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Beyond Accommodation: Changing the Disability Frame

Event Description

Discussions of disability on college campuses often focus on how we can support and accommodate individual needs and meet compliance requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act. With this panel of and dialogue sessions, we hope to expand that important conversation. On November 18, 2019, Berkeley faculty, graduate student instructors, staff, and students were invited to think in creative and visionary ways about culture, structure, teaching and learning, and broader institutional transformation. Some key discussion questions included:

How can we as a campus...

The University, Abolition, and Decolonial Theory and Praxis

Event Description

On March 13, 2023, the American Cultures Center and the Multicultural Community Center at UC Berkeley hosted this discussion focusing on the University as a site of contestation and contradiction. Starting from its settler colonial origins and logics, the speakers engage what it means to participate in decolonial and abolitionist work at the site of the university. What are its repressive logics and histories? How might we find cracks in its structure to organize?

The event was part of the Staff as Students of Social...

Victory is in the Struggle: The Scholar-Activism of Carlos Muñoz Jr.

Exhibit Opening Reception and Educational Resource Page

Welcome to the dedicated resource page for the opening reception of "Victory is in the Struggle," dedicated to Professor Carlos Muñoz, Jr., affectionately known as 'Profe'. Held on September 24, 2024, this event celebrated the scholar-activism of Muñoz with poetry and reflections from former students, colleagues, and comrades. This page serves as a memorial to the exhibit's inauguration and an educational tool for instructors and students interested in exploring relevant Chicanx/Latinx Studies and Ethnic Studies...

Aspirations of Antiracist Pedagogy: Community-Based Learning

Resource Page Summary

On April 10, 2024, the American Cultures Engaged Scholarship (ACES) Program held a Spring institute, titled “Aspirations of Antiracist Pedagogy: Community-Based Learning.” This page specifically discusses the lunch portion of the event where guest speaker Dr. Brandi Thompson Summers, from the Department of Geography at UC Berkeley, shared her expertise on community-based learning. Dr. Summers shared valuable insights on the opportunities this style of learning presents and the challenges it poses. She also discussed how to implement antiracist pedagogy...

ACES Events & Resources

The American Cultures Engaged Scholarship program hosts various events for faculty and graduate students that focus on how to integrate community-engaged learning.

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The High School Ethnic Studies Initiative hosts various events for students and instructors that focus on approaches to teaching Ethnic Studies high school courses.

What We Want, What We Need, What We Have: Knowing Our Rights in Uncertain Times

Event Description

This session featured a panel of campus experts who are actively engaged with the theoretical, personal and legal dimensions of federal actions on immigration as they impact our campus, contextualizing them within broader work for belonging, academic freedom and social justice. Speakers explored what protections exist, where and how to advocate, and how to mobilize around our values. Drawing on the insights and resources shared during the What to Do If ICE Comes to Campus event, we created this page to continue building and expanding resources...

Bringing Critical Filipinx Studies into the High School Ethnic Studies Classroom

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On October 3, 2024, the High School Ethnic Studies Initiative hosted the event “Bringing Critical Filipinx* Studies into the High School Ethnic Studies Classroom.” In this discussion, Filipinx scholars discussed how educators can incorporate Filipinx and Filipinx-American studies into the Ethnic Studies classroom. They offered reflections on the Filipinx-American diaspora’s history of forced migration, organizing against labor exploitation, and resisting co-optation. The event...

Teaching in Summer 2025

Summary On May 12, 2025, the American Cultures Center partnered with Berkeley Summer Sessions and the Center for Teaching and Learning to host our annual teaching in summer workshop. Covered topics included:

Inclusive, supportive and effective summer teaching strategies from the Center for Teaching and Learning staff

An overview of student demographics, key academic policies, and the range of resources available to support all students, including visiting and...

What to Do If ICE Comes to Campus: Rights, Recommendations, and Resources

Background

The ongoing national conversation about immigration status lies across a bipartisan political landscape, but statements made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Thomas Homan indicate that enforcement will be significantly increased and specifically target California.

On February 26, 2018, in response to the increased and specifically targeted immigration enforcement in California, across the U.C. system broadly and at U.C. Berkeley specifically, procedures and recommendations were shared on best preparing to support all members of our...