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Chicana/o Studies professor Norell Martinez, left, works with a group of students in a Chicana/o literature class, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Martinez is organizing the professional development workshop titled, “The Status of San Diego’s Chicanx/Latinx Students in Higher Education: Decolonizing Local Colleges and Universities.” Photo by Keila Menjivar Zamora/City Times Media

City College Chicana/o Studies department organizes professional development workshop

The interactive workshop is designed to support faculty of Hispanic-Serving Institution
Keila Menjivar Zamora, Managing Editor • February 22, 2024

The Chicana/o Studies department will host an interactive professional development workshop on Friday, Feb. 23 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. aimed to support faculty in serving Latinx students.  The event...

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A group including Alicia Siu, Norell Martinez, Justin Akers Chacon and others stand in front of the mural in the City College cafeteria, smiling with raised fists.

Dual event celebrating ‘50 Years of Chicana/o Studies’ at City College draws crowd

The event included a mural unveiling and documentary premiere celebrating the department at the cafeteria on May 13
Kathy Archibald, Enterprise Editor • May 18, 2022
The Chicana/o Studies department at San Diego City College celebrated both the premiere of a new documentary and the unveiling of the cafeteria mural on May 13, each named and dedicated to the same cause – “50 Years of Chicana/o Studies.”
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A portion of the mural on the cafeteria wall at City College with a girl blowing into a large conch shell

City College Chicana/o Studies mural nears completion

An entire wall of the cafeteria will soon pay homage to the birth of the department and over 50 years of student activism
Kathy Archibald, Multimedia Journalist • March 15, 2022
The rich, bold colors on the cafeteria wall embody the spirit that birthed the Chicana/o Studies Department at San Diego City College in 1970, portraying over 50 years of campus activism. 
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