College of Ethnic Studies to add minors
Camila Ramirez Diaz
April 16, 2019
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The Academic Senate approved areas of minor study in Critical Pacific Islands and Oceania studies, Queer Ethnic Studies and on April 16 it will vote on Critical Mixed Race studies, according to Asian American Studies department coordinator Wei Ming Dariotis. Dariotis said Critical Pacific Islands...
College of Ethnic Studies dean appointed
Sahar Swaleh
April 9, 2019
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Amy Sueyoshi, newly appointed Dean of Ethnic Studies, poses for a portrait in Humanities 311 on Friday, April 5. (JAMES CHAN/ Golden Gate Xpress) The University hired Amy Sueyoshi as the dean of the College of Ethnic Studies (COES) Thursday after a six-month search to fill the job began last ye...
Africana Studies professor, former BSU president makes strides within College of Ethnic Studies
Megan Fitzmorris
November 28, 2018
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His laid-back vibe and casual attire may fool you at first, but as soon as professor Serie McDougal speaks about his passion for teaching Africana Studies, his presence takes over the room. After traveling all over the country to pursue a Ph.D., he came to San Francisco specifically to be a mentor and...
Dean of The College of Ethnic Studies resigns
Kelly Rodriguez Murillo
December 13, 2017
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Dr. Kenneth P. Monteiro will be resigning his position as dean of the College of Ethnic Studies (COES) this upcoming spring. Monteiro declined to give a reason for his decision. “I requested to exercise my retreat rights back to the faculty, some administrators like myself, who began in the facul...
Promises unfulfilled for College of Ethnic Studies
Kelly Rodriguez Murillo
September 6, 2017
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Some faculty and students within College of Ethnic Studies (COES) are upset at President Leslie E. Wong for not fulfilling demands he promised the COES after the protest from May of last year. Wong signed a contract with the four hunger strikers of the Third World Liberation Front (TWLF2016), where he compiled a list of demands he promised to the department in order to stop the protest, but since then, has mad...
Dean of College of Ethnic Studies files lawsuit against SF State
Brian Neumann
August 24, 2017
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The dean of the College of Ethnic Studies Department (COES) at SF State filed a lawsuit yesterday, suing the University for unlawful discrimination, harassment, retaliation and defamation. On Wednesday, Aug. 23, Kenneth P. Monteiro, Ph.D., dean of the COES, filed the suit in the San Francisco Superior ...
College Of Ethnic Studies Hosting Speaker Series To Raise Climate Awareness
Julia Custodio
September 22, 2016
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On Wednesday SF State’s College of Ethnic Studies will launch a two-month-long speaker series, sponsored by SF State’s Climate Justice Initiative. The college aims to raise awareness about the inequalities that arise with climate change through music, art and political theatre. The series’ inaug...
The creation of the College of Ethnic Studies
Kelsey Lannin
April 19, 2016
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The fight to create the College of Ethnic Studies redefined SF State's core values and identity. The college was the first of its kind in the US and the strike that led to it remains the longest campus strike in U.S. history. Timeline information from the SF State Archive, Lib Guide: SFSC Student-led St...
SF State to potentially cut College of Ethnic Studies budget
Jeremy Porr
February 18, 2016
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Faculty in the College of Ethnic Studies were informed in a meeting this morning about upcoming budget cuts that would drastically reduce the amount of classes available to students for the upcoming fall semester. Shannon Deloso, the Ethnic Studies representative for Associated Students, Inc., attended...
College of Ethnic Studies to host fundraiser in celebration of 46th anniversary
Moby Howeidy
November 9, 2015
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In 1968, SF State experienced University-defining change. As racial dynamics in the United States changed radically, SF State students banded together to fight for a curriculum reflective of the diversity of the campus. After five hard-fought months of protest and conflict, the College of Ethnic St...
College of Ethnic Studies honor community leaders at 43rd anniversary
Laura Savage
October 8, 2012
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The College of Ethnic Studies celebrated its 43rd anniversary by honoring six community leaders and five SF State student leaders on Oct. 7 at Yoshi’s Jazz Club and Japanese Restaurant in San Francisco. Attendees were treated to live jazz by a quartet, solos by Lawrence Beaman from America’s Got...
Affirmative Action, explained by an Asian American Studies professor
Chris Ramirez, Managing Editor
July 12, 2020
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Jonathan H. X. Lee was just a high school student when the 1996 Proposition 209 initiative first went into effect. Now a tenured Asian American Studies professor at SF State, he is sought after by students seeking his assistance in building portfolios impressive enough for universities such as Harvard ...
