3.13.23

Vol.1, Edition 18

   From the Dean   

Our thanks to all who attended and presented at our 12th Annual Social Justice in Education Conference on March 4. You can support this important event well into the future by clicking here: https://www.csuci.edu/giving/causes/support-school-of-education.htm


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If any female feels she need anything beyond herself to legitimate and validate her existence, she is already giving away her power to be self-defining, her agency.

bell hooks

Feminism is for Everybody: Passionate Politics


Pictured: Nichelle DeVaughn, Luz Herrera, Dolores Huerta

Is Justice the Deepest Expression of Love?


I came late to feminism. The reasons are quite nuanced and frankly, I am not certain I have a cogent narrative as to why.


From a Western lens, First Wave Feminism arguably began as early as the late 15th century with Italian writer Christine de Pizan. She was an anomaly, though, as most girls and women were illiterate, which severely limited women’s agency and voice. The Wave includes the American Suffragettes, and extended from the 1800s, and ended in the early 20th century. We generally consider Mary Wollstonecraft, an 18th century British philosopher and writer as one of the first radical Western feminists.


In her seminal work, A Vindication of the Rights of Women, Wollstonecraft challenged those of her time to consider:


It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world.


I missed 2nd Wave Feminism of the 1960s through the 1980s—think Betty Freidan’s The Feminine Mystique and Alice Walker’s exploration of Black feminism in her work, In Search of Our Mother’s Gardens: Womanist Prose. My youngest child informed me not too many years ago:


You are a 3rd Wave Feminist, Mom.


OK. So, there was that declaration of my last-born child.


What I do know is that all my children, sons included, are feminists. They have a profound respect for what society generally identifies as female, for women activism in civil society, and for women in leadership. They also respect and support those who do not identify with the male-female binary. It does not hurt that their only living experience of their mother is through the lens of my leadership in PK-12 and higher education. My global research on women in leadership is a way to bear witness to their stories—their struggles and triumphs—and to expand our collaborations and cooperation.


I may have come to feminism a bit late, but at least I got there. It was not alone, though, but through the example of women who came before me—women such as Dolores Huerta. 


When Dolores Huerta keynoted our 12th Annual Social Justice in Education Conference on Saturday, March 4, she spoke of her commitment to activism and to education, and to a life focused on love by enacting justice. Tireless in her work, she frequently lectures multiple times a day, and on her off days, organizes in her community of Bakersfield to ensure residents are registered to vote. On the eve of her 93rd birthday, Dolores reminds us that we may get older, but we need to get old. The work must continue as long as we have breath.   



For justice, always, 


Elizabeth


Elizabeth C. Orozco Reilly

“Huelga,” Dolores Huerta, Grape Strike in Delano, CA, September 24, 1965. Harvey Wilson Richards. © Harvey Richards Media Archive

The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition, Dolores Huerta: Revolution in the Fields/Revolución en los Campos will be on display in the Broome Library Exhibition Hall at CSUCI through May 7, 2023. 

     News and Events          

March 2-28

Women's History Events on Campus

Click here to view and register for Women's History events taking place on campus throughout March.



March 28

Auditions for Commencement Vocalists

CSUCI is auditioning vocalists for the most important day of the academic year: Commencement!


Open to Students, Faculty, Staff, and Alumni. Just email a video clip of yourself singing the National Anthem and/or the Alma Mater to: commencement@csuci.edu no later than Tuesday, Mar. 28.


May 20th and 21st

Commencement

Commencement will take place in person in the South Quad. Please visit our ceremony information page to learn more.


   Things to Note     

Pictured: Ventura CEO, Sevet Johnson, President Richard Yao, Supervisor Vianey Lopez, Supervisor Kelly Long

CSUCI Early Childhood Center Receives $5 Million in Funding


The Ventura County Board of Supervisors granted the CSUCI Early Childhood Center $5 million in funding on March 4th. The funding will directly support the construction a state of the art, model Early Childhood Care and Education Center on the CSUCI campus.


You can read more about the Early Childhood Center here.

The School of Education Hosts Dolores Huerta as Keynote Speaker


On March 4th, the School of Education had the honor of hosting Dolores Huerta as the keynote speaker of the Social Justice in Education Conference. The conference featured 14 breakout sessions with presenters focusing on different aspects of social justice and how we can integrate them into education. The conference also featured a performance by Rio School District dance group, Hip Hop Mindset.


Thank you to all who attended and presented. You can find all photos of the conference here.

Pictured above: Dolores Huerta

Pictured above: Hip Hop Mindset Dance Group

The School of Education Receives Residency Expansion Grant


The Ventura County-CSUCI Teacher Residency Program was awarded a CTC Residency Expansion Grant to fund 10 Bilingual Authorized Multiple Subject and 5 Education Specialist candidates per year for the next 5 years. In combination with our previous Residency Expansion Grant, we will be able to fund a total of 30 residents per year. Each resident receives $25,000 for the year to participate in the Teacher Residency Program.

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