 2021

    The Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a pool of qualified temporary instructors to teach courses in Ethnic Studies, pending openings. These courses include, but are not limited to courses in Chicano Studies, Law and Criminal Justice, Chicano History, Central American Studies, Mexican...

  • Prof. Omi Featured in Berkeley News

    September 28, 2021

    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 and why public discourse about the impact...

  • Prof. Piatote’s “The Beadworkers: Stories” is Magnetic!

    September 21, 2021

    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 coming to Cal?...

  • We’re hiring! Assistant/Associate Professor in Native American Studies

    September 14, 2021

    The Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Native American Studies at the rank of assistant or associate professor. We encourage applications from scholars in any discipline, especially those who employ Indigenous methodologies and take intersectional and interdisciplinary approaches...