December 2022
Kern County’s role in American history will be passed onto students nationwide through a new residency program teaching local and out-of-state educators about the César E. Chávez National Monument, farmworker history and how the “Bakersfield Sound” united migrants to this region. Cal State Bakersfield Professor Adam Sawyer and Bakersfield College Associate Professor Oliver Rosales won a National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks grant, which offers K-12 teachers a chance to learn about how the Central Valley’s farmworkers united despite divisions along racial and urban-rural lines.
Full article by Ishani Desai for The Bakersfield Californian.
If you are a teacher interested in applying for the residency, please visit the California Dreamin' website.
August 2022
The university’s Black Educator Teacher Residency (BETR) has received a $190,000 grant from the National Center for Teacher Residencies’ Black Educators Initiative. The grant will expand the program and help cover student costs. I’m so grateful for this opportunity for NCTR to advance this work. It’s important work,” said Director of Teacher Credentialing Dr. Shaylyn Marks. “This grant is huge. It allows us to eliminate burdens for students and really just open that pathway for them to become educators. I’m so excited to see how this benefits these students and how we can build this program up moving forward.”
June 2022
Dr. Bre Evans-Santiago, assistant professor and chair of the Teacher Education Department, has received the Association of California School Administrators West Kern Charter’s Professor of Education of the Year award.
October 2021
"CSUB professor received $50,000 grant from National Geographic Society"
Dr. Beck — an assistant professor of teacher education at California State University,
Bakersfield — recently received a $50,000 grant through the National Geographic Society
for a project in which a group of Kern High School District students will develop
an environmental justice literacy course for educators.
August 2021
"CSUB a leader in getting teachers of color into classrooms"
California State University, Bakersfield and the CSU are doing in launching an ambitious, comprehensive program designed to put more teachers of color in the classroom and deepen understanding and appreciation for the racial, ethnic and cultural diversity of our region’s school children. Under the leadership of Dr. Evans-Santiago, the university is part of the CSU Center for Transformational Educator Preparation Programs (CSU CTEPP), which recently received a $3 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that will supplement the $300,000 planning grant funds received in 2020.
April 2021
"Dr. Evans-Santiago released new book: 'Mistakes We Have Made: Implications for Social Justice Educators'"
Dr. Bre Evans-Santiago, chair and assistant professor in the Teacher Education Department at California State University Bakersfield, released a book entitled “Mistakes We Have Made: Implications for Social Justice Educators.” The book features 11 authors and 14 chapters, including three sections by themes of inclusive classrooms, curriculum implementation and professionalism. Within those chapters and themes, various discussions are discussed with educators from Texas, Illinois, Kansas and a few others from the CSU system, including CSU Bakersfield and CSU Northridge.
March 2021
"CSUB Kern Urban Teacher Residency Honored as 2020 Beautiful Bakersfield Award Winner"
Each year the Beautiful Bakersfield honor individuals, groups, and businesses that help make Bakersfield a community of excellence. Holly Gonzales, Educational Coordinator for the Residency explained, "the award celebrates the time, energy, and heart that all of the program's resident teachers, mentor teachers, and faculty have put into making this program not only function, but thrive, so that our students in Kern County can receive the learning opportunities they deserve."
January 2021
"Science Sundays: How to become a Citizen Scientist"
Dr. Brittney Beck recently spoke to 23ABC News about the importance of everyone to get involved in science. "A citizen scientist can be anyone, and citizen science can happen anywhere."
"CSUB Second Annual Project BEST Men Teach Plants Higher Education Seed"
In partnership with Kern High School District, CSUB and the Kegley Institute of Ethics hosted this event to encourage Black males to purse careers in teaching. "It just brings a little inspiration, insight to just even think about college, think about even teaching."